Advertisements
Aquatic Avenue Banner Tropica Shop Banner Fishy Business Banner
Results 1 to 11 of 11

Thread: sand & cories

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    Jurong
    Posts
    57
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Singapore

    sand & cories

    Advertisements
    Fresh n Marine aQuarium Banner

    Advertise here

    Advertise here
    Hi All,

    remember seeing someone mention about silica sand and cories ... could you please advise what's silica sand? any difference between silica sand & sand? what about the pros and cons of each?

    Thanks very much in advance!
    philtre

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    Jurong
    Posts
    57
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Singapore
    anyone ? would appreicate your thoughts on sand and cories?

    Corydorus?
    if I don't remember wrongly do you use silica sand?

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Singapore
    Posts
    21
    Feedback Score
    0
    I think generally, as long as your gravel is not too big or sharp edged,
    your cories would be happy with them.

    They cannot sift through large gravel to get food and sharp edges might
    cut their mouths.

    I think sand should make them happy since it'll be easier for them to
    get left-over food and they would not cut their mouths on them. But
    sand is kinda messy though (clouds the water).

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Duck pond
    Posts
    2,654
    Feedback Score
    0
    Images
    84
    Country
    Singapore
    Sand should not cloud the water. YOu are probably thinking of base ferts like JBL's. Technically, sand consists mainly of silica, so silica = sand.

    People generally refer to the pebbly stuff commonly used in tanks as sand even though it can consists of anything depending on the brand - pure sand (not common as sand is too fine), coral/shell fragments (not good for most freshwater tanks), Lonestar-type substrate (ideal with a good size of 2-4 mm). Anything larger than 5 mm should be considered pebbles and unsuitable. I think cories will do find on most smallish substrates without water hardening shells/corals.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Singapore
    Posts
    2,436
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Singapore
    lol
    yeah, budak is right
    sand = si02 = silica

    there's no issue with using ANY kind of substrate for cories
    except to keep them bottom clean and the water conditions good
    people have caught cories in the wild where the substrate would draw blood from fingers, and the cories had ALL their barbels

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    Jurong
    Posts
    57
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Singapore
    this is great!

    heheh ... I didn't know silica = sand. heheh. anyway ... thanks very much for your inputs!Heheh ... found it really helpful. DEA, very enlightening!

    thanks again,
    philtre

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Singapore
    Posts
    148
    Feedback Score
    0
    is fine white sand good for cory ? coz i got a second tank with woods and fine white sand . thought of putting cories and rams chiclids.
    here fishy fish fishy . here shirmpy shirmpy here is my noobie tank(3wk)

  8. #8
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    Singapore-Taiwan
    Posts
    301
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Singapore
    Keep a lookout on the RAM. Mine peck the Cory.
    Not sure there will be long term damage.
    Click to My Aquarium Blog
    I Love Corydoras, Planted Tank and Taiwan ( Singaporean )

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
    Posts
    4,194
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Singapore
    I believe Rain has tried it.
    If you've learnt, teach, if you have, give.
    Don't walk behind me as I might not lead, don't walk in front of me as I might not follow. Walk beside me, as my friend.
    Mohamad Rohaizal is my name. If it's too hard, use BFG. I don't mind.

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Singapore
    Posts
    2,436
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Singapore
    territorial cichlids will attack cories
    my kribs tore up the fins of my cories during breeding season
    no permanent damage done tho
    armoured catfish don't go don't easily

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Bukit Merah
    Posts
    1,376
    Feedback Score
    1 (100%)
    Images
    41
    Country
    Singapore
    Rain had used it for a pure cory tank at her place before. (a 4ft with 50plus corys)

    it looks great and corys seem to like it.

    but we changed it eventually because cleaning the substrate (unplanted tank) is a little difficult as the particles are too light.

    now using lonestar kind of gravel. works very fine.

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •