Feeding my Corys

[Kitley]

I am tried adding algae tabs for them, but it just becomes a feeding frenzy for the entire tank. I feed the whole tank flakes in the morning and small and larger bug bites at night. Will that keep my corys healthy? I also read to feed them veggies, which I have not tried...will my other fish go nuts for them as well. I have corys, platys, tetras, mollies and will soon have guppies.

 

[PNWBettas]

I have a similar issue. I have neons that attack any food I put in the tank before it goes down to the corys. What I have found works is to do a mix of algae wafers and fast sinking pellets. Corys are omnivores so they cant just eat algae, they need protein too. If you can find a pellet that sinks fast enough you can manage to get it down to their level before the other fish gobble it up.

I use tropical granules, they are pretty cheap and they sink pretty fast. I have tried getting brine shrimp down to them which I feed the rest of my tank but it doesn't really work out well for me at least.

 

[Kitley]

I have a similar issue. I have neons that attack any food I put in the tank before it goes down to the corys. What I have found works is to do a mix of algae wafers and fast sinking pellets. Corys are omnivores so they cant just eat algae, they need protein too. If you can find a pellet that sinks fast enough you can manage to get it down to their level before the other fish gobble it up.

I use tropical granules, they are pretty cheap and they sink pretty fast. I have tried getting brine shrimp down to them which I feed the rest of my tank but it doesn't really work out well for me at least.

LOL...good to know I am not alone with my glutinous fish

 

[PNWBettas]

LOL...good to know I am not alone with my glutinous fish

Its a constant struggle haha.

 

[Kitcatkady]

I just got some Cories, and I have the same question. I dropped in some shrimp pellets today. They sunk right to bottom where my betta and guppies promptly attacked them. I think the Corys got some, but I’m not sure. So how do I know if they’re getting enough?

 

[AngelfishDude722]

I just got some Cories, and I have the same question. I dropped in some shrimp pellets today. They sunk right to bottom where my betta and guppies promptly attacked them. I think the Corys got some, but I’m not sure. So how do I know if they’re getting enough?

For mine I just spread food everywhere and the giant danios and others miss some and they go down to the cories.

 

[Kitley]

For mine I just spread food everywhere and the giant danios and others miss some and they go down to the cories.

half of my fish head to the top and half to the bottom. It takes a while for my cories to find any

 

[DoubleDutch]

Corys are on the carnivorious side.of the omnivorious spectrum. The hardly get any nutrition from algae tabs or vegs. Variation in proteinrich food keep Corys healthy.
Protein comes in different types, so only one type of food will be a onesided diet.

 

[Kitley]

Corys are on the carnivorious side.of the omnivorious spectrum. The hardly get any nutrition from algae tabs or vegs. Variation in proteinrich food keep Corys healthy.
Protein comes in different types, so only one type of food will be a onesided diet.

Thanks...will look for some variety. Glad they can live without algae tabs...as I don't like seeing my fish go ballistic to get food. My others I think would almost kill for them, and I always worry about them getting hurt in the frenzie,