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skokie
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 Posted: 2011.11.24(Thu)14:17 Post subject: Temperature for Cories and Otocinclus and food for Otocinclu |
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Hello
Its been a while since I posted, been busy with kids life etc  I have 3 panda cories, 3 venezuela red cories, and 3 julie cories with 3 otocinclus. Right now the temp holds at 75-77. Is this too hot or cold? The tank is a 29 gallon.
Also what would be good to feed the otocinclus. Right now they are going after the same shrimp pelltet, brine shrimp, and blood worms that I am feeding the cories but If I can change it up
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Marcos Avila
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| Posted: 2011.11.24(Thu)19:49 Post subject: |
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The temperature is alright, don't let it drop below that, though.
That food selection is very meaty and great for cory cats, but oto's need more green stuff than anything else, so I'd include pleco algae wafers in the mix.
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skokie
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| Posted: 2011.11.25(Fri)18:06 Post subject: |
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| Marcos Avila wrote: | The temperature is alright, don't let it drop below that, though.
That food selection is very meaty and great for cory cats, but oto's need more green stuff than anything else, so I'd include pleco algae wafers in the mix. |
Anything else I could add to the diet? I have the algae wafers already.
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unissuh
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| Posted: 2011.11.26(Sat)20:23 Post subject: |
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You can try adding dried seaweed sheets (nori, kelp) or blanched veggies (zucchini, cucumber, sweet potato, pumpkin etc etc).
These might actually be better, corys will scavenge the algae pellets as they usually have fish/prawn/squid meal in them but they shouldn't touch these. Gives the Otocinclus more time to eat.
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