Hopefully someone with more knowledge can help me. I've got 10 corys. Mix of panda and bronze. I got the corydora tablets and I'm really not sure how many to feed per day. I feed flake and sinking granules daily but my 6 lemon tetra are like savages at an all you can eat buffet! So I don't think many of the sinking granules make it to the bottom. The tetra will also nibble on the tablets and I just want to make sure I'm giving them enough food. Once a week I put in frozen blood worm. Also once a week I put in brine shrimp or daphnia.
How much food for corydoras?
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If worried about the cories getting enough, feed them at night! The tetras rely on sight to get food, but cories rely on touch/smell/taste so can easily find food in the dark.
Another option is finely powdered pellets and flakes since they'll sift these foods from the sand.
That said, 2-3 tabs depending on the size should be fine for the corydoras, especially if they're getting the other foods daily too, even if the tetras nab a lot of it. Using a pipette can be helpful to sink the food closer to the bottom for the cories.
I feed about 10 minutes before the lights go off, this way the nocturnal fish get food before the other fish are able to find it all on them.
Another option is finely powdered pellets and flakes since they'll sift these foods from the sand.
That said, 2-3 tabs depending on the size should be fine for the corydoras, especially if they're getting the other foods daily too, even if the tetras nab a lot of it. Using a pipette can be helpful to sink the food closer to the bottom for the cories.
I feed about 10 minutes before the lights go off, this way the nocturnal fish get food before the other fish are able to find it all on them.
TwoTankAmin
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The easiest way to know about how much to feed is that if you are feeding too much you will see the uneaten food on the bottom of the tank. If you are seeing this you know you are feeding too much.
Siphon out the uneaten food and reduce the amount you are feeding a bit. If there is still uneaten food, repeat the above.
There are many sites which say only feed what the fish can eat in a few minutes, the problem with this advice is some species are grazers and tend to munch on and off all day. A good example are discus, but there are other species as well. This is information we should have before we get a species than after the fact.
Small fish do not eat a lot
It is best to feed the sort of food which will be in the areas where the fish are active. For corys and other bottom dwellers sinking food works best.
Finally, in my experience all fish are pigs. They will try to eat anything they think might be food. The only times I have had a fish refuse to eat is when they were sick.
If you want to feed sinking foods for the corys be aware that the tetras might try to grab them in the way downif they can. I tend to feed all my tanks in the evening before lights out. But I used to feed 20 tanks with an assortment of fish and I have a fairly good variety of foods especially for different species. I have corys, plecos and loaches as well as mid and top water fish. I have a few shrimp as well.
When I feed thw 150 thei the clown loaches and redline barbs, it feed my flake mix for barbs and singing food for the clowns, I put in the flake first and the big clowns will eat it as soon as they can, This helps when I feed the sinking foods ads the biggest clown at almost a foot will eat sinking wafer, stick and pellet food before it hits the bottom and gets a bit softer. he is my super pig.
My best geuss is I have over 20 different foods. But, that is because I make my own blend of flakes which uses about 6 or 7 varieties. I have this many because of the various fish species I keep. About the only food I do not use is live which is usually the best option if one can do this. It is most helpful if you are spawning fish.
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Siphon out the uneaten food and reduce the amount you are feeding a bit. If there is still uneaten food, repeat the above.
There are many sites which say only feed what the fish can eat in a few minutes, the problem with this advice is some species are grazers and tend to munch on and off all day. A good example are discus, but there are other species as well. This is information we should have before we get a species than after the fact.
Small fish do not eat a lot
It is best to feed the sort of food which will be in the areas where the fish are active. For corys and other bottom dwellers sinking food works best.Finally, in my experience all fish are pigs. They will try to eat anything they think might be food. The only times I have had a fish refuse to eat is when they were sick.
If you want to feed sinking foods for the corys be aware that the tetras might try to grab them in the way downif they can. I tend to feed all my tanks in the evening before lights out. But I used to feed 20 tanks with an assortment of fish and I have a fairly good variety of foods especially for different species. I have corys, plecos and loaches as well as mid and top water fish. I have a few shrimp as well.
When I feed thw 150 thei the clown loaches and redline barbs, it feed my flake mix for barbs and singing food for the clowns, I put in the flake first and the big clowns will eat it as soon as they can, This helps when I feed the sinking foods ads the biggest clown at almost a foot will eat sinking wafer, stick and pellet food before it hits the bottom and gets a bit softer. he is my super pig.
My best geuss is I have over 20 different foods. But, that is because I make my own blend of flakes which uses about 6 or 7 varieties. I have this many because of the various fish species I keep. About the only food I do not use is live which is usually the best option if one can do this. It is most helpful if you are spawning fish.
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