Play sand, convicts, and catfish

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biggie357

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Ive just recently replaced my old black gravel with some pre-washed (and then thoroughly washed) play sand from home depot. Heres some pictures with a few shots of the gravel texture as well.



Roughest gravel textures. the black is small pieces of the old gravel
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the smoother sand
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Both convicts love to dig in the sand
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Featherfin has dug out an entire corner
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the big dirty upside down cat
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whole tank shot. looks a little dirty but i was messin with my flash and distance
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albino channel cat
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currently 4 tinfoil barbs, 1 pleco, 1 featherfin cat, 1 upside down cat, 2 convict cichlids, 1 albino channel cat
 
Nice tank and fish. What are your plans with that channel cat in the future? They grow pretty darn fast. I use to have a one over 2 feet that l kept in my koi pond.
 
Vicious_Fish said:
Nice tank and fish. What are your plans with that channel cat in the future? They grow pretty darn fast. I use to have a one over 2 feet that l kept in my koi pond.
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I have a 120 gallon in storage but that is a last resort because im living upstairs right now, and i don't wanna take the chance on the floor trying to hold that much weight. im really hoping maybe keeping him in a slightly smaller tank (like this 40 when a few others have migrated on) will stunt his growth a bit. im not into the monster fish really.

If i really start to have trouble i wont fight to keep him, theres a lot of LFS in an hours drive or so that would take him at any size. I just dont wanna get rid of it either... i tend to get attached to my fish lol
 
update: first day cleaning the sand! for those who are interested in the substrate

i took my normal gravity-powered gravel cleaner and skimmed it across the surface of the sand. since i took those pictures last, there's about 4 new spots where they've dug to the glass, so they really seem to be moving the sand around a lot. All of the poop was just sitting on the top of the sand collecting in a few small areas. i moved all the sand around after to release any gasses or trapped poo, and to my surprise it was VERY clean, with no odour. I plan on doing these just like a normal gravel tank, with a change and vacuum every 2 weeks.

But for those interested in "upgrading" to play sand, i say go for it. The fish love it, and it looks great!
 
good looking tank and fish
 
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