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Thread: food for corydoras hastatus fries

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    Re: food for corydoras hastatus fries

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    I really just throw the chopped tubifex into the tank. Nothing special to it. Perhaps the most important point in feeding tubifex worms is to have a super thin layer of sand. No higher than 1cm. This was done to allow the C. Hastatus to be able to dig into the substrate fully, thereby reducing the chance that any tubifex gets left over and subsequently dying in the substrate, affecting the water quality. With this, there's no real mess since they eat up whatever is given to them.

    With regards to pellet food, yes. They do tend to gravitate towards live tubifex after some time and are not fond of pellets. I usually feed the tubifex along with some pellets (powdered and whole) for variety. The pellets disappear after some time.. So i reckon they have been eaten up by whoever didn't get enough tubifex.

    Tubifex helped my colony to explode in numbers relatively quickly. It was also my source of pain for having to constantly buy them. They are most likely the source of diseases as well. Its all about balance I guess.
    Setup: ADA Cube Garden 45-P, Starlitz Clear 45, Eheim Aquacompact 40
    Layout/Hardscape: ADA Amazonia Powder Soil, Borneowild Rutsuuddo Wood (SS Root Type)
    Fauna: Apisto Trifasciata, Sundadanio Axelrodi (Blue), Yamato Shrimp

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    Re: food for corydoras hastatus fries

    Yes.... I heard a lot on diseases from live food. My sand substrate is around 1cm but i find it is still too thick for the cories to dig and clear, definitely the tubifex will dig deep into it. It's a big headache. By the way, the fry has grown a little bigger.

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    Re: food for corydoras hastatus fries

    Update for my tanks seems the fry are doing well after I follow uncle ponytail and all of your advise except no feeding of live tubifex. Finger cross.

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    Re: food for corydoras hastatus fries

    Hi guys. I would like to ask if feeding live baby brine shrimps(freshly hatched) is suitable for hastatus corydoras fry?


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    Re: food for corydoras hastatus fries

    From past experience just keep them with the adult group and they will do fine, already raised 4 batches of fry.

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