So I am planning on plating my 75 loach/catfish tank during the summer and I want to plan ahead. I have a couple questions; but before I start, the stocking I have currently in the tank is in my signiture, but the stocking planned for the planted tank is: 1-2 more yoyo loaches, 3-4 Zebra Loaches, my common pleco, my clown pleco, my 2 weather loaches. I will most likely be giving away my: Spotted Pictus, 4-line pictus, bumblebee catfish, and MAYBE the ladder loaches.
Only reason is because they get 8 inches Back on track. At the moment the substrate is play sand and everyone seems to love it. The only issue I have been thinking about is my common pleco. He's pushing 9 inches and every time I do a water change,he digs in the sand to his liking, which leads into the plant issue. I don't want him digging up the plants, let alone messing up the setup.
So I've been thinking, would it be okay to get round gravel like in rivers for the loaches? Or will it be a problem because the weather loaches are always squirming around and I don't want them to get scratched.
I'm sorry for having such a long story or too much information, but any advice is much appriciated
But here is one of the gravels I've been thinking of:
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Only reason is because they get 8 inches Back on track. At the moment the substrate is play sand and everyone seems to love it. The only issue I have been thinking about is my common pleco. He's pushing 9 inches and every time I do a water change,he digs in the sand to his liking, which leads into the plant issue. I don't want him digging up the plants, let alone messing up the setup.
So I've been thinking, would it be okay to get round gravel like in rivers for the loaches? Or will it be a problem because the weather loaches are always squirming around and I don't want them to get scratched.
I'm sorry for having such a long story or too much information, but any advice is much appriciated
But here is one of the gravels I've been thinking of:
(Last post) http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums...134159&page=12
