best substrate for jack dempseys

[huntery18]

hey guys so my jack dempseys are not very colorful and someone pointed out that since my gravel is brown it wont have there color pop so i went and picked up some black gravel, but is gravel better or should i go with sand, currently i have a aqueon water changer with a 25 foot hose that i use to clean my gravel, i was worried this would suck up the sand. also im not sure which one is ideal for JD thanks.

 

[huntery18]

Also what background is best for making there colors pop, like a black?

 

[white specter crayfish]

Black I think the would be the best color, as for the type, I would say go for tiles if possible, you could also spray paint a piece of cardboard black and slip it under the tank.

 

[Gourami Swami]

Either one is fine, you might suck up a little bit of sand when you do your WC's, there is a technique to it that you will learn, you have to just skim the top. Or you can go with a large enough grain of sand that it can be vacuumed.
Brown or black, the fish don't care, it's up to you

 

[huntery18]

Either one is fine, you might suck up a little bit of sand when you do your WC's, there is a technique to it that you will learn, you have to just skim the top. Or you can go with a large enough grain of sand that it can be vacuumed.
Brown or black, the fish don't care, it's up to you

i just noticed my fish are so dull and i want to have there color really pop so im gonna go black, i like the look of sand but dont want to suck it up during wc