I think for my Midas I have found a good balance between what the fish likes and what will sustain the look of the tank without huge holes and piles of gravel/sand. The rocks are from a local river and most all are too heavy for him to even budge. Now that might (doubt it) change as he hits full adult size, but for now it's perfect. The substrate is Flourite which gives the dirty bottom look without the dirt which is the look I am going for, kinda like some flooded woodlands or an edge of the CA lakes. Anyway the pictures below show how ths look stays the same even after he has been digging. The rocks stay in place an he can only go so deep. No more bare bottom craters or gavel drifts up the side of the tank. Just thought I would share my luck with this Midas and his tank. Thanks for looking.
Midas aquascaping
- Thread starter joecoulson
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Very nice idea, the fish won't aquascape for you this way. The fluorite will likely harden the water a bit, which Midas prefer a slightly hard environment anyway if I'm not mistaken. I used to use Dolomite in my CA tanks for these reasons as well.
Have any pics of the Midas?
Have any pics of the Midas?
I like the natural set up you have going on. I had tried to mix in stones like you did but could not find the right colors. My gravel has lots of tans and brown; while all I find are more greyish. Just does not have that natural look of rocks that have broken down over time. I need to go down to a local creek and have a look. Nice job, once again!
DMD123;4743407; said:
If you have a creek near you, I suggest getting out there (when it warms up maybe?) and wading around and kicking up the dirt under the water, found most of mine like that. You get a good mix of colors that way.
Thanks for the compliment.
xinchavoc;4743894; said:
I second that, both fish and tank look very nice, can't wait to see the little bugger full grown
