CORIE CATFISH

[platytetrafan]

I have noticed some behavior that I've never seen before and wanted some input. My corie catfish seem attracted to my discus I have noticed them swimming closely by them and it looks as if they are cleaning them. It doesn't happen all the time as the discus school with one another but wanted to know if anyone else has ever seen behavior like this and why they are doing it. Thanks

 

[fishorama]

Discus have a rather thick slime coat that their fry feed on for a while. Maybe that what your corys are doing, grazing on yummy slime?

 

[jake72]

In fact you should avoid keeping pleco with discus like fishes - discus, angels, .... as they will sometime attach themselves to eat the slime. I had one very ill behaved very large male bn that decided to feed off my angelfish slime. cory can't actually attach like a pleco so they are mostly harmless but pleco can do serious damage...

 

[platytetrafan]

Thank you for the responses I don't have plecos just corie catfish it's weird because only one is doing this to the same discus.

 

[jake72]

Thank you for the responses I don't have plecos just corie catfish it's weird because only one is doing this to the same discus.

It happens for two reasons - they are excessively hungry or they suddenly discover cheap easy food (cheap means easy to obtain).

 

[platytetrafan]

It happens for two reasons - they are excessively hungry or they suddenly discover cheap easy food (cheap means easy to obtain).

Ok thank you