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VoidParadigm
10-22-2009, 02:27 PM
...Without Buying More Expensive Or Ordered Food.
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Anyone who has tried Wardley's probably has figured out by now that there are much better brands out there and that Wardley's tends to dull out the colors on many species of cory.

Last month my cories were all bland looking, while asleep AND active. I was getting very tired of throwing in the shrimp pellets as they just fell apart and sifted into my gravel.

However, hidden away in a supply cupboard I had a large container of sinking koi/pondfish pellets that my goldfish were too stupid to find. :lol: I figured "Well, it can't hurt to try these with my cories. They're bottom feeders, so maybe they'll have better luck finding them."

Boy was I right! I have NEVER seen my cories move so fast towards food as the first time I threw in those sinking koi pellets. Within a week their colors were back to the same shade as when I originally bought them. Now, a month lately, their black markings are positively dark and beautiful, and they're much more active at night.

I wish I knew the name of the brand so I could share it with every peppered cory owner. It takes much longer to fall apart than Wardley's, and I've never found residue leftover from it. However it was just bought in bulk, as I thought I would be using it for the 400g goldfish pond.

The pellets are 1/2 the length of Wardley's shrimp pellets and black. All I can tell you, I'm afraid. :shrug:

However, I thought I'd share, just in case there is anyone else out there stuck with Wardley's pellets. I highly suggest looking for even an un-named sinking pellet, even just to test. It could be the food your cories have been waiting for. :ssmile:

lahlumdi
10-22-2009, 02:31 PM
Wow! Thanks for this tip! I would have never thought of it to try, but it makes sense!

Northernguy
10-22-2009, 02:33 PM
Mine seem to prefer the Nutrifin Max sinking pellets.
I have not tried the pellets you mentioned yet.

Lady Hobbs
10-22-2009, 02:41 PM
I wouldn't use Wardleys "anything". It's on the bottom of the best foods to use for fish.

I thought I'd be smart and get some spirulina pellets this week for my corys and catfish and the stupid things float! Obviously the ones I tossed in the tank are still bobbing around at the surface this morning and need to be scooped out.

Northernguy
10-22-2009, 02:45 PM
I wouldn't use Wardleys "anything". It's on the bottom of the best foods to use for fish.

I thought I'd be smart and get some spirulina pellets this week for my corys and catfish and the stupid things float! Obviously the ones I tossed in the tank are still bobbing around at the surface this morning and need to be scooped out.
If you break them up a bit they will sink faster!

Lady Hobbs
10-22-2009, 03:05 PM
Just tried that after reading your post. They are nothing but mush right now and were like smashing peas. They did sink, tho, but my fish could care less about it and it messes up my water (and fingernails.) Looks like they will go in the "waste of money" cupboard.

VoidParadigm
10-22-2009, 03:07 PM
Just tried that after reading your post. They are nothing but mush right now and were like smashing peas. They did sink, tho, but my fish could care less about it and it messes up my water (and fingernails.) Looks like they will go in the "waste of money" cupboard.

I thought buying the bulk koi pellets was going to be a waste of money. You could find a use for them yet! :shrug:

Ah, being the optimist for once, it's kinda weird... :lol: