I'm not sure if my Pygmy Cories are getting enough food. I rarely see them–they're usually hiding among the driftwood and roots of java fern.
However, when they do pop up, they look pretty blanched. I try to drop 1/2 a Hikari Bottom Feeder Tablet every 3 days, but it seems to just sit on the river bed gravel and I end up suctioning it back up after a couple hours.
Last week, we got a couple Amano Shrimp to tackle our algae problem. Today, when I dropped 1/2 a tablet into the tank, after the table dissolved a bit the two shrimp each grabbed 1/2 of the 1/2 tablet (that's 1/4 tablet each for those who want to do the math) and ran off with it to the top of some java leaves and driftwood cave like a dog with a bone. They just sat in their hideaway with a big ol' tablet chunk in their mouths, gnawing away at it.
Any other ideas to feed the 2 Cories? Or should I not worry, because they've been in there for 2 months and they're not dead yet.
However, when they do pop up, they look pretty blanched. I try to drop 1/2 a Hikari Bottom Feeder Tablet every 3 days, but it seems to just sit on the river bed gravel and I end up suctioning it back up after a couple hours.
Last week, we got a couple Amano Shrimp to tackle our algae problem. Today, when I dropped 1/2 a tablet into the tank, after the table dissolved a bit the two shrimp each grabbed 1/2 of the 1/2 tablet (that's 1/4 tablet each for those who want to do the math) and ran off with it to the top of some java leaves and driftwood cave like a dog with a bone. They just sat in their hideaway with a big ol' tablet chunk in their mouths, gnawing away at it.
Any other ideas to feed the 2 Cories? Or should I not worry, because they've been in there for 2 months and they're not dead yet.