A Strange Feeding Behavior In The Corydoras Catfish

[@oregonsnob31]

Sharing this to our Reddit community r/Corydoras!! This is exceptional content, as always!

[@TheDave333]

Thank you so much. 🤗 I've been working so hard to build up a fan base. Whatever you can do to help would be great!

[@oregonsnob31]

@ I can see how hard you work and your mission is sound and rooted in love for creatures and humans. Recipe for success!!

[@ferrumcampitor7555]

Great video Dave! I remember years ago when you had no audio and I said I thought the videos would be better with it. Well now you're having fun with it and I couldn't be happier for your success. Definitely sharing this one to GHAC.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you so much! I guess I've evolved over the years!

[@HJ-pm2dx]

Cories are my favorite aquarium fish! I love watching the herd get up to their cory antics. The bigger the herd, the bigger the antics. You really get to to see the difference in personalities that way. Great closeups here, and although I'd seen this behavior, this is the first real explanation I've come across. Thanks Dave.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it! I love my gang of cories!

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

4:49 The way you said yummy was funny!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheDave333]

Thanks Chi! 😁

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

New Dave vid! Yahoo! Also, congrats on 115 vids!

[@TheDave333]

Thanks, I'm enjoying making them.

[@TheEmeraldNight]

I feed mine frozen blood worms once a day, sinking carno pellets in the morning and algae wafers at night with the blood worms. So far so good. Thank you for your video and information.

[@TheDave333]

Sounds like you've got a great routine going!

[@TheEmeraldNight]

@TheDave333 much more to learn. Just got to slowly talk my wife into more tanks .

[@TheDave333]

Get her interested in the hobby, it might help. My wife tolerates my 22 tanks, but I still can't get her to help with water changes!

[@nicksweeney5176]

1:45 I can attest. I'm one of those old-timers who's labouriously developed a severe anaphylactic abreaction to Bloodworms. I can't touch 'em. I cant breathe the air where they've been exposed to the ambient atmosphere I've had to give up my favourite, hearty, Wintertime bisque: Bloodworm Bisque with Buttered Toast Points.😞

[@TheDave333]

Hi Nick, thanks for backing me up on the bloodworm allergies. . . So you're old? You seem like a young spring chicken to me. I probably have underwear older than you. 😁

[@susanstaples6171]

@@nicksweeney5176 😯

[@nicksweeney5176]

@TheDave333 Yes. Yes, I'm old. By the human scale, I'm old, but I'm also a high mileage, older model, badass; with lotsa the very latest, highly advanced, replacement parts installed. I go for my final eye exam, late January, this coming. Then it's the pre-op check-up, before new eyes get installed. Once they're installed, I'll be seein' like you can only dream of seein'!! I'll be able to see you, all your blackest sins, and even your disgracefully old underwear; right from my home.👀 I'll be seein', and I'll be judgin'. YOU!!

[@TheDave333]

New eyes to see the dawn. . . awesome. I prefer to get my ides in March.

[@nicksweeney5176]

@@TheDave333 Like Caesar.🗡 Nice.

[@zeshwonsos]

Their mating behavior is super cute too. Great video!

[@TheDave333]

They do have a really interesting mating behavior, and I'm preparing them to spawn with lots of worms! 🤗

[@cryoraptora303tm2]

It always surprises me how much food cories can actually eat in one sitting considering how slow their metabolisms are. However much you're feeding them, feed them more because they can eat way more than you think, and they're also far more likely to breed when they're fed a ton.

[@TheDave333]

Yes sir, it's true, and that's why my cories had so many worms in the first place. I'm prepping them for breeding.

[@bloody_toast8103]

I've seen this before but seeing it up-close is awesome!

[@TheDave333]

Thanks!

[@dworf543]

Corydoras are absolutely precious. I miss the shoals I used to care for at my previous job, they were always a joy to watch during feeding time. Like others have stated in the comments, I had no idea that bloodworm allergies were a real thing. I had a regular that stated touching some of the frozen fish food at home would irritate her hands (as far as I know, she never used freeze dried). I always assumed it was some sort of acute sensitivty to the cold, since that is what I have. 😬

[@TheDave333]

I love watching the cories feed too, but I'm mildly allergic to bloodworms, so I have to be very careful. Many people have no idea that this is sometimes an issue. . . So, hopefully this video creates more awareness of the potential problems. I wish that live blackworms were more readily available. 🤗

[@markfranklin8831]

Great video as always. Thanks for sharing

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for watching. 🤗

[@thedoujinguynico7315]

Pleas make a video on the splash tetra ( copella arnoldi ) they have a cool breeding behavior where they jump out of the water to lay eggs on leavs

[@TheDave333]

They're on my to do list!

