Corydoras and flourite

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I'm thinking about getting a group of panda corys for my 65g (6 or 7), but concerned about the substrate. Flourite isn't smooth like gravel, but doesn't appear to have very sharp edges either - can anyone tell me if corys will be harmed by flourite?
I'm also hesitating because the tank is heavily planted, and doesn't really get gravel vacs - just the surface skimmed during weekly water changes. Will fish waste on/in the substrate be detrimental to their health?
All my specs and info are in my signature link. Thanks guys :)
 
just put a small layer of pea gravel on top and you will be fine. I have a heavilly planted tank and so i don't gravel vac too heavilly but my corys seem very happy.
 
Cories should be fine. Make sure the water quality is very good in the tank, and make surethe cories get a healthy and varied diet and their barbs will do just fine.
 
cloud said:
just put a small layer of pea gravel on top and you will be fine. I have a heavilly planted tank and so i don't gravel vac too heavilly but my corys seem very happy.
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I should have mentioned, I don't want to alter the substrate. I love the look of flourite, and I'm constantly uprooting and replanting the stem plants so anything added would soon be mixed in and look unattractive.

Thanks for the replies guys, I guess the next step is to try and find some healthy pandas :)
 
"I'm constantly uprooting and replanting the stem plants"

There's going to be some silt floating around every time there is significant movement, no matter how much you rinse the stuff before you put it in. If you are that active around your plants, you may want to reconsider flourite..unless you don't mind waiting for things to settle afterward.
 
The tank has been up and running (with flourite) for some time now. I find that anything that's stirred up quickly settles; silt isn't too much of an issue. I usually uproot plants very slowly and only do one section of the tank at a time to avoid stirring up large portions of the substrate. I don't regret the flourite at all - the plants seem to love it, and I really like the way it looks :)
My main concern was that the conditions in my tank might not be suitable for corys, and that's been alleviated :D
 
Aquaclear makes some very good powerheads and a very nice qiuckfilter that attaches to the powerhead. The quickfilter acts just like a diatom filter and polishs the water in no time at all. If you buy online like at big al's you can get both the powerhead and the filter for less than $20 +s&h.
 
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