Re: food for corydoras hastatus fries
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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