do your C. paleatus eat mosquito larvae?

danb · Post by **danb** » 01 Oct 2007, 04:37

I have C.paleatus abt 2 inches long. They really go crazy after the daphnia I give them. I also put some mosquito larvae in, but it looks like they do not eat them.

What is your experience?

What home grown or wild caught food do you feed adult paleatus?

Thanks
Dan

apistomaster · Post by **apistomaster** » 01 Oct 2007, 16:34

Frozen blood worms and live black worms. Live Mosquito larvae are hard for them to catch but if you freeze them then your paleatus will love them.

Richard B · Post by **Richard B** » 01 Oct 2007, 22:50

As apistomaster points out frisky little mosquito larvae are difficult for bottom dwelling cories to find although they wil enjoy them if they can get them, so frozen is a good option.

Whiteworms are good but i am not sure if we talk about the same things all the time when we're in dirrerent parts of the world

danb · Post by **danb** » 03 Oct 2007, 04:17

Thanks for the answers

I forgot to mention that the water is only 4 inches deep.... The mosquito larvae spend lots of time on the bottom where the fish are.

Looks like I will catch the larvae, freeze them, and see what happens in the tank.

Dan

apistomaster · Post by **apistomaster** » 03 Oct 2007, 18:19

You could also just shock them to death and feed them fresh. Not with electricity but maybe in hot water in a jar with no air space or a quick rinse in the net in hot water. You get the idea, I'm sure and will figure out a method. I sometimes "execute" live freshly hatched brine shrimp nauplii to feed lazy catfish fry. Some prefer them hatched to simply feeding decapsulated cysts.
Freezing is good for long term storage but freezing does rupture the tissue cell walls.