Thieving Dwarf Gourami!

[zer0signal]

So, I bought my Panda Cory's some nice Hikari Bottom Feeder Wafers. I didn't spend that kind of money to feed my Gourami (which already gets NLS 3x a Day), the Gourami gets pellets and happily eats them, and then I wait til late ate night to feed the Panda's (9-11PM) because that's when they're the most active.

But... that dang Gourami goes and eats the waffers before the cory's can really get there...

Any suggestions on how to limit it, I have tried spreading them around, but its a game to the Gourami..

 

[Patty1980]

I feed all at the same time. That way my gourami is distracted by his floating pellets and the corys get to their wafers.

 

[zer0signal]

I feed all at the same time. That way my gourami is distracted by his floating pellets and the corys get to their wafers.

I can give that a try and see what happens

 

[FWFishTanks]

My angels are like that... Veil tailed punks, but I feed at the same time to distract him

 

[Eggheadfish]

I also feed at the same time with the distraction method.
I also found that presoaking them and then putting them in mushy helps, cories like to dig for the small pieces and it's harder for the big guys to slurp up all the mush.