[@DonkeyKiller]

It's funny you mentioned that, I was just telling my son about them yesterday.

[@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302]

Love the Sterbai Cory. Beautiful little swimming friends.

[@TheDave333]

They are very cute little fish. I love em'.

[@susanstaples6171]

I love to feed fish bloodworms because it looks like they are eating spaghetti. I feed lots of other foods and feed bloodworms lightly. My Cory Cats love bug bites bottom feeder food.

[@TheDave333]

All of my fish love blood worms. Bug bites bottom feeder food is great stuff! 🤗

[@TemuMuuMuu]

I have to look for BB bottom feeder food! I've been feeding Omega One catfish pellets but I think they changed the formula, it is far more buoyant than it used to be. Not cool for bottom feeders.

[@TemuMuuMuu]

I love watching my corydoras eat bloodworms like spaghetti. And once in awhile, they wink at me!

[@TheDave333]

I love it when they wink! 🤗

[@kwfish-k9j]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!❤

[@TheDave333]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching. ❤

[@audrameyer9558]

Thank you for your service, Brian! 🤣

[@TheDave333]

Brian and I are no longer speaking to each other. 😁

[@audrameyer9558]

@TheDave333 🤣🤣🤣

[@oregonsnob31]

That is so interesting-i had never heard about bloodworm allergy

[@nicksweeney5176]

It's real, and, the longer it takes to manifest, the worse and more dangerous it will be, when once it presents.

[@oregonsnob31]

@@nicksweeney5176damn. Guess I have a new research dive for later tonight…

[@TheDave333]

Nick is right. . .

[@oregonsnob31]

@@nicksweeney5176 jeeeeez. I guess I will have to stop eating them then

[@manskarlsson5897]

Haha your commentary is the best!

[@TheDave333]

Thanks 😆

[@AquaticMoose]

Nice one, you have a great and entertaining narration voice 👍

[@TheDave333]

Thank you so much.🤗

[@PotooBurd]

I enjoy this so much! Amazing content, best wishes to you and your future projects! 🌻

[@TheDave333]

Thank you! I'm always working on new projects! 🤗

[@dannybonsai7102]

My Corys occasionally play in the bubbles from my airstone, they sort of let it push them up then they dive back down and go again.

[@TheDave333]

My cories do that too, they love it when the water's moving. They like to play in the current.

[@Taryn.aquascaper]

That was fascinating!

[@TheDave333]

Thanks!

[@leahnichol6665]

This video reminds me of the story of heaven being a place where there is a pot of stew and everyone has a spoon with a handle too long to feed one’s self, so everyone feeds someone else and everyone gets enough. The Corrie’s collaborate on tenderizing the bloodworms. I am surprised they swallow the gutted worm though. Their intestines must be able to digest the carotin.

[@TheDave333]

Hello again. I love that story about the long spoons! I was surprised that they ate the gutted worms too!

[@UwUImTheo]

Yay I love cory cats! I keep them with ramshorns and bladder snails, they share wafers and soaked flakes. I love them so much

[@oregonsnob31]

They are the best! So cheery without ever saying a word!

[@TheDave333]

I love them too! ❤❤❤

[@eldragonrojo42069]

❤ corys easily one of my favourite type of fish especially pygmies, I call mine the squadron because they move around my tank in formation

[@TheDave333]

That's awesome I love to see them moving around as a group. 🤗

[@oregonsnob31]

Aaahhhh my second favorite fish to keep are corys!! My pandas are prolific breeders and I am rich in cory babies We are lucky indeed!

[@TheDave333]

I need to get me some Panda Cories too ! I can't wait till my sterbai lay eggs. 🤗

[@oregonsnob31]

@@TheDave333 I’m only 2 years into the hobby but have graduated to breeding angels and corys and with the corys I firmly believe successful breeding is due to the right plants to lay in and of course rich foods. Maybe they feel more relaxed to lay in since it’s a community tank? I can’t be sure. Or maybe I’m just a lucky lady and mine breed a lot. I know the best ratio is 2-3 males per female…and of course i harvest and hatch in separate tank. Keep us posted on your sterbii granfatherhood! Haha

[@TheDave333]

That's awesome! It sounds like you're on the right track!

