cory foods?

j-man the skater-man · 05-01-2005, 04:03 PM

what are good foods for cory catfish?

treats? daily food? and how have u found to feed them that is most efective?

Damon · 05-01-2005, 04:15 PM

Cories eat the same foods as other tropical fish. No need to feed them a specific diet. They are omnivores, not algae eaters as many believe. They will eat sinking wafers that one feeds for plecos but not as their primary diet. Bloodworms (frozen) are a great treat for cories which many use to fatten up females for breeding.

j-man the skater-man · 05-01-2005, 07:19 PM

how do they get them? ( from the surface?) if other fish eat them b4 the cory gets them (asuming the flakes sink for the cory's) what can i do?

Lexus · 05-01-2005, 07:45 PM

I feed mine Algae wafers, and shrimp pellets...

Jubs · 05-01-2005, 10:45 PM

I have found that if your going to feed flake its best to either soak the flake in a cup of tank water then dump it into the tank or to take your finger and whip it around when you put in the flake to get under the water and it will sink.

As for the best foods to feed, I feed mine a diet of meaty foods as they do better as far as growth and in general with diet based on meaty foods, but sometimes I will throw a little bit of veggies ( I use spirulina usually if not fresh misc. veggies ) in with it as well. Crushed freeze dried krill mixed in with some frozen blood worms mixed with some frozen mysis shrimp will do wonders for your cories as a treat or even daily. If you don't have/use frozen and prefer to use dry foods then New Life Spectrum is about as good as it comes for dry foods and it sinks slowly. Hikari sinking waffers are a good staple as well since it contains more fish meal than anything else in its contents but I personally don't feed it as a staple as I use alot of different foods and tend to not feed the same food for a couple of days before feeding it again ( this applies for dry foods for me ) ****

Proof of my feeding methods is in the pics of some of my cories I have around 18 species of cories currently and about a year ago I had 24 different species at one point till I started to get bored with them and quit buying them and sold and gave some away. Here are few pics for you to check out to see what quality foods can do for your cories...

C.Melanotaenia

C. Concolor

C. Sodalis

These are just a few examples.

John · 05-01-2005, 11:00 PM

Those cories are beautiful!

BobC · 05-02-2005, 11:57 AM

I use Hikari sinking discs (has a Sterbai on the front of the package) as the main food.
Use Hikari Sinking Carnivore Pellets and Frozen Bloodworms as "special feedings".

And if you want to breed cories live blackworms do wonders.

Bob C.
"Keeping too many Corydoras species to list them all"

j-man the skater-man · 05-02-2005, 04:37 PM

what species of cory is the white fish in the first picture? is it rare or hard to care for?

Jubs · 05-03-2005, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j-man the skater-man @ Mon May 02, 2005 5:37 pm

what species of cory is the white fish in the first picture? is it rare or hard to care for?

Its C. Trilineatus aka Julii (since 99% of LFS's mislable them) not rare usually

**Fishnut2** · 05-03-2005, 07:20 PM

Trilineatus and Julii are two seperate types of fish. They do look very similiar though. Excellent pics

05-01-2005, 04:03 PM	#1
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Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,976	Re: cory foods? Cories eat the same foods as other tropical fish. No need to feed them a specific diet. They are omnivores, not algae eaters as many believe. They will eat sinking wafers that one feeds for plecos but not as their primary diet. Bloodworms (frozen) are a great treat for cories which many use to fatten up females for breeding. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

05-01-2005, 07:19 PM	#3
j-man the skater-man invert freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: whiteville NC Age: 18 Posts: 345	Re: cory foods? how do they get them? ( from the surface?) if other fish eat them b4 the cory gets them (asuming the flakes sink for the cory's) what can i do?

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Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,405	Re: cory foods? I feed mine Algae wafers, and shrimp pellets... __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

05-01-2005, 10:45 PM	#5
Jubs Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 3	Re: cory foods? I have found that if your going to feed flake its best to either soak the flake in a cup of tank water then dump it into the tank or to take your finger and whip it around when you put in the flake to get under the water and it will sink. As for the best foods to feed, I feed mine a diet of meaty foods as they do better as far as growth and in general with diet based on meaty foods, but sometimes I will throw a little bit of veggies ( I use spirulina usually if not fresh misc. veggies ) in with it as well. Crushed freeze dried krill mixed in with some frozen blood worms mixed with some frozen mysis shrimp will do wonders for your cories as a treat or even daily. If you don't have/use frozen and prefer to use dry foods then New Life Spectrum is about as good as it comes for dry foods and it sinks slowly. Hikari sinking waffers are a good staple as well since it contains more fish meal than anything else in its contents but I personally don't feed it as a staple as I use alot of different foods and tend to not feed the same food for a couple of days before feeding it again ( this applies for dry foods for me ) **** Proof of my feeding methods is in the pics of some of my cories I have around 18 species of cories currently and about a year ago I had 24 different species at one point till I started to get bored with them and quit buying them and sold and gave some away. Here are few pics for you to check out to see what quality foods can do for your cories... C.Melanotaenia C. Concolor C. Sodalis These are just a few examples.

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05-02-2005, 11:57 AM	#7
BobC Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 9	Re: cory foods? I use Hikari sinking discs (has a Sterbai on the front of the package) as the main food. Use Hikari Sinking Carnivore Pellets and Frozen Bloodworms as "special feedings". And if you want to breed cories live blackworms do wonders. Bob C. "Keeping too many Corydoras species to list them all"

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