catfishlover123

Well, my fish ate, as usual, but they are so full I think I should fast them. But one cory didn't get any food. Should I fast my fish?

Lucy

It won't hurt a fish to skip a couple of meals. If you can tell they're full, you're probably overfeeding them. Try feeding a bit less next time.
Try feeding your cory at night, he needs food too.

catfishlover123

I do feed him and turn off the lights. I do try not to feed them much. I guess tonight I will leave them with no food.

AlyeskaGirl

I had 3 corys but lost them to bacteria infection. But I would drop a algae round or wafer in right before lights out!

catfishlover123

I give them pieces of algae disks becuase the disks are too big to fit into they're mouth. I also sink pieces of flake food for them.

agabr123

i'd also give them just regular sinking wafers, the ones with the corycat on the front of the bag. just the algae wafers probably aren't enough nutrition for them. you can try breaking up the wafers and pellets and putting half on one side of the tank and half on the other side. and putting them in after lights out would work too as someone else suggested

CWO4GUNNER

I tried the wafers but my tetra, silver dollars and especial black molly's eat them all up tethered or free floating before either my Cory or Pleco have a chance to take a bite. I now I put zucchini or cucumber in every night on a veggie holder and Cory's, Pleco, Colombian shark, and apple snail eat the middle completely up before morning. The rest of the fish ignore it.

catfishlover123

Well, I just make sure the area is so dark that my gourami can't see the food and only the cories can, since they're barbs would sense it

Butterfly

Try dropping pieces of wafer or shrimp pellets in two different places after you turn the lights off.
On water change day I fast my fish. Lots of people recommend fasting your fish at least one day a week
Carol

catfishlover123

I guess I will fast my fish. Well, my mom won't let me buy anymore fish food. Even if I tried to explain it to her, she would say no.