i have decided to keep banjo catfish, but before i add them, im going to change my fine gravel into very fine sand and i was wondering what type would be best, i need something fine enough for them to burrow in easily and safely. any ideas?
thanks, jamie
I have black flourite sand at home and white play sand at work. I think the black sand looks more "natural" in that its not quite jet black, its more of a black/brown potting soil color. Seems finer than the play sand. The play sand however is "cleaner". The flourite was a real mess for like a week. Couldn't see my finger in the tank unless I pressed it against the glass...looked like a muddy puddle. Its fine now though, unless I really stir it up.
I think what it comes down to is what your tanks inhabitants will look better in. At work with the play sand I have albino corys, I like that they kinda blend into it like little ghosts. At home I have peppered corys and bright community fish that really stand out against the dark sand...which is important to me because my daughter has very poor vision and only in one eye. I wanted the fish to be as visible as possible.
After googling the fish in question, I'd recommend play sand. That fish would completely disappear in the black flourite sand, you'd never see it again. lol Although the fish would probably prefer that.
Come to think of it, I saw some of these in a LFS and I thought they were dead till I informed the owner and he came along and, after I pointed them out and he actually saw them, he poked them till they realized playing dead wasn't working anymore. Heres the site I looked at, they mention the visibility issue.
[URL="http
/aqualandpetsplus.com/Catfish"]http/aqualandpetsplus.com/Catfish, Banjo.htm[/URL]
Weird, you have to copy and paste that link, there actually is a space in it that supposed to be there. Didn't know that could work in a url.
