I have a 10 gallon tank with 3 guppies and 3 Corydoras pygmaeus. I have a newbie question about feeding the pygmy cories.
The pygmy cories are very small. I would guess that they are about 1/2" not including their tail.
I am feeding Tetramin flakes and Tetracolor crisps. Two feedings per day, and I try to keep the feedings light, but "light" for a newbie may not be as light as I think.
Ammonia, NItrite, and NItrate are all 0. (I have several bunches of fast growing anacharis plants which I suspect are keeping the nitrate low)
The cories are very active and constantly foraging for food, but I never see a cory actually eating food. If there is a pea size piece of flake food, the cory will swim right over it without noticing. I never see them nibbling bites off of the food.
How do I know if the cories are getting enough to eat if I never see them actually eating?
Do I need to be feeding them a different food?
Do they only eat particles of food smaller than their mouths, or should I expect to see them nibbling on a bigger piece of food?
Should I just relax and assume that they are getting enough leftover particles of food to keep them happy?
The pygmy cories are very small. I would guess that they are about 1/2" not including their tail.
I am feeding Tetramin flakes and Tetracolor crisps. Two feedings per day, and I try to keep the feedings light, but "light" for a newbie may not be as light as I think.
Ammonia, NItrite, and NItrate are all 0. (I have several bunches of fast growing anacharis plants which I suspect are keeping the nitrate low)
The cories are very active and constantly foraging for food, but I never see a cory actually eating food. If there is a pea size piece of flake food, the cory will swim right over it without noticing. I never see them nibbling bites off of the food.
How do I know if the cories are getting enough to eat if I never see them actually eating?
Do I need to be feeding them a different food?
Do they only eat particles of food smaller than their mouths, or should I expect to see them nibbling on a bigger piece of food?
Should I just relax and assume that they are getting enough leftover particles of food to keep them happy?