Young Cardinal Tetra food

[FishkeepingNewb]

We just got 23 juvenile Cardinal Tetras. I have Micro Pellets and Omega flakes. They are so little even the micro pellets are too big for some of them and the flakes haven’t really reached them. I remember seeing a food that you just stick to the glass and they eat but I can’t find it on the Co-op page. Any suggestions on what to feed them? I have:

Hikari Crab Cuisine

Xtreme sinking wafers

Omega One freshwater flakes

Hikari Tropical Micro Pellets

Vibra Bites

Xtreme Betta Pellets 

I also have some frozen Bloodworms and some frozen Brine Shrimp but I think I understand these should just be more treats than a regular feeding thing.

 

I alternate the food for my snails, shrimp, Betta and Corydoras. Any suggestions are loved and welcomed!

 

Edited November 7, 2020 by FishkeepingNewb
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[Tom__in_Maryland]

use green water

[Ryo Watanabe]

Crush the food you have now to make it finer or more powder like. I think that’ll work. Or get the Aquarium Co-Op fry food or even the X-Treme Krill flake which you can easily crunch up into small pieces for the fish to eat.

[FishkeepingNewb]

2 hours ago, Ryo Watanabe said:

Crush the food you have now to make it finer or more powder like. I think that’ll work. Or get the Aquarium Co-Op fry food or even the X-Treme Krill flake which you can easily crunch up into small pieces for the fish to eat.

Thanks! I’ll try crushing the stuff I already have. I have flakes, but they kinda just get sucked up into filter before they sink to middle level. What do you think of the Sera tabs that stick to the glass? I noticed @cory doesn’t sell anymore...are they not a preferred way anymore?

[Mychala]

They changed the formula and they fall apart too fast for most people now. I believe that's why they don't sell them anymore.

[Augustjd27]

Frozen baby brine could be a good option. It's likely the place you get frozen adult brine and bloodworms would have them. You could also try ordering Golden Pearls from brine shrimp direct if you're more leaning towards a dry food.

[Nataku]

Frozen baby brine is a good option to help put weight and size on fast if you dont want to set up a baby brine shrimo hatchery of your own. 

Crush up the food you have currently into smaller pieces is the next easy fix. I use an electric coffee grinder  (not the same one my husband uses for coffee!) To grind up aquarium related stuff. They're maybe 20 bucks at Walmart. Probably cheaper online. But a few seconds in that and your flakes or pellets will be a powder. Which will be much more bite size for the little cardinals. I've played this game before myself with cardinals. They do have tiny mouths.