New Tank

[Chris.d514]

Thanks for the link it was very informative. I will try and get pellets and wafers today and look for another cory so that I have three and they will feel more like a school than a pair.

[LooksLater]

Yeah, as far as the cory's diet goes, it's a pretty common misconception that they can be happy just eating leftovers and algae, that's just a kind of bonus if they do it. Here's a good discussion I found on the topic...

http://www.fishforums.com/forum/catfish-other-bottom-dwellers/18495-feeding-corydoras-properly.html

[Chris.d514]

It's taking 15-20 min for all the bloodworms to be eaten because the ram eats first then the other move in after it is done. I havent seen it chase them but they all wait.

[mnemenoi]

I'd dismiss the idea of Corydoras and Plecostomus as a 'clean up crew'. Just watch them eat and make certain they have access to something. If the other fish devour all the bloodworms, try getting some sinking discs for the corydoras. It will take a bit of trial and error, but you'll get the feel for it in short order. Look for full stomachs or a malnourished look. There should be a happy medium you can reach that feeds them, but not to the point of gorging and spiking your parameters with all the uneaten food to starving the fish. I know corydoras also are active at night, so you could be successful putting in half a cube before shutting off the lights. Try and let them thaw in a cup of aquarium water as if they are frozen it takes longer for them to sink and become accessible to them. A cory zipping up to grab food at the surface (not gulping a breath, thats normal) is a sure sign they are hungry. I do notice that most corydoras are always moving and searching for food, so its a bit harder to tell just by behavior alone.

[R_sustaita]

i feed my tank 3 times daily. when i wake up. when i get home, and 30 mins prior to bed time. i feed dried worms to the Angels once a day.

[Chris.d514]

With the fish i have will I need to supplement food for the corys or should the other fish provide enough?

[mnemenoi]

Once a day should be adequete, just be sure they are all eaten in 3-5 minutes with no leftovers and you should be great

[Chris.d514]

I have been trying to keep the fish happy with blood worm but am not sure how often to give them to the fish.

[R_sustaita]

i have quiet alot of Endlers, if you want some let me know.

[rmalford]

Ditch the tiger barbs, they are mean mofos

+1
I had a tiger barb in my 90g with Mbuna and he nipped just about everyone of their fins.

[Totenkampf]

painted glass tetras often dont survive long since the 'painting' isnt really good for them. def get a few more cories if you can, they school in weird figure 8 patterns which is cool to see. they also like good water movement. i have never seen any female rams spar, you may have had juvie males

[Chris.d514]

They only had 2 corys and I am using a filter for a 30 gallon tank so that it can handle the all the fish so far I haven't had any issues with the ram attacking other fish but the two females would fight each other. The only thing I need for the tank now is some plants. After reading only I don't think the painted glass tetras will last too long and not too sure what to go with after that I'm thinking some glofish to school with zebras.

[Totenkampf]

GBR get a bad rap sometimes i think, mine are housed with CPD and have no interest in them although they probably could eat them and other individuals might do so. they are hard to sex as juvies sometimes so you never know. i bought three of what i was assured were going to be female and they all ended up male. and dead. they are hard on each other, three males seem to do okay in my 75 but they dont tolerate more than that.

[Totenkampf]

Well one of the rams ate 7 of the shrimp in 2 days. So I got some emerald green corys to replace the shrimp.

ouch, i was just going to suggest against this. GBR do okay with my adult amano shrimp, but then the females are almost as big as the fish. even so the shrimp are very shy in the presence of the GPD and my lone congo tetra

[Totenkampf]

How bout celestial pearl danios, golden white clouds, axelrod rasborals, and cories or shrimp?

this would be a nice mix but i might go with 1 or 2 of the schooling fish choices and maybe stick to the dwarf corys since the regular size have a decent bioload once you consider that they do best in schools of at least 5. I have CPDs in my 75 right now and they do well with other fish. WC minnows and r.axelrodi are long time favorites too. you can house CPD with shrimp and i would guess with those others but I have never done so. make sure that you dont overstock!