What to feed to panda corys?

[taz_boy]

Hi,

Bought 4 panda corys recently, but they seem to be hiding somewhere in my tank...seldom see them roaming around......

Wonder what should I feed them? Scared that they die somewhere amongst the bushes without me knowing.

Anybody know what to feed to these CORYS?

Thanks!

[stormhawk]

They will feed on live tubifex, bloodworms, tablet foods and even crushed flakes.

[hirowen]

Any tips on feeding them?

I do have trouble feeding them too, they just seem like ignoring the food.

[stormhawk]

Sometimes some of the corys we buy from the shops are not fed properly or not given enough food. It is best to check the shape of their bellies before purchasing them. If its sunken in, it will be difficult to get them to put on some mass. More often than not they end up dying.

For feeding them, you'll need a food with a strong attractant value. I don't know how to explain this but it is something within the food that happens to attract their attention towards it. I think it has something to do with the krill/fish meal content in the foods. Corys are highly attracted to rotting flesh but in this case, the "smell" of the tablets would definitely attract them to it.

I have found that Sera Viformo and O-nip works well for this aspect. Break one tablet and let it sink. It should attract the corys to it unless the tank is too big.

For most corys I would recommend the use of live tubifex dropped close to where they are. Any cory will not be able to resist the presence of tubifex and will definitely chow down on them.

[Kingfisher]

Last time my cories goes crazy or the tubifex and bloodworms I throw into the tank. Somehow they are able to smell the foods.