Feeding Cory Cats.

[tate8]

I have a pebble substrate.

When I feed my Cory Cats the small bottom feeder wafers tend to drop down into the pebbles and it makes it hard for them to get it.

I went to my LFS and picked up a small reptile water dish and buried it in the substrate.

The Cory Cats love it.

I use a 18" extension tube from my Aqueon water changer to drop the wafers into the dish. I have found that this method keeps my community tank much cleaner.

When I begin dropping pellets and flake food for the other fish the Cory Cats actually go to their dish and wait for the wafers now.

[talldutchie]

Nice pebbles but indeed not very cory friendly. Good solution, surprised they actually wait for it.

[ScottishFish]

Cool trick

[butterbean]

Wow that pretty neat trick I would have never thought of that one of the things I like most about the AC is creative solutions people come up with to make things easier for us and healthier for our fish.

[inuudo]

This is a great idea.

I've been flummoxed about how to ensure that my cories get their food before my angels find it. I doubt this would work to solve that problem, but I love the simplicity and ingenuity.

[tate8]

Thanks, necessity is the mother of invention. :)

[KevinVA]

Love it, Tate. That's an excellent idea. I can imagine the ease of cleaning with that method.

[tate8]

Blurry pics but here they are eating from the dish.

[KevinVA]

Hah, that is awesome. Worked like a charm. =]

[Pabz0r545]

Great little idea there. I'd say that's quite an awesome sight all those cories in the dish together. :)