itiwhetu Naturally First Pet of the Month 🎖️ Joined Apr 29, 2012 Messages 8,825 Reaction score 6,597 Location Hokitika, New Zealand Sep 15, 2022 #61 Ridgerunner said: I screwed up by not knowing better. I put in small gravel and later got cories. They seem to do OK on the gravel; they are fat and happy. Click to expand... Your Cory's will do just fine on the gravel, don't panic
Ridgerunner said: I screwed up by not knowing better. I put in small gravel and later got cories. They seem to do OK on the gravel; they are fat and happy. Click to expand... Your Cory's will do just fine on the gravel, don't panic
sharkweek178 Fish Herder Tank of the Month 🏆 Joined Aug 3, 2022 Messages 1,990 Reaction score 2,085 Location Pittsburgh Sep 16, 2022 #62 Ridgerunner said: I screwed up by not knowing better. I put in small gravel and later got cories. They seem to do OK on the gravel; they are fat and happy. Click to expand... You can change your substrate if you want. I did that going from gravel to sand. I think it's better to not do it all at once though. I only did a quarter at a time to give the beneficial bacteria on the substrate a chance to replenish itself.
Ridgerunner said: I screwed up by not knowing better. I put in small gravel and later got cories. They seem to do OK on the gravel; they are fat and happy. Click to expand... You can change your substrate if you want. I did that going from gravel to sand. I think it's better to not do it all at once though. I only did a quarter at a time to give the beneficial bacteria on the substrate a chance to replenish itself.