Help Corydoras not Eating

[Davies97]

I always put flake food in my tank and every fish eats them but i bought 3 Corydoras today and they dont eat the flakes just algae off gravel

 

[blackmolly]

cories are bottom feeders. they need shrimp pellets or sinking wafers in order to be properly fed. they're probably not eating algae, but leftover food like they're supposed to. what type of cories did you get?

 

[Gboy66]

I always put flake food in my tank and every fish eats them but i bought 3 Corydoras today and they dont eat the flakes just algae off gravel

Okay, well the corys probably cant get to the flakes. I bet the fish are too quick to eat it all before it touches the bottom. To fix this; buy sinking pellets/wafers for the corys. They will love them and your fish wont be able to eat the whole thing!

Ps, i dont think corys eat algea, they are scavenging for food on the ground

 

[Davies97]

I bought 2 Bronze and 1 Albino

 

[blackmolly]

they really need a bigger tank then what you have... they also need schools of 6... but your tank isn't big enough for that either.

 

[Gboy66]

they really need a bigger tank then what you have... they also need schools of 6... but your tank isn't big enough for that either.

What size?

 

[blackmolly]

What size?

11 gallons.

 

[savage]

Mine are almost constantly scavenging. They love the wafers and once a week I give them frozen brine shrimp and they go mad for the pieces that make it past the tetras.

 

[Davies97]

Thanks for your help