Best foods for conditioning Pigmy Cory
Corydoras pygmaeus
Group: Cory Catfish • Genus: Corydoras
Conditioning is useful when preparing Pigmy Cory for breeding, helping recovery, or building body condition. Foods on this page are scored with a higher-fat target than adult staples and may be too rich as an everyday-only food.
Diet group: Bottom feeders • Life stage: Conditioning
⚠️ Use intentionally: Conditioning foods work best for short periods or as part of a varied diet.
Top-Rated Foods for Pigmy Cory (Conditioning)
Scores are heuristic and explained on each food detail page.
- • Ingredient list starts with Cereals.
- • Protein 36.0% sits within the Bottom feeders target range for this life stage.
- • Fat 9.0% is within the conditioning range — good for breeding prep and recovery.
- • Pellet size Micro matches the nano size band.
- • Format Pellet suits bottom-oriented feeding.
- • Ingredient list starts with Mealworm.
- • Protein 41.5% sits within the Bottom feeders target range for this life stage.
- • Fat 8.7% is within the conditioning range — good for breeding prep and recovery.
- • Format Pellet suits bottom-oriented feeding.
- • Pellet size Small may not align with the nano size band.
- • Ingredient list starts with Sardines.
- • Protein 46.0% sits within the Bottom feeders target range for this life stage.
- • Fat 8.0% is within the conditioning range — good for breeding prep and recovery.
- • Format Pellet suits bottom-oriented feeding.
- • Pellet size Small may not align with the nano size band.
- • Ingredient list starts with Wheat Flour.
- • Fat 10.0% is within the conditioning range — good for breeding prep and recovery.
- • Pellet size Micro matches the nano size band.
- • Protein 50.0% falls outside the target range for this life stage.
- • Format Granule is less typical for bottom-oriented feeding.
- • Ingredient list starts with Black Soldier Fly Larvae.
- • Protein 40.0% sits within the Bottom feeders target range for this life stage.
- • Fat 12.0% is within the conditioning range — good for breeding prep and recovery.
- • Pellet size Medium may not align with the nano size band.
- • Format Granule is less typical for bottom-oriented feeding.
How scoring changes by life stage
We score foods against macro ranges for your fish's diet group. Life stage adjusts those ranges:
- Fry: higher protein and energy needs, lower tolerance for high fibre
- Juvenile: higher protein and slightly higher fat than adults
- Adult: balanced staple ranges for everyday feeding
- Conditioning: higher-fat ranges for breeding prep and recovery
How AquaIndex Scores Food for Pigmy Cory
Scores are calculated using AquaIndex's nutrition model, which evaluates ingredient quality, protein sources, macro targets, and species-specific suitability factors. How we score foods.
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