How Many Wafers For My Corys?

[Oscar Betta]

Yesterday I got 2 albino cory cats (getting 2 more next week) and I'm wondering how many algae wafers to give them? Also, next week when I get 2 more, how many algae wafers should I give 4 corys?

 

[meguro]

not all wafers are the same size. if the corydoras are in with other fish, the other fish will probably eat a bit of the wafers too

 

[Oscar Betta]

I haven't added other fish yet, but I will be getting neon tetras.

 

[Katty]

It depends on how big the wafers are and how big the cories are. I had wafers that were the size of a (flattened) chocolate chip(Hikari sinking wafers), and wafers that were size of two nickels stacked on top of each other(Aqueon algae rounds). For my three albino cories I feed 1/4 of the nickle-sized pieces and 1/2 to 3/4 of the flat chocolate chip sized ones. But I feed at night otherwise the betta would eat the WHOLE wafer (plus some fins), not just part of it. Anyways, you really have to imagine how much they can eat and think of how much of the wafer that would be. A whole one is generally too much unless you have other fish in there.

 

[Oscar Betta]

I will be getting around 6 neon tetras and these are the wafers I'm using-

There about nickel sized.

 

[Katty]

I think start with maybe half a wafer, then watch them eat. If there is a lot left after an hour, try less the next night, and if it's all gone within minutes, try more.

 

[Oscar Betta]

Alright, thanks.