Fishing1
Member
I have 6 cories and I'm feeding them 2 sinking wafers a day along with what flake food falls to the bottom. The wafers are really small so not sure if that's enough. Certainly don't want to over feed them. Thanks in advance
Ok. I'll buy some no biggie. ThanksAllieSten said:It just isn’t the proper diet for corydoras. They need more protein. I recommend apI bottom feeder premium shrimp pellets. The are pretty great, with low residual leftovers. Any sinking shrimp pellets will work though.
Aww they look great. I forgot I do give the fish blood worms once a week but the catfish don't seems super enthused about them. Honestly none of the fish are crazy about blood worms which I find odd but.....Sarah73 said:I stop the filter so all of the cories can get the food without it flying away. I feed them spirulina (fish flakes), shrimp pellets, earthworms, brine shrimp, etc.
Lol that is weird. Blood worms are a lot of fishies favorite food! Of course they are fatty, so your lucky they don't like them haha. I haven't given mine blood worms in a long time unless I'm breeding them. And thanks! I'm the girl with 40 cories in a 60 gallon tank hahahaha.Fishing1 said:Aww they look great. I forgot I do give the fish blood worms once a week but the catfish don't seems super enthused about them. Honestly none of the fish are crazy about blood worms which I find odd but.....
Yeah they do eat them but it's not a frenzy like u would think. Wow u really like cories I guess. HeheheSarah73 said:Lol that is weird. Blood worms are a lot of fishies favorite food! Of course they are fatty, so your lucky they don't like them haha. I haven't given mine blood worms in a long time unless I'm breeding them. And thanks! I'm the girl with 40 cories in a 60 gallon tank hahahaha.
Do you soak them first? Soaking them for 5-10 minutes in tank water it is better for them. That way it doesn’t rehydrate in their intestines causing a blockage. Soak the blood worms in some garlic juice and watch them go to town. Garlic is a great immune booster too. Plus fish love the taste.Fishing1 said:Aww they look great. I forgot I do give the fish blood worms once a week but the catfish don't seems super enthused about them. Honestly none of the fish are crazy about blood worms which I find odd but.....
Yeah I like them too. Always so playful and peaceful with everyoneSarah73 said:Whenever I drop any food into the tank, everyone goes crazy! They are ALWAYS moving so it takes many pictures before I get a Decent picture. But yes I love cories haha!!!
Really? Wow I'll have to try that. I usually just throw it straight inAllieSten said:Do you soak them first? Soaking them for 5-10 minutes in tank water it is better for them. That way it doesn’t rehydrate in their intestines causing a blockage. Soak the blood worms in some garlic juice and watch them go to town. Garlic is a great immune booster too. Plus fish love the taste.
That may be why they don’t go after them. They are like little twigs you are trying to feed them. I bet that after they are in the tank for awhile, they get eaten. Once they are softened. But by that time you aren’t watching anymore.Fishing1 said:Really? Wow I'll have to try that. I usually just throw it straight in
Frozen86 ssinit said:Are your blood worm frozen or freezdried?
They are frozen any difference?AllieSten said:That may be why they don’t go after them. They are like little twigs you are trying to feed them. I bet that after they are in the tank for awhile, they get eaten. Once they are softened. But by that time you aren’t watching anymore.
Always soak dried blood worms until they are soft.
No I have other fish as well86 ssinit said:I just thaw the frozen ones to tank water temps with tank water and drop them in. If your tank only has 6corys I would cut the cube in half or smaller. May just be giving them to much.
Even when they are not soaked Corys will get them hahahahaAllieSten said:Ohhh well frozen ones don’t have to be soaked. I thought you used dried.
You can still soak the frozen ones in garlic.
Hahaha. They are so funny. I love my albinos (aeneus). Soooo much personality.DoubleDutch said:Even when they are not soaked Corys will get them hahahaha
Are your earthworms alive? Do they like these? (I ask because I have albinos and I’ve never tried it before)Sarah73 said:I stop the filter so all of the cories can get the food without it flying away. I feed them spirulina (fish flakes), shrimp pellets, earthworms, brine shrimp, etc.
Yes unfortunately I have a good bit if tetra flakes but once they are gone I'm switching to omega one. I've read up on omega one and it sounds so much better nutritionallyThe Rover said:I feed my corys Omega One Shrimp Pellets. They seem to like them a lot. I used to feed them an algae wafer now and then for my oto to get the shrapnel that fell off as the corys ate it up, but since learning more about how they don't provide any nutritional benefit to the corys I've stopped giving them and feed my oto a cucumber.
I use Omega One for all my fish food now as I really like their food and the fish seem to really like it whether it's flakes or betta pellets and of course, shrimp pellets.
I have 7 SterbaI corydoras, each approximately 0.5" long. I am feeding the other fish in my tank some sinking granules, that the Sterbais will clean up off of the bottom. They also get their weekly bloodworm treat (it's really cute to watch your Sterbais suck them up like spaghetti!) and 2-3x a week I'll drop four wafers into a part of the tank the other fish have difficulty accessing (so they don't steal the wafer, it's been a HUGE problem for me) and they feast on 2-3 of them, while the other 1 to 1.5 of them will inevitably get eaten by my other fish.Fishing1 said:I have 6 cories and I'm feeding them 2 sinking wafers a day along with what flake food falls to the bottom. The wafers are really small so not sure if that's enough. Certainly don't want to over feed them. Thanks in advance