skoram
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I recently read a comment posted by a member of this forum stating that sand may be the most important element of an apisto tank, moreso than pH or TDS, because of apistos need to sift through sand with their mouths in search of food. this caused me to wonder if the sand in one of my tanks was too large. it's a 10 gallon that currently houses a trio of juvenile erythrura and some dwarf rasboras (soon to be replaced with dwarf pencilfish).
according to the site from which i purchased the sand, the grain size is 1.5 - 2.8 mm. By comparison, the sand in my other tanks is 0.3 - 0.8 mm. could this sand grain size be potentially harmful to the apistos?
I've attached a photo of the tank for reference (please ignore the paint job and korean - i used this photo to point out that the store had sent me 2 males instead of a male and female). as mentioned earlier, the apistos are juveniles, no larger than 3 cm in length,
according to the site from which i purchased the sand, the grain size is 1.5 - 2.8 mm. By comparison, the sand in my other tanks is 0.3 - 0.8 mm. could this sand grain size be potentially harmful to the apistos?
I've attached a photo of the tank for reference (please ignore the paint job and korean - i used this photo to point out that the store had sent me 2 males instead of a male and female). as mentioned earlier, the apistos are juveniles, no larger than 3 cm in length,