Gravel

[lynne47]

Afternoon all,
Recently set up tank of communal fish, of which I have 3 khuli loaches that I think are to active and distract you. I am thinking of setting up a seperate tank specifically for them. I have a spare tank with an undergravel filter that I am going to use but was wondering if in fact gravel would be best.
Would I be better to use something else?
If so what?
Heres a pic of my tank.





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[rsands]

UGF have varied opinions. some say they are fine but when they need cleaned it means ripping out everything from the tank which would stress the fish

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

UGF's tend to not offer very good filtration are can be difficult to clean, they're pretty old fashioned by the standards of most filters today- khuli loaches have also been known to get trapped in UFG's.

Personally i would advise a sand substrate and a different form of filtration as sand substrate is much better for khuli loaches as it is easier for them to feed off and is also easier to keep clean .

 

[*Fishkies*]

Personally i would advise a sand substrate and a different form of filtration as sand substrate is much better for khuli loaches as it is easier for them to feed off and is also easier to keep clean .

Agree