The three Peppered corys seem to like their new home just fine, and have readily displayed all the lovable characteristics of their species: always scrounging the gravel for tasty morsels, occasionally socializing together in a little catfish convention, and making mad dashes to the surface to get a bellyful of air.
I do have a worry though, and it’s about feeding. The floating food I put into the tank gets cleaned out in seconds by the four Lionheads, Nibbler, Stripes and Aura – there are never any leftovers that get to sink to the gravel. I’ve also tried soaking flakes in a small cup of water so that they sink, but the four Lionheads are just too alert to any presence of food. By the time the Corys sense there’s food about – and they’re slow at it to begin with – most of the sunk flake pieces are gone.
I’ve also tried chopping Hikaru alage wafers into tiny bits. While these sink properly to the gravel, it doesn’t take long for the four Lionheads to sense there’s more food and start searching for them.
Quite a predicament. I’ll be monitoring their feeding habits for the next few days before deciding what to do.
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