Cories and Sand

**fishscale** · 03-14-2008, 11:01 PM

Do cories absolutely need sand? What if I were to plant the entire tank so that there wasn't any gravel exposed?

susankat · 03-14-2008, 11:11 PM

I don't think the cories would be too happy with that, they like to root in the substrate looking for food. Gravel is okay, but need to make sure that it is smooth gravel so as not to do any harm to them. I prefer sand as they are always digging in it.

03-14-2008, 11:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
fishscale O.G. - original guppy. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 3,672	Cories and Sand Do cories absolutely need sand? What if I were to plant the entire tank so that there wasn't any gravel exposed? __________________ Eheim Pimp #254, Eheim Wolverine #1 55 Gallon Work in progress 10 Gallon Shrimp Tank 10 Gallon Planted QT 20 Gallon Shrimp Tank (Work in progress)

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03-14-2008, 11:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
susankat Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (15) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tulsa, Ok Posts: 456	I don't think the cories would be too happy with that, they like to root in the substrate looking for food. Gravel is okay, but need to make sure that it is smooth gravel so as not to do any harm to them. I prefer sand as they are always digging in it.

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