Where can I find brown or reddish brown natural looking gravel???? I have had a small debate with other bichir keepers here locally and we are having issues finding the different shades of gravel we see here on MFK. I mean yes we can find black, regular natural quartz gravel and the color dye types of gravel. however we are loooking for something a little more natural looking to help our bichirs color up and nt look so washed out. I have found florite works well however is a bit dusty and can be expessive if trying to fill up a large aquarium. I have get to find a 40-50 pound bag of florite. If anyone in the U.S. has a link on substrate in bulk in natural color tones like browns, reds, greys, etc. I guess what I am getting at is are there any substrates out there that look similar to what our bichirs would be used to in the wild??? If so where can I find them and can I get them in bulk???
Poly gravel types???
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This ^ my ropefish died because he ate gravel, sand is the way to go.
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Gravel is not good for bichirs because the bichir can swallow the gravel which can block its organs. Also, gravel is very rough so it can harm the underbelly and delicate fins of your bichir. plus, sand looks more natural than gravel.
When i first kept bichirs, I started off with the ugly blue gravel that i got from the pet store. It didn't work at all. It looked ugly and unnatural in the tank and my bichirs had very ragged fins from the gravel. I removed it and bought some sand instead. Looks great!
When i first kept bichirs, I started off with the ugly blue gravel that i got from the pet store. It didn't work at all. It looked ugly and unnatural in the tank and my bichirs had very ragged fins from the gravel. I removed it and bought some sand instead. Looks great!
I have my fish on sand now. They all looked washed out. I see they do however make color sands now. I see bichirs and lungs kept on course and fine sand successfully all the time. I have kept mine on both with no issues. I could see if we were talking sting rays. To each is own.
If you want your bichirs to stand out in color, try the black quartz sand or the reddish sand (forgot the name). The bichir's colors will change depending on the substrate color. For the black sand, the bichir's body will become darker while for the reddish sands, it creates a great contrast with the bichirs.
