cories - Aquarium Advice

nitrous · 04-07-2006, 05:48 PM

i have 4 cories in my 55 gallon now and am putting one more, they area ll same species and the 4 now are schooling just fine but they always jump around when i go near the tank, is this normal? soon they will have more places to hide but now its pretty much open. also i feed them algae wafers now but what else do they eat? if i put a zuc in there for thew future clown loach will they eat it?

Menagerie · 04-07-2006, 06:14 PM

Cories will eat veggies if given the chance they also eat flake food, wafers and just about anything else. They are jumpy since there are so few of them and so little places to hide.

RoK · 04-08-2006, 02:23 AM

Shrimp pellets, frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp, etc. They are omnivorous, so they shouldn't be just fed on algae and veggies.

Lonewolfblue · 04-08-2006, 02:28 AM

A balanced diet is best. Some vegies here, algae wafers there, frozen brine shrimp/bloodworms here, flake food there. A little of everything is good. Just don't overfeed.

04-07-2006, 05:48 PM	#1
nitrous Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: chicago ridge, illinois Posts: 801 Images: 6	cories i have 4 cories in my 55 gallon now and am putting one more, they area ll same species and the 4 now are schooling just fine but they always jump around when i go near the tank, is this normal? soon they will have more places to hide but now its pretty much open. also i feed them algae wafers now but what else do they eat? if i put a zuc in there for thew future clown loach will they eat it? __________________ 20 [acronym="Gallon"]gal[/acronym]-plants and 2 red zebra chiclids 15 [acronym="Gallon"]gal[/acronym]- shark tank 36 [acronym="Gallon"]gal[/acronym]-3 yellow labs 3 red zebra 1 jewel/plants

04-07-2006, 06:14 PM	#2
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 10,932 Images: 77	Cories will eat veggies if given the chance they also eat flake food, wafers and just about anything else. They are jumpy since there are so few of them and so little places to hide. __________________

04-08-2006, 02:23 AM	#3
RoK Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,224 Images: 11	Shrimp pellets, frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp, etc. They are omnivorous, so they shouldn't be just fed on algae and veggies. __________________ Current fish (includes all 8 running tanks): Gouramis, polypterids, SA cichlids, convicts, rainbows, plecos, loaches, ACFs, a platy, tetra, & a Ctenopoma

04-08-2006, 02:28 AM	#4
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,826 Images: 7	A balanced diet is best. Some vegies here, algae wafers there, frozen brine shrimp/bloodworms here, flake food there. A little of everything is good. Just don't overfeed. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

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