Colured Gravel?

[ajbettle]

does colured gravel look good with plants and decor, or wud a natural gravel look best in a well lite tank? or is it just down 2 personal taste? ...n e way if anybody has coloured gravel cud they tell me wat it looks best with..or the best colours? cheers!

 

[big mick]

What do you think of this?

 

[FishOwner]

Whatever you like is what you should go with! It is after all your tank!

 

[ajbettle]

thinking about it and looking at some pics, i think the natural pea gravel looks best..thanks!

 

[big mick]

I much prefer the natural look, that tank is the only one without sand.

 

[helsekia]

I always think sand is the nicest substrate but it is a very personal thing and you should go with what you like the look of

 

[Dude]

personaly i love black sand

it makes your plants and fish stand out sooo much

from my experience
i dont recommend white sand it is bright on the eyes

but it depends on what you like...

black allso looks natural

lol Just for your infomation .

 

[ajbettle]

went to lfs last nite and they had a via-aqua 380 display tank with mini black gravel and black neon tetras with a 3D background.....................stunning ?one question..is black gravel harder to maintain as u cant c the fish waste and dont no which bit to clean..sorry newbie question...agian...! cheers!

 

[DazedNCoNfUsEd]

Hey, I'm about to get a new 55 gal and I'm trying to figure out what kind of substrate to use also. This is website has hundreds of pics of different tanks you can look through and get some ideas,


http/www.ratemyfishtank.com

WARNING: Also some gruesome stuff here.


http/www.ratemyfishtank.com/enlarge.php/imID731

 

[The-Wolf]

most of my tanks have pool filter sand which look very natural and great
however I have on tank with black gravel and I think this also looks "natural"

substrate is a personal choice although you should take into account your fishes needs
no point having gravel for certain fsh when they like to hide/sift sand

 

[ajbettle]

cheers all, it was becoz im getting cardinal tetras and they prefer a black substrate and i think it looks sinister and looks different!

ps: i didnt see anthing gruesome ???

 

[DazedNCoNfUsEd]

Click on this link

http/www.ratemyfishtank.com/enlarge.php/imID731

Don't see anything wrong with that?

 

[ajbettle]

omg...didnt see that, r they oscars?

 

[Captain Retardo]

If you search around the website, there are some cool tanks...there are also some tanks like the link that DazedNConfused (Go Led Zeppelin!) showed you.

I personally like the natural look much better! You can't beat nature!