question re: cory catfish and sinking tablets

[lauraj]

Have noticed that 1 of my platies will scavenge for food on the bottom, as well as eating a good bit of the top food I put in. So, I bought tablets for bottom feeders. I only have 1 cory though. Should I break the tablet and only put in a small piece, so as not to overfeed the cory? I put a tablet in today, and after a few minutes I took it out. Also, noted the same platy was feeding from the tablet along with the cory. Maybe I should change her name to Porky instead of Pokey! She looks like she could be pregnant.

And speaking of feeding, I also have a question about how much to feed while going through the cycling process.

Thanks to anyone that can answer these for me!

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Feed as little as possible while cycling. Yeah, platies will pick at the sinking pellets too, they're little pigs. With only 1 cory, you should probably break the tablet and only give a piece, every 3-4 days while cycling (maybe every other day once the cycle is done). As long as they're not getting thin, you're not underfeeding.

 

[lauraj]

Thanks, Caps. Sounds like I've been feeding too often while cycling. Process hopefully will go quicker if I cut back. Picking up on some Nitrates now so things are moving along.....and the cory seems real healthy so far. Really hope he can make it...he's my favorite fish.