We recently set up a 5 gallon tank and three days later, after getting rid of the chlorine and chloramine and adjusting the pH to 7.0 with Proper pH 7.0, we purchased two 1 inch corydoras julii. There are two small live plants in the aquarium. I didn't notice the fine print in the Proper pH 7.0 about not using with live plants since it is a phosphate inhibitor. Hopefully the plants will overcome this.
We started feeding them Hikari sinking wafers (one per feeding, two feedings per day) and it looked like they were eating them. Tonight we got home after being out all afternoon and four of these soggy things are floating around on the bottom ... I think the fish were burying them. I netted out most of the food particles and then siphoned out from the bottom 1 gallon (20%) of the water and then replaced it with some distilled water at exactly the same temperature (79 degrees F) as the water in the tank. I re-checked pH and it is approximately 6.8/6.9.
My feeding questions are this:
How much should I feed these two 1 inch corydoras julii in one day and what kind of food would they like?
I called the aquarium store where I bought them and they said they were feeding them frozen brine shrimp. Does this seem okay?
I don't want to starve the fish but I don't want to feed them something they won't eat and that will just pollute the tank.
How long can they go without eating and not compromise their immune systems and/or get ill?
Any suggestions on feeding would be most welcome. Since they seem to be burying the food it is very hard to tell what if anything they are eating.
Thanks,
Steve
We started feeding them Hikari sinking wafers (one per feeding, two feedings per day) and it looked like they were eating them. Tonight we got home after being out all afternoon and four of these soggy things are floating around on the bottom ... I think the fish were burying them. I netted out most of the food particles and then siphoned out from the bottom 1 gallon (20%) of the water and then replaced it with some distilled water at exactly the same temperature (79 degrees F) as the water in the tank. I re-checked pH and it is approximately 6.8/6.9.
My feeding questions are this:
How much should I feed these two 1 inch corydoras julii in one day and what kind of food would they like?
I called the aquarium store where I bought them and they said they were feeding them frozen brine shrimp. Does this seem okay?
I don't want to starve the fish but I don't want to feed them something they won't eat and that will just pollute the tank.
How long can they go without eating and not compromise their immune systems and/or get ill?
Any suggestions on feeding would be most welcome. Since they seem to be burying the food it is very hard to tell what if anything they are eating.
Thanks,
Steve