Help picking substrate?

[EricJ7182]

I'm going to purchase a 90 gallon tank for some festae that I have and I'm debating between pea gravel and pool filter sand as a substrate. I've had them in tanks over PF sand and 3m black quartz previously. The quartz made them darken up considerably IMO, and the PF sand I had them over is white with a grayish tint. I'm curious to everyone's results color wise( if any) in their fish with festae over pea gravel vs a very bright white PF sand. Thanks


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[Gill Blue]

usually, the darker the environment, the darker the fish.

 

[EricJ7182]

This is true, I'm trying avoid this, as it will cause the festae to not show off their true vivid coloration.


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[rwellbaum]

how about a mixture of WPFS and Black Diamond Blasting sand?

 

[EricJ7182]

how about a mixture of WPFS and Black Diamond Blasting sand?

Does anyone have any pictures of this? I'd hate to mix it all together then realize I don't like it afterwards.


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[rwellbaum]

Does anyone have any pictures of this? I'd hate to mix it all together then realize I don't like it afterwards.


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Here is a couple of pics of a few of my fish... you can see my sand mixture in the pics... i have around 35% black & 65% white sand.

if you want it darker then add more black, if you want it lighter then add more white

 

[EricJ7182]

Here is a couple of pics of a few of my fish... you can see my sand mixture in the pics... i have around 35% black & 65% white sand.
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if you want it darker then add more black, if you want it lighter then add more white

Ty for the pics def giving me ideas


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[EricJ7182]

What is a really bright white PFS. All the ones I find are tan.


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[moosemj]

I like that mix, it looks nice. I currently have pool filter sand and a little play sand, but that looks awesome.

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