What to feed my Pandas?

[ISquishWorms]

I was just wondering what food (including the manufacturer) all you cory keepers would recommend feeding them? I would like to feed them a high quality food as I beleive this really makes a difference to the health and wellbeing of the fish. At the moment they just go around the bottom of the tank vacuuming up any left over flakes and the small new life spectrum pellets that make it passed the rummy's and my greedy Siamese.

Thanks,

ISquishWorms.

[gabbyguppy]

I use Ocean Nutrition Tropical Wafers for bottom feeders. I also use Hikari Algae Wafers as another source of 'sinking food'.

My cories also like the flake food when it makes it to the bottom. That doesn't happen very often.

Karen

[rich311k]

My corys eat NLS community pellets, algae wafers and occasionally frozen blood worms.

[robflanker]

I use hikari sinking wafers, hikari algae wafers

They also eat bloodworms and brine shrimp

And will go for my flake mix of Omega One Veggie and Tropical

[Lab_Rat]

Mine eat the NLS pellets, Omega One pellets, Hikari pellets, Hikari wafers, frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp, etc. So pretty much anything that gets past the other fish, which is a lot since I use a lot of sinking foods. I do always throw in a wafer (either the bottom feeder wafers or algae wafers) per feeding time just to make sure they have enough. Of course the other fish eat the wafers too.

[ISquishWorms]

Thank you all for the suggestions.

I guess my Corys do ok then as along with the food mentioned the NLS pellets and occasionaly flakes (I only feed these maybe once a week as a treat) I also feed Hikari algae wafers. I just worry if my Corys get enough food so am finding myself feeding more but at the same time I worry that now maybe I am over feeding. I never realised that getting the right balance for Corys would be so challenging.

Thanks,

ISquishWorms.

[robflanker]

Get the sinking wafers, not the algae wafers for the corys.

And you'll be fine

[ISquishWorms]

Get the sinking wafers, not the algae wafers for the corys.

And you'll be fine

Thanks a lot Rob will do. thumbs2:

[robflanker]

Bit of frozen bloodworm wont ever hurt.

I think Dave says in his Cory primer, "a cory never met a worm it didn't like" - so if you added the sinking wafer (orange packet with a cory on the front), and some frozen worms - you'd have an excellent varied diet for them

[ISquishWorms]

In my town I have a pets at home store (this is not where I get my fish, I get them from a store in another town close by) that sells frozen bloodworm. The only thing being is that I usually walk home (2 miles) as my car is off the road and worry about the bloodworm defrosting (not so much of an issue at the mo in winter time). Would it matter if they did defrost and I was to then refreeze them when I got home? I know this is not a good idea when it comes to human food but what about frozen food for fish?

Thanks,

ISquishWorms.

[Lab_Rat]

It's not recommended to let it thaw then refreeze. Maybe if you know you're going to be buying some, take an insulated bag to carry it home in.

[ISquishWorms]

Ok thanks Lab Rat. :)

Good thinking I will go and hunt down an insulated bag never know it might come in handy for when I wish to buy some frozen food for myself.

[bigdadm]

as far as making sure your pandas get enough food, drop the sinking pellets in after you turn out the lights. I do that in the same spot every night and my pandas are there waiting for the food. I feed rest of my fish their food while the lights are on.