Corydoras Eating Zucchinni?

Shana · 03-18-2013, 11:17 PM

I have zucchini in my tank for the plecos to eat. It has also proven to be a favorite of one of my corys, who at this moment has been happily muching on zucchini for 15 minutes.

Are they supposed to do that? My understanding was that they mainly ate worms. He's welcome to as much zucchini as he wants, it just seems odd.

**Fdsh5** · 03-19-2013, 02:04 AM

Mine eat pretty much anything. They are catfish after all.

CrypticLifeStyle · 03-19-2013, 10:38 AM

Agreed with above. If its edible they'll eat it.

Bandit1200 · 03-19-2013, 11:28 PM

I have a bunch of Bronze cories in my 75 planted tank and I regularly feed zucchini to the BN plecos. I've never seen any of my cories feeding on it.

Virto · 03-20-2013, 01:52 AM

I've never seen my peppers eat the zucchini that I feed the BNs, but they will poke at any algae wafer remnants.

Shana · 03-21-2013, 01:40 AM

The zucchini loving cory is a Metae. None of the others touch the zucchini, only the one guy. They all are crazy about algae wafers, though.

03-18-2013, 11:17 PM	#1
Shana Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 127	Corydoras Eating Zucchinni? I have zucchini in my tank for the plecos to eat. It has also proven to be a favorite of one of my corys, who at this moment has been happily muching on zucchini for 15 minutes. Are they supposed to do that? My understanding was that they mainly ate worms. He's welcome to as much zucchini as he wants, it just seems odd.

03-19-2013, 10:38 AM	#3
CrypticLifeStyle Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Boston / Leominster Posts: 593	Agreed with above. If its edible they'll eat it. __________________ 1x 180g - 1x 75g - 4x 55g - 1x 29g - 1x 20g Geo's - Cory's - Loaches - Ram's - Firemouths - Convicts - Endlers - Tetras - Plants - Jack Dempsey's - Shrimp

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03-19-2013, 02:04 AM	#2
Fdsh5 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (29/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,078	Mine eat pretty much anything. They are catfish after all.

03-19-2013, 11:28 PM	#4
Bandit1200 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 451	I have a bunch of Bronze cories in my 75 planted tank and I regularly feed zucchini to the BN plecos. I've never seen any of my cories feeding on it.

03-20-2013, 01:52 AM	#5
Virto Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 169	I've never seen my peppers eat the zucchini that I feed the BNs, but they will poke at any algae wafer remnants.

03-21-2013, 01:40 AM	#6
Shana Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 127	The zucchini loving cory is a Metae. None of the others touch the zucchini, only the one guy. They all are crazy about algae wafers, though.