Feeding Questions

[hendrixpujols11]

Hi, I just got 3 harlequin rasboras and two corys. I have two questions about feeding them. What should I feed them, the freeze dried worm things? Also, I'm trying to keep my light on from 8 am to 6 pm (is that okay?), should those be the feeding times, too?

[fishcatch22]

thats fine, but you should get more cories and rasboras then that if you have room.

[hendrixpujols11]

i am getting 3 or so cardinal tetras soon. its only 10 gallon.

[Daudzegier]

yeesh all those do well with more of thier own kind. I would consider dropping the neons, and just getting more harliquines and corries. They will be better off on a more social/psychological level, and much more active than if you segregated the tank with three difrent breeds of fish.

[jessicar613]

I'm going to third the suggestion to get more rasboras/cories instead of the cardinals - Even though it seems like having another type of fish will made the tank more diverse and interesting, they'll probably all just drift around as loners and not be that interesting to watch. Adding rasboras and cories will give you two small schools, and in a small tank, a moving school will stand out and be a lot more attractive than a few bits of color here and there, which is the effect you'll get by adding the cardinals. Sorry, I know that wasn't your question! I'm sure you're sick of hearing it already. You might cut the light just a little if you get algae growth, and I don't worry about "feeding times" with my fish. I feed them their frozen foods when it's convenient and I have a few minutes to sit and pay attention to them. Then I can see how much and what they're eating, and if they're looking active and healthy. I also toss in a few flakes here and there when I'm in a hurry, or an algae wafer. As far as what food to give your particular fish, I'll leave that to the rasbora/cory experts. :) Enjoy your tank! Sounds like a good start!

[SmallFishi]

You definately need to get some spirulina tabs for the corries that float to the bottom for them, and frozen Hikari blood worms every couple of days would be nice for the harli and then flake food inbetween and maybe some wafers now and again instead of flake..
Perhaps try a slice of zuccini too the cory's might grow to like that...

[Cory Lover]

Hi,

You need to get some more Cories. They need to be kept in groups.

Some good food for Cories are shrimp pellets, algae/veggie wafers, and bloodworms (frozen).

Hope this helps!

Cory Lover

[H3D]

Hi, I just got 3 harlequin rasboras and two corys. I have two questions about feeding them. What should I feed them, the freeze dried worm things? Also, I'm trying to keep my light on from 8 am to 6 pm (is that okay?), should those be the feeding times, too? I feed Hikari Micro Pellets to my rasboras, Hikari Sinking Wafers to my bottom feeders, and frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp to all as treats. I feed once in the morning and again at night.

[hendrixpujols11]

I just have the two cories and two rasboras while I cycle the tank. I never thought of just getting more rasboras. How many more rasboras and corys coud I have?

[Cory Lover]

Hi,

You could get four more Rasboras, and four more Cories aswell. By the way, what kind of Cory are they?

Cory Lover

[hendrixpujols11]

not 100% sure, either false juli or schwartzi.

[Cory Lover]

not 100% sure, either false juli or schwartzi.

Hi,

Do your Cories have a big black blotch on their dorsal fin? If so, there Three-Striped Cories (False Julii).

Cory Lover