Dirty Sand

[lankey89]

I recently switched to sand after looking at some of the tanks on the forum. How do you all keep it so clean ? ? i know HOW to clean it but within a day there's a layer of rubbish back on the surface. Any way of sustaining a good look ?

 

[DoyouWantsum]

If you can get some corries.

They keep the sand tidy

 

[lankey89]

kk, got quite a lot of fish so nearly fully stocked so might jus put a few in. cheers

 

[CBTF]

Yup. My sand rarely needs to be cleaned, cories rock. If you want, i hear malaysian trumpet snails do that too but you might end up with 3000 of them

 

[rEvolution27]

Yup. My sand rarely needs to be cleaned, cories rock. If you want, i hear malaysian trumpet snails do that too but you might end up with 3000 of them

would cories eat the fish poo? wat a second that doesn't make sence, they'll just poop it out again...
I just added some sand to the tank (one corner since that river sand is so hard to clean) and my idiot swordtail keeps trying to eat it. He's a little dim. One time he looked like he was choking, but then he just went down and got some more.

 

[love_fish]

They wont eat the poo, that you have to take care of on your own. Just hold your vacuum right above the sand and itll pick it right up.

 

[lankey89]

Problem is though my plec is constantly at it. cant keep up with him

 

[DoyouWantsum]

Yup. My sand rarely needs to be cleaned, cories rock. If you want, i hear malaysian trumpet snails do that too but you might end up with 3000 of them

I also have Rock Shrimp (also known as fan shrimp, i think?) in my tank, they turn the soil over and are awsome to watch.

 

[Ryan.170]

hi
I had sand in my tank for a year or so and i found out that my sand was getting very dirty. i ask people y this would be and they told me it might be because of over feeding or over stocking 2 times a week i just held the vacuum over the top of the sand and it would pick up all the uneaten food and poo.

good luck

 

[CFC]

How big is the tank?

 

[Ziggy25]

what are cories??

 

[catxx]

corydora catfish