Is this aquarium gravel okay?

[BlazerBuddy]

I found this aquarium gravel on Amazon for $2.59 and decided to buy 3 bags. Totally oblivious to the fact that some of these reviews were saying it killed their Betta... I just saw 11,021 ratings and thought it would be good. Would this gravel be okay if I had a Betta?

Link- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TGMLXM/?tag=ff0d01-20

 

[The603]

I'm no expert, way too many bad reviews for me, I wouldn't chance it.

 

[BlazerBuddy]

I'm no expert, way too many bad reviews for me, I wouldn't chance it.

Okay! Do you think the white version would be better? The reviews seemed to hate on the black paint coming off.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DCVPL4E/?tag=ff0d01-20

 

[Byron]

White is the worst colour you can have for a substrate. Light reflects off white, and this can be problematic for fish, as it is completely unnatural.

The other thing to worry about is what this is made of; white is often calcareous, which will increase GH and pH. There are times when this can be advantageous (for hardwater fish species), but not with a betta or soft water fish. If coated somehow, the white may come off as much as the black.

I had black gravel back in the 1980's and after a few months the black began coming off revealing blue gravel. I got it out of the fish tanks pronto.

All of these gravels are advertised as good under Glo lighting...do you have that? I would get a basic neutral hue sand or fine gravel for a betta tank. It will not stress the betta, and the beautiful colours of the fish will be displayed.

 

[ThatFishGirl6231]

get natural sand or something. any gravel that’s painted can be toxic for your fish. i used to have natural gravel, that was a bit more expensive but it didn’t have paint that could rub off and my fish were fine.

 

[BlazerBuddy]

White is the worst colour you can have for a substrate. Light reflects off white, and this can be problematic for fish, as it is completely unnatural.

The other thing to worry about is what this is made of; white is often calcareous, which will increase GH and pH. There are times when this can be advantageous (for hardwater fish species), but not with a betta or soft water fish. If coated somehow, the white may come off as much as the black.

I had black gravel back in the 1980's and after a few months the black began coming off revealing blue gravel. I got it out of the fish tanks pronto.

All of these gravels are advertised as good under Glo lighting...do you have that? I would get a basic neutral hue sand or fine gravel for a betta tank. It will not stress the betta, and the beautiful colours of the fish will be displayed.

Would this be good?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085BTKNR7/?tag=ff0d01-20

 

[ThatFishGirl6231]

yes, but the reviews are saying the pebbles are bigger than expected. one said they are the size of a quarter.

 

[ThatFishGirl6231]

if you want something small (same size as glofish gravel) these look good.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OTSPDA/?tag=ff0d01-20

 

[Sunnyspots]

Btw is Flower Mound a reference to Bloodborne?

 

[Essjay]

According to google maps, it's a place in Texas.

 

[Sunnyspots]

According to google maps, it's a place in Texas.

Aaah. I thought I'd found a gamer compadre!

 

[Essjay]

I cheated - I clicked on his location and it opened google maps in a new tab

 

[The603]

if you want something small (same size as glofish gravel) these look good.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OTSPDA/?tag=ff0d01-20

This is what I have in my 55 freshwater, looks really nice, never had an issue with it in over a year.