Corydoras...

[puppylover794]

I have 5 Corydoras. (3 albino).

The odd thing is...ALL they eat is tropical flakes. I have tried feeding them every kind of bottom feeder pellet but they won't eat it.

Is it okay to JUST feed them tropical flakes then? or would that be unhealthy for them?

 

[ddayton21]

I don't see any problem with that although it is strange. My cories love shimp pellets and an occasional algae wafer.

 

[patoloco]

I have 3 albino corys and they feast on the flakes that reach the bottom whenever I feed the rest of the fish. I bought some shrimp pellets for them but I've found its unnecesary.

They have grown fine and baheve perfectly, so I assume the tropical flakes are good for them.

 

[Aqualung]

They will live on flake alone, but a varied diet is better. Have you tried giving them some frozen bloodworms? I bet they would go for that, most fish love them.

 

[jadefoodog]

my corys eat anything i put into the tank really but i feed a combo of flakes betta pellets and freeze dried bloodworms to all my fish

 

[Betta-Luvn]

I think its pretty normal. When i had my 5 Corys, They wouldnt even attempt to touch the pellets, or sinking wafers. they always go for the flake. i assumed it was ok. considering they all lived healthy happy lives in my 25G for 4 years.

 

[jadefoodog]

yeah tropical flakes have some shrimp in them so its not like thaey are on a pure veggie diet

 

[thesydmonster]

Although they might do well on a good flake food diet, variety tends to offer the best health. Frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp or daphnia as well as freeze dried tubifex worms, shrimp pellets, algae wafers, fresh zucchini, different flake foods, etc. It's good that you are trying to find other things for them to like

 

[joephys]

I thought my corys were doing the same thing, but I noticed the other day that they wait untill the sinking stuff has had some time to get soft before they started to eating it.

 

[puppylover794]

yes, I have tried freeze-dried bloodworms, frozen foods, and algae/other wafers.
I do have betta pellets..though that seems odd feeding it to corydoras. But I can give it a try. I've never tried shrimp pellets...but I have put live brine shrimp in plenty of times which they haven't touched only the other fish ate them.

Thanks for the advice everyone! I will try some other things but if it does not appeal to them then flakes shouldn't be so bad...they have been living and healthy for about 2 months now wihtout eating anything but tropical fish flakes.

Thanks you very much.