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Sinking wafers

Dry foods

Sinking wafers

For: Corydoras, loaches, bottom feeders

How to feed: Feed in the evening after lights dim.

Examples you may see in shops: Hikari Sinking Wafers, Tetra Pro Wafers. Not endorsements.

Who eats it

191 species

German blue ramMikrogeophagus ramirezi

Moderate4.2 cm27–30 °C

Bolivian ramMikrogeophagus altispinosus

Moderate8 cm24–28 °C

Cockatoo dwarf cichlidApistogramma cacatuoides

Moderate7.5 cm24–28 °C

KribensisPelvicachromis pulcher

Easy10 cm24–27 °C

Peacock cichlidAulonocara stuartgranti

Moderate13 cm24–28 °C

Bronze corydorasOsteogaster aenea

Easy7.5 cm22–26 °C

Panda corydorasHoplisoma panda

Easy5 cm22–25 °C

Sterbai corydorasHoplisoma sterbai

Easy6.5 cm24–28 °C

Julii corydorasHoplisoma trilineatum

Easy6 cm22–26 °C

Zebra plecoHypancistrus zebra

Moderate8 cm26–30 °C

Gold nugget plecoBaryancistrus xanthellus

Moderate22 cm27–32 °C

Red tail catfishPhractocephalus hemioliopterus

Hard130 cm21–26 °C

Tiger shovelnose catfishPseudoplatystoma fasciatum

Hard100 cm22–26 °C

Kuhli loachPangio kuhlii

Easy10 cm21–26 °C

Clown loachChromobotia macracanthus

Moderate30 cm25–30 °C

Yoyo loachBotia almorhae

Moderate16 cm19–27.5 °C

Zebra loachBotia striata

Moderate9 cm23–26 °C

Dojo loachMisgurnus anguillicaudatus

Moderate28 cm18–23 °C

Siamese algae eaterCrossocheilus langei

Moderate15 cm24–26 °C

Chinese algae eaterGyrinocheilus aymonieri

Moderate28 cm22–26 °C

Rainbow snakeheadChanna bleheri

Easy17 cm14–28 °C

Senegal bichirPolypterus senegalus

Moderate50 cm24–28 °C

RopefishErpetoichthys calabaricus

Moderate40 cm24–28 °C

Elephantnose fishGnathonemus petersii

Hard23 cm24–28 °C

Bumblebee gobyBrachygobius doriae

Moderate3.5 cm24–28 °C

Black ghost knifefishApteronotus albifrons

Moderate50 cm24–28 °C

Peacock eelMacrognathus siamensis

Moderate30 cm24–28 °C

African dwarf frogHymenochirus boettgeri

Moderate3.5 cm20–25 °C

African clawed frogXenopus laevis

Easy12 cm18–24 °C

AxolotlAmbystoma mexicanum

Moderate30 cm15–18 °C

Chinese fire-bellied newtHypselotriton orientalis

Easy8 cm15–22 °C

Paddle-tail newtPachytriton brevipes

Yellow-tail aceiPseudotropheus sp. 'acei'

Easy15 cm24–28 °C

Pelican cichlidFossorochromis rostratus

Moderate24.4 cm25–29 °C

Multi shell dwellerNeolamprologus multifasciatus

Easy4 cm24–27 °C

Similis shell dwellerNeolamprologus similis

Moderate5 cm24–27 °C

Brevis shell dwellerNeolamprologus brevis

Easy5.5 cm24–27 °C

Ocellated shell dwellerLamprologus ocellatus

Easy5.8 cm24–27 °C

Yellow sand cichlidXenotilapia flavipinnis

Hard9 cm24–27 °C

Eretmodus cyanostictusEretmodus cyanostictus

Hard9 cm24–28 °C

Lionhead cichlidSteatocranus casuarius

Moderate10 cm24–28 °C

Cupid cichlidBiotodoma cupido

Moderate12 cm24–28 °C

Altifrons eartheaterGeophagus altifrons

Moderate25 cm26–30 °C

Red hump eartheaterGeophagus steindachneri

Moderate20 cm24–28 °C

Redstriped eartheaterGeophagus surinamensis

Moderate25 cm22–25 °C

Pearl cichlidGeophagus brasiliensis

Moderate28 cm18–26 °C

Tapajos red head eartheaterGeophagus pyrocephalus

Moderate25 cm26–30 °C

Threadfin eartheaterSatanoperca daemon

Hard25 cm24–28 °C

Demon eartheaterSatanoperca jurupari

Hard25 cm20–28 °C

Paraguay eartheaterGymnogeophagus balzanii

Moderate20 cm21–25 °C

Striped eartheaterGymnogeophagus rhabdotus

Moderate12 cm20–25 °C

Threadfin acaraAcarichthys heckelii

Moderate20 cm24–28 °C

Pike cichlidCrenicichla lepidota

Moderate20.9 cm22–28 °C

Regan's pike cichlidWallaciia regani

Hard10.5 cm24–27 °C

Johanna's pike cichlidLugubria johanna

Moderate30 cm23–26 °C

Lugubris pike cichlidLugubria lugubris

Hard40 cm27–29 °C

Adolf's coryHoplisoma adolfoi

Easy6 cm20–26 °C

Salt-and-pepper coryHoplisoma habrosum

Easy3.5 cm20–26 °C

Dwarf coryGastrodermus hastatus

Easy3.2 cm20–26 °C

Bandit coryHoplisoma metae

Easy5 cm20–26 °C

And 131 more in the encyclopedia.