Aspen35
Fish Crazy
Can plecos do okay in a bare bottom tank? ( rubber lipped)
the tank is mostly bare bottom.
the tank is mostly bare bottom.
Yesdoes sand work okay?
So I should get sand for my betta tank? Its got gravel for now and I'm getting play sand next week.Fish exposed to a bare tank floor will readily pick up bacterial problems that will not occur with a substrate (unless the grains are too large, that's another problem).
I agree, its a natural additive to their diet that helps them to develop and aids in digestion.Plecs also need wood to graze on.
So I should get sand for my betta tank? Its got gravel for now and I'm getting play sand next week.
And you just made it easier I'll be changing his substrate to sand and I also will make it beach looking (nope I swear).As you have no substrate fish it is up to you. Gravel that is pea gravel is the largest you want (this is effective in Central American biotopes for example, where there are no substrate fish to worry about), and anything smaller is better and better. Sand is a good substrate material.
You're not the only one hereI cringe at the sight of seeing bottom dwellers on gravel/rocks but that’s my opinion.