What do Cories eat?

[TygGer]

I feed my community tank basic flake food. I was interested in getting cories and was wondering if they would eat the same food? Or would I need to purchase special food specifically for the cories?

Thanks

 

[Davy]

They will eat flake if it gets to the bottom. Just make sure it does or they have nothing to eat. Sinking food like pellets may be easier to get to the bottom.

 

[AmazonTankz]

I never have buy special food for my cories, I just make sure that I give out enough food so that some sinks to the bottom. Of course you have to be careful with this kind of feeding, it is easy to overfeed. I have even seen cories swim up into the middle of the tank to catch some food floating down.

If you are worried about not feeding enough or over feeding, it won't hurt to have sinking pellets, your other fish will probably like to pick on them sometimes for fun.

 

[PreciousGems]

I feed mine sinking shrimp pellets.

 

[Tras]

I also feed sinking shrimp pellets to complement the other food that makes it to the bottom.

 

[TygGer]

Ok thanks!

I will try just feeding with flakes first, but if that doesn't work, then I will buy some pellets.

 

[jd_energy]

My cories like pecking at the shrimp pellets.

 

[colesea]

I like to give sinking pellets about twice a week to subliment what flake the cories might get. Shrimp pellets are nice, but I also provide a variety of different "bottom feeder" tablets and algae waffers.
~~Colesea

 

[Fatboy]

I feed mine Wardley shrimp pellets as the flakes I put in at feeding time have no chance to make it to the bottom. My danios and platys make quick work of the flakes then begin attacking the shrimp pellets anyways, lol.

 

[jd_energy]

yep wardley all the way!!!!!!!!!!!