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Fish talk => Catfish & Loach Discussion => Topic started by: zoezealand on September 03, 2006, 03:20:51 PM

Title: substrate for b/n
Post by: zoezealand on September 03, 2006, 03:20:51 PM
hello,

just wondering if anyone has used peat moss or coir peat (sp.) as a b/n substrate, any noticable pros or cons?

what else do people use other than boring gravel?

thanks
kathryn
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Post by: davo0903 on September 03, 2006, 04:04:05 PM
I know they're not a big fan of sand. I have a couple in my big tank, and since the sand went in they don't go on the tank floor any more. They are keeping to the glass and the rocks.
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Post by: zoezealand on September 04, 2006, 06:22:17 PM
that's interesting, I would've thought they would like sand because it is closer to their natural habitat
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Post by: SeaMonKeY on September 04, 2006, 09:27:04 PM
Im puttin marbel chip in my 6ft tank n putting my peppermint BN in there was told they would love it
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Post by: RJ_Archer on September 07, 2006, 07:56:23 PM
u can use marble chip, but the only thing is that they will grow heaps slow cause of the high PH
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Post by: zoezealand on September 17, 2006, 04:26:28 PM
I tried the peat, and the seemed to like it (they could bury themselves, yet it was light enough for them to move about, so they could sucker onto the glass)

but the filter didn't, it was to light so kept clogging up the filter