Steve_89 said:
stirring up the gravel/sand sometimes will also stir up harmful bacteria tt can be harmful to the fish.
Whats the deal with 10" + Aro's with bare tanks????
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stirring up the gravel/sand sometimes will also stir up harmful bacteria tt can be harmful to the fish.
i prefer bare bottom since i like the fish more that the fishtank itself. also, with messy eaters, i prefer bare so i can scoop out any uneaten food or fish droppings in there on a daily basis.
Are you refering to aneroebic bacteria in deep sand beds? If not its the first i've every heard of harmful bac in the substrate, which i find hard to believeIoStrisciare said:
street cypher said:
There have been cases here where arowana deaths have occured due to this.
This is mainly due to improper care of the gravel.
By improper care of gravel do you mean it wasn't gravel vaccumed enough?
In heavily planted tanks you don't gravel vac too thoroughly, the detritus is beneficial to the plants, but the fish don't have any ill effects from this.
In heavily planted tanks you don't gravel vac too thoroughly, the detritus is beneficial to the plants, but the fish don't have any ill effects from this.
street cypher said:
thats if u have plants.
With arowanas its very rare to keep them with plants.
Yes... it wasnt well maintained and vacummed or had undergravel filters.
interesting.. this has become a droop eye thread. but yea, i agree that bb tanks is not the cause of droop eye either. To me , its genetics and diet. Genetics more than diet to be more specific.
i personally beleive that maintaining a natural environment for fish decreases stress on a fish which in return provides many benefits
