Substrate for my stock list?

[KyAsh]

Can someone tell me what substrate will be best for my stock list? It is for our 200g tank that they will get transferred to in the next 2 months. Right now they have gravel.

My stock for the 200g will be as follows:

5 Angels
5 Bala Sharks
3 Clown Loaches (although have read they need to be 5 so may pick up 2 more)
1 Black Ghost Knife
2 ID Sharks
1 Columbian (may be switched to a brackish set up before this all happens)

 

[fishmamma]

Sand - make sure it's not sharp.. something small to medium sized would be ok.. I suggest this only because of the CL's..

 

[KyAsh]

I think the BGK and ID sharks like sand as well so that is what I was leaning towards, just wanted a 2nd opinion.

 

[brackishdude]

pool filter sand , with MTsnails to keep it stirred. The columbian is definately brackish, prefers large groups, and get very large quickly, though the last is true of most of these fish. Don't forget to post pics when your done!

 

[aclockworkorange]

I'd recommend getting rid of the ID sharks and columbian. Clown loaches do a lot better in groups of a dozen or more, and you've got the tank space, so that's what I would add.

 

[predatorfish1]

id sharks get big and will eat clown loaches. everything else is fine

 

[talal101]

yeah id sharks would get pretty big in a short amount of time, and its hard getting rid of large fish because not many people have tanks over 100G