Corydoras Keepers

**creech** · 30th Jul 2012, 13:59

How do you get the dust to sink?

**vannel** · 30th Jul 2012, 14:16

Premix & stir the powder in some water before introducing into the tank.

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**adisan** · 30th Jul 2012, 18:52

Originally Posted by vannel

Glad I'm doing something right.. =P

I also employ the use of decapped BS eggs. A small bottle lasts an eternity (its not supposed to last that long actually). However, I usually only use that for cory fry. I should probably give it a go for the adults as well. I'm just not sure if the adults actually eat the "dust".. Its near impossible to see.

What is this “decapped BS eggs“ actually? is it not the same as the egg shell those BBS left out after hatching?

If yes, does that mean i can feed my adult/fry with the shell? Would it hurt them?

Bro vannel, mind telling where to find this food in SG? And whats the cost? Can't wait to try

... For my fish of course,not for me haha.

**vannel** · 30th Jul 2012, 18:56

No bro. Decapsulated brine shrimp eggs are exactly the opposite. They are eggs that already have the harmful shell casing removed. I buy mine from Y618.

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**creech** · 31st Jul 2012, 10:47

Originally Posted by vannel

Premix & stir the powder in some water before introducing into the tank.

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Didn't thought of pre-mixing, thanks.

**adisan** · 31st Jul 2012, 17:14

Originally Posted by vannel

No bro. Decapsulated brine shrimp eggs are exactly the opposite. They are eggs that already have the harmful shell casing removed. I buy mine from Y618.

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Thanks bro that picture is very helpful.

**adisan** · 31st Jul 2012, 17:15

Originally Posted by vannel

No bro. Decapsulated brine shrimp eggs are exactly the opposite. They are eggs that already have the harmful shell casing removed. I buy mine from Y618.

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Thanks bro that picture is very helpful.

**vannel** · 31st Jul 2012, 17:17

No problem bro.

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**dc88** · 31st Jul 2012, 19:00

Do you feed the cory with decap BS eggs straight from the bottle or do you hatch them first?

**vannel** · 31st Jul 2012, 19:06

Decapped eggs can no longer hatch. You feed it straight from the bottle.

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**doppelbanddwarf** · 1st Aug 2012, 08:17

For smaller fishes it is better to soak the decap eggs as it tends to absorb water and expand.

**adisan** · 2nd Aug 2012, 19:43

whoopsss....just realised that i did a double post

sorry...

**adisan** · 12th Aug 2012, 11:47

hi guys, i purchased a group 6 of adult cories last week and added them in comm tank with other younger ones. My problem now is that they doesnt seem to eat the micro pellet or tablet that i gave them. They stand still while the young cories are the opposite, crazily eating. Only when i feed live tubifex they want to eat eagerly.

Im worry because im not able to provide live tubifex everyday.

Any experience like this and how to make them eat pellet? Thanks.

**Shi Xuan** · 13th Aug 2012, 00:46

Originally Posted by adisan

hi guys, i purchased a group 6 of adult cories last week and added them in comm tank with other younger ones. My problem now is that they doesnt seem to eat the micro pellet or tablet that i gave them. They stand still while the young cories are the opposite, crazily eating. Only when i feed live tubifex they want to eat eagerly.

Im worry because im not able to provide live tubifex everyday.

Any experience like this and how to make them eat pellet? Thanks.

Hi,

It could probably be the source where you acquired the cories, given the fact that some LFS feed their fishes live food exclusively. If that's the case, the best remedy would be, starving the fishes for a day or two and try feeding them micro pellets or tablets again, whichever deemed favorable.

Similarly, I have some cories which refuse to touch the grindals and only after a day devoid of food, will they relinquish the worms readily.

I hope it helps.

Best regards,
Shi Xuan

**ralliart12** · 16th Aug 2012, 12:23

Hi fellows,

may I know if there's any foolproof methods to cleanse tubifex worms thoroughly? Can we use listerine mouth wash to rinse them (supposed if we are not concerned about keeping the worms alive for long but just to ensure they are absolutely safe for feeding)?

Secondly, will Amano shrimps (large ones) & sakura/CRS shrimps bother dwarf corydoras, i.e. hunt them down?

**RonWill** · 18th Aug 2012, 00:53

Originally Posted by adisan

Any experience like this and how to make them eat pellet?

I've been feeding my school of hastatus with Sera O-Nip and Hikari Carnivor Tablet. It's not unusual for some fishes to take a longer time to adapt from live-feed to prepared foods.

Ralliart, if you have a phobia about dirty worms, purge their guts overnight. Listerine in a VERY diluted solution will clean but only externally. For pygmy corydoras, I use young/small Fire Red (or any from the Cherry family) and Colored/Malayan shrimps as tank mates. Yamato shrimps are very opportunistic feeders and will not hesitate to fight over food. Too aggressive for my liking and they've been known to hunt down dying fishes, going for the kill like a pack of wolves.

**ralliart12** · 18th Aug 2012, 01:34

Originally Posted by RonWill

... if you have a phobia about dirty worms, purge their guts overnight...

May I know how to go about doing this? Thanks.

Originally Posted by RonWill

I've been feeding my school of hastatus with Sera O-Nip and Hikari Carnivor Tablet. It's not unusual for some fishes to take a longer time to adapt from live-feed to prepared foods....

Right now, I am considering starving them until they take the above 2 brands. Even after dousing the pellets from the 2 brands in SeaChem Garlic, my units are still too snobbish for their own good.

**kenny** · 18th Aug 2012, 13:21

Originally Posted by vannel

Decapped eggs can no longer hatch. You feed it straight from the bottle.

I have decapped brine shrimp eggs from the normal BSE myself and hatched them later, but they were keep wet and hatched within a few days. Maybe it's a different case with the dried ones.

**kenny** · 18th Aug 2012, 13:36

Right now, I am considering starving them until they take the above 2 brands. Even after dousing the pellets from the 2 brands in SeaChem Garlic, my units are still too snobbish for their own good.

my pygmeaus eats everything buy hastatus only eats tubifex. I tried various kinds of hikari foods, including carnivore tabs, but they don't take it and becomes really skinny after a few days. So no choice I'm buying tubifex weekly while trying to convert them to pellets.