quick cory question

[themagpie]

ive been looking at some albino cory cat profiles online. many of them dont list a type of food to feed them. back when i overfed the tetras, the cats basically did a complete clean up of all the muck that had accumulated (mossy looking stuff that formed around the plants and on the gravel {is this algae?}). sooooo anyways, the clean up is done and i was wondering what kind of food, if any, should i feed the corys. or do they just survive off of all the scraps?

-maggie

 

[Menagerie]

all the muck that had accumulated (mossy looking stuff that formed around the plants and on the gravel {is this algae?})

Mossy usually indicates moldy.

Cory cats will eat scraps, but if scraps are molding, you are feeding too much. My cories will eat flakes, wafers and veggies.

 

[shaunakadub]

I use some Tetra crisps for the higher water column fish, which also gets the cories excitied. Then I add either a few algae wafers (For pleco & otto, but my cories love them), or some Wardley sinking shrimp pellets (probably thier favorite).

 

[DeathWarp]

Corys are so cool. I absolutely love them. Mold = bad, so be very careful how much you are feeding the fish in the tank. They will eat scraps which fall to the bottom of the tank, but whenever a sufficient amount of scraps aren't available, I've always given them brine shrimp pellets. If you are going to look into giving them this, be careful because it can make quite a mess if you feed too many pellets. Keep it small and i'm sure they will be happy