They shuffle along the bottom awkwardly, while beautiful, more colourful things wheel overhead in free movement. They are lumpy, and tend to look very similar. They pick things up off the ground, scavenge leftovers and scraps, and generally keep the place presentable as long as they don't overpopulate. What am I talking about?
Humans of course.
If you thought I was talking about Corydoras, I would have said they move along the bottom communicating in cooperative groups, shooting to the surface to breathe (via their oxygen absorbing intestines) through crowds of colourful fish that move like birds. They have great camouflage, and the filter feed small worms, larvae and insects in the sand. They aren't vegetable eaters (hmm, like my human kids were there) and only scavenge when the temptation is too great for them to pass it up. They don't like pleco food. I mean, we, as humans, stuck here under the birds should know that bottom feeders aren't content with leftovers! We have a wide range of foods down here, and so do Corys in their aquatic environment.
Check out their needs and feed them right. Okay, rant done, I'm off to the fridge to look for healthy leftovers.
Humans of course.
If you thought I was talking about Corydoras, I would have said they move along the bottom communicating in cooperative groups, shooting to the surface to breathe (via their oxygen absorbing intestines) through crowds of colourful fish that move like birds. They have great camouflage, and the filter feed small worms, larvae and insects in the sand. They aren't vegetable eaters (hmm, like my human kids were there) and only scavenge when the temptation is too great for them to pass it up. They don't like pleco food. I mean, we, as humans, stuck here under the birds should know that bottom feeders aren't content with leftovers! We have a wide range of foods down here, and so do Corys in their aquatic environment.
Check out their needs and feed them right. Okay, rant done, I'm off to the fridge to look for healthy leftovers.
