Best Substrate for Goldie only Tank?

Ninkylou

Ninkylou

The Wet Gang
Mar 10, 2006
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Birmingham, AL
Okay so I bought this 72 g tank and it came with the ugliest gravel, and it is kind of sharp in places (no no for Jabbu the Bubble Eye). The tank is unplanted and I want to replace the gravel.

I have some Malaysian Trumpet Snails on order and I know that they like to burrow.

I do not know what would be the best substrate for the tank, the smaller tank I had River Stones and liked the look of that but do not know if that will suit for the snails, and good detris removal, they were quite large so the fishies could not get them in the mouth too.

The tank is in the living room and is a show tank, so i do want it to look good too, any suggestions on a safe, visually appealing substrate. Perhaps something different that I have not thought of.

Suggestions on color too, i am more into a natural look than all the funky colors you can get.
 
River rock gravel is likely to be a good option. I have it in my 55gal, but I don't have goldies in there, mostly smaller fish. It usually comes in some nice mixed earth tones and is pretty smooth.
The type I have is pebble sized, but you might want to try to find something a little larger for goldfish so they won't pick it up with their mouths. It's not very hard to clean as long as you use a siphon, and stays pretty loose.
About your snails, I also have some mts's and they seem to do well with it so I wouldn't worry much. They like to climb through and cleanup for you, which is very good because it aerates the substrate.~Angela
 
How bout' sand? Goldfish often pick up gravel from the bottom of the tank searching for a bite to eat. sometimes the goldfish will pick up a piece that is to big to expel and then you will have to remove this from thier mouth. So in, in the purpose of not having to remove a pice of gravel from a goldfishes mouth, Use sand! :)
 
The best stuff i have ever used is Tahitan moon sand, It is jet black and settles very quickly in the water. I have rays, arowana & tiger shovelnose in with this sand and it works & LOOKS great. Fairly cheep too I think i paid 14.00 for a 20 pound bag. good stuff. also fish love to sift through the sand looking for food.
 
less is best

to really make the ones who breath with thier nozes and for the gill guys i found that actually a really good light may :dive2: be even colored and always floressent and a really intresting back drop you know the back glass of the tank and the fish guys alone really make a tank special once i used for a back drop taped ofcourse on the outside back of the tank a large macyes like shopping bag that had amarbelized effect to it to much gravel sand rocks wood or stupid pirate ships always find a way to collect fish waste and other toxens in the h2o just a thought
 
I was thinking of using the brightley colored gravel for my goldfish tank. Would this be a wrong choice because of it being small?
 
Small is good, but you want to get either the smallest gravel you can get(normal gravel runs the risk of it getting caught in the goldies mouth) or get really large goldies(who have mouths to big to get a piece of gravel stuck in).
 
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