hoe can you tell if a albino cory is gravid?

Question

I HAVE 1 CORY I BOUGHT IT WTIH ANOTHER CORY AND THE OTHERONE DIED HOW LONG IS THEIR GETATITION PERIOD?HOW CAN YOU TELL IF ONE IS PREGNANT?

Answer 1

The Cory have a very interesting breeding routine. After bumping the male on the vent, the female will receive the males sperm into her mouth. She then discharges a few eggs which she catches and clasps with her ventral fins. Then the female will swim around and deposit a bit of sperm and just a few eggs at a time in select spots, such as a strong plant, the heater tube or ever the aquarium glass. When she has runs out of sperm, she will go back to the male and repeat the process until the spawn is complete.

Breeding habits are also variable. Most deposit eggs on plants near the surface of the water, but a few build bubble nests. Good Luck

Answer 2

Corydorus catfish (cory) are egglayers, so they do not become gravid. Without a male the female, if she has any eggs, will absorb them back into her body.

To spawn them, you need a male who will stimulate the female to lay the eggs on an flat surface. He will then fertilize them and they both pay no further attention to them. Other fish will eat the eggs if they find them.

Answer 3

I'll assume you know the surviving one's female. Look just above and forward of the anus for swelling and a darkish appearance. Can't really help you on the length of gestation as I've never tried to breed corys. Hope this helped.

Answer 4

Cories are egg layers, so she's not pregnant. She may be full of eggs though. Only livebearers get pregnant.