I want my Corys to get BIIIIIIIIG!!!!

[fatbobsufc]

Hi,

I have five bronze Corys and I would like to feed them up to get them as big as possible!!

Does anyone have any advice on what foods I should feed them?

 

[HotStuffGal]

I don't have any advice sorry but I would just like to comment on your tank (the one in your signiture) it is very very very clean and decorative I love it. Good luck with your corries!! ~Scarlett

 

[Inchworm]

Hi fatbobsufc

All corys thrive on a diet rich in blackworms or tubiflex worms. If you can get live ones, so much the better; some will escape into the gravel and the corys will dig them up while they are snuffling around on the bottom.

They need more than this too. Algae wafers or spirulina discs are good for them and shrimp pellets or flakes that are high in protein are important too. But remember the worms. Nothing will really take their place.

Are your bronze corys tank raised or wild caught. Are you planning on breeding them?

 

[fatbobsufc]

I would just like to comment on your tank (the one in your signiture) it is very very very clean and decorative I love it.

Thanks so much HotStuffGal. You look at your own tank so much that you don't see it as a whole, you just see the things that you want to change so it is really nice when someone makes a comment like that. I was actually thinking of changing the layout but now you've said that I think I'll leave it as it is (deep down I knew it didn't need changing). Thanks again for your comments!

 

[fatbobsufc]

All corys thrive on a diet rich in blackworms or tubiflex worms.

Yes Inchworm, now you come to mention it I have noticed that. I feed frozen Tubifex worms a couple of times a month and have noticed how much the corys love it. They sit there on the bottom with a mouth full and worms hanging out the side ahh - they're so cute Just worried about contamination from putting in live Tubifex. What experiences have you had with that?

They need more than this too. Algae wafers or spirulina discs are good for them and shrimp pellets or flakes that are high in protein are important too. But remember the worms. Nothing will really take their place.

I will bear this in mind and try to vary their diet. I think I'll bump up the frequency of the Tubifex worms too.

Are your bronze corys tank raised or wild caught. Are you planning on breeding them?

Unfortunately I'm not sure but I think they are tank raised. They were all very young and about the same size when I bought them. I would LOVE to breed them, they are my favourite fish of all. I have heard how they hold the eggs in the ventricle fins to be fertilised and then press them up against a surface. Apparently the eggs are bright green? So I have been looking out for them but none as yet. Not sure if my water parameters would suit to be honest - just for the record pH is 7.5 and temperature is 80°F. Have tried in past to lower pH with bogwood etc. but decided to take advice of one of the members and just work with the natural pH of my water - after all the fish seem happy enough. I'll welcome your comments.

 

[Eelzor]

My Bronze cories are growing as phast as u can git'. I feed them algae discs, bloodworms and flakes. I keep there water nitrates at an absolute optimum. (5ppm or under)

HTH 8)

 

[mrV]

to feed them up to get them as big as possible!!

Huh!

Have you thought about their health at all? Yes, some fishes are fed some food that they grow quickly but those fishes are for food for us. They don't live long because wrong food which makes them grow faster is bad for their physiology on every way.

It's much better to let them grow as they naturally grow. Give them good, fresh food and many kind of food. Not only one or two... Worms are best, of course. Keep them health by giving them regularly some vitamins (ask your lfs or pharmacy). Keep your water fresh and good, it helps fishes to grow normal way.

 

[fatbobsufc]

Have you thought about their health at all?

Yes of course I have. Please don't over analyse what I am saying. I am not irresponsible. I want to feed them the right balance of foods in order to encourage them to be healthy and grow naturally.

 

[clutterydrawer]

Keep them health by giving them regularly some vitamins (ask your lfs or pharmacy).

you seriously go to your pharmacy and ask them for vitamins for your fish? If i tried that i would be locked up by now.

 

[mrV]

Keep them health by giving them regularly some vitamins (ask your lfs or pharmacy).

you seriously go to your pharmacy and ask them for vitamins for your fish? If i tried that i would be locked up by now.

Of course not They do not have any... But liquid vitamins that are for e.g. dogs and other animals. Another good extra supply is spirulina.

I have made food for fish that contains vitamines:

I used human vitamine tablet. I pulverized it first and then mix it with that food.

Here is some recipe how to make food. I didn't exactly like that.

 

[Pleco-Heaven]

It looks like a duck has went potty in your food bag Mrv

 

[Inchworm]

Hi fatbobsufc

I keep hearing about people predicting dire things for anyone feeding live food, but I also know that the lfs sell an awful lot of them. And, I've never known anyone who actually had a disease in their tank because of them. I think that it's very important to clean them when you bring them home and refresh them with another rinse daily.

To clean them, I use a 2 cup measuring cup that has a little spout to make pouring easier. Just add the worms and run cold tap water into them; they will separate and swirl around. Let them settle for a minute or so and pour the dirty water off. Repeat this procedure several times until the water runs out clear. Then pour all the water off, except for en ought to just cover them and store them in a covered dish in the refrigerator. Don't buy more than a few days supply at a time so that they will be at their best until they are used up.

Cory eggs are white, and the bronze corys are quite prolific. I keep my tank at 80 degrees to keep them from spawning because the just kept doing it and I was afraid they would wear themselves out. When they are big enough to breed them, you will want to put them into a breeding tank, anyway. This way the eggs won't get eaten by the other fish and they can be raised right in the tank they are spawned in.

If you scroll down on this thread you will see how I set up a breeding tank:

http/fish.orbust.net/forums/index.php?ac...t=0#entry199536

I'm not really sure how pH affects their spawning, because I've never wanted or needed to change it. I suggest that you try with what you have since they are used to it. If they mature and still do not breed after doing things like water changes and temperature drops, then you might want to try altering it as a last resort.

BTW, how big are your corys now, and can you tell which are males and which are females?

 

[mrV]

It looks like a duck has went potty in your food bag Mrv

I just remembered that I have earlier written something about making that food:
http/fish.orbust.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6256

 

[cation]

I'm not really sure how pH affects their spawning, because I've never wanted or needed to change it. I suggest that you try with what you have since they are used to it. If they mature and still do not breed after doing things like water changes and temperature drops, then you might want to try altering it as a last resort.

I just picked up a copy of "exotic aquarium fishes" by Dr. William T. Innes. ($0.10, what a deal!) This is an old book, but according to the info it has about breeding corys, spawning occurs "in slightly alkaline water (pH 7.4) and at temperatures of 74, 68, and 65 degrees".

 

[Inchworm]

I just picked up a copy of "exotic aquarium fishes" by Dr. William T. Innes. ($0.10, what a deal!) This is an old book,... [/quote]
Hi cation

I have a copy of that book too, and use it often as a reference.

When I was a kid, I had a copy of it and remember spending many happy hours reading about all the different fish. IMHO, it's a wonderful book.