[@zerokind5839]

RIP Brian. Sorry about your mangled corpse and all that

[@TheDave333]

Brian has gone rogue! He's totally off the grid now and not speaking to anyone! 😞

[@yashtapase3821]

My albini corydoras love freeze dried tubifex worms I get a cube and push that cube in sand and all of them go nuts for that cube.

[@TheDave333]

That's great! They do love their worms!

[@scribbleshrimp]

Insightful

[@TheDave333]

This is how I roll. . . . .

[@benc3214]

I've seen my cories do this and often wonder if they get any of the worms at all when i feed frozen bloodworm and or freeze dried blackworms. Most of the time i stick to pre soaked sinking pellets because of this.

[@TheDave333]

Cories are often underfed because they eat very slowly. They can be fed at night which helps.

[@moonpleco5083]

Wow! Corys are so funny. Bloodworms must be tasty for them despite hard to digest. I never suspect that worm can pass through gill cover, later be swallow or spit away 😆. Even Brian lost figh with corry appetite 🤣🤣🤣 As usually perfect video. Excellent reminder that corys, catfish etc. are not trash collectors and must be fed properly.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you so much for watching another one of my videos.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Where did you get them from, Dave?

[@TheDave333]

I ordered them through a local pet store near my house.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@TheDave333 I see. . .

[@sibashishpaul6681]

Very nice

[@TheDave333]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@twasbrillig33]

I have NEVER in my life heard of bloodworm allergy, I've been in the hobby for 35 years. Probably extremely rare.

[@sergeiiakimov3277]

That exactly I wanted to say😊 I used frozen and live bloodwarm for feeding aquarium fish also a lot of my friends used bloodwarm for fishing and nobody had allergy

[@Taryn.aquascaper]

Not so much. I think it’s easier and quicker to collect data these days and make connections. People were probably getting sick from it but news didn’t travel as fast and it was probably mistaken for another type of allergy until enough data came out linking the people allergic reactions to blood worms.

[@yashtapase3821]

Me too

[@jjxtwo1]

I've been in the hobby since 1982 and I am very familiar with this issue. It is widely recognized. It's just something to be aware of. Most people are just fine. But some folks are indeed allergic. Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean that Dave's not correct.

[@jjxtwo1]

​@@sergeiiakimov3277Allergies are like that. Most people can eat peanuts without a problem. Some people can die from even the smallest piece of peanut.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Have you heard of a kampango catfish?

[@TheDave333]

Never heard of them, but I just googled them. Very interesting.

[@AndyAutonomy]

they use their gill to chew and suck the juice

[@TheDave333]

Yes, the pharyngeal teeth.

[@nicksweeney5176]

Firrrrst...!!!

[@TheDave333]

Thanks Nick! You must be very proud of yourself! Please tell all of your fish friends how awesome this channel is. I need more views, more cash, I've got bills to pay. . . 🦈🐟🦐🦠 ❤🐠 🌻🌼🐝🌴🤔🤗🦋

[@nicksweeney5176]

I'm not sayin' I'm better than you, The Dave, but, I am sayin' it was wrong and bad to exploit Brian's death, in the manner which you did. You exploited Brian's death and (graphically) exhibited his resultant corpse, for macabre video content/likes. You need to think about this, The Dave; you need to repent and to pay fair recompense, for your ... sins?

[@TheDave333]

Being a KZbin creator is what I do for a living. . . So, if I have to exploit a few worms in order to put food on the table then so be it. The ends always justify the means. Besides, those worms were getting a little sassy anyway! They needed to be put in their place.

[@nicksweeney5176]

@TheDave333 Ooooh... Suuuure... The old "Sassy Larvae" Loophole. Well, that might work on an average jury, but, this is a Judge Trial; and THIS judge don't budge!

[@TheDave333]

I was depending on the mercy of this court. Apparently, I'll find no mercy here. This is a kangaroo court.

[@nicksweeney5176]

@TheDave333 Well, honestly, no, you won't; not with THAT tone. In all truth, I'm a fair judge. At the one hand, I'm infinitely Just, which means you're in serious trouble; at the other hand, I'm infinitely Merciful, which you have (now had) a shot. You done this to yourself, The Dave. ⚠️☠️⚠️

[@AkbarZeb-p6f]

Flake food is why my cories are such fatasses - because my other fish are dumber than the cories at finding the flakes. =p The baby fish at the top are smarter than the upper-mid-range fish & get more than the adults do.

[@TheDave333]

Those baby fish and fast, and they do love to eat. It's nice to hear that your cories are so fat, they're usually underfed. 😁