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bristlenose + playsand = ?

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#1 ·
hey guys, im setting up another shelly tank for more multi's :D
and attemping my 1st tank with sand substrate, just wondering if i can add bristlenoses to eat extra algae/uneaten food?

any other ideas? would snails be a better choice?

cheers.
 
#4 ·
yeah, *** had mine in tanks with fine argonite sand, but never playsand...
i just thought when they lay on the bottom, it'd be hard to breathe without constantly having playsand drawn past their gills...
i just thought it would aggitate them.

anyone successfully used bristlenoses with playsand?
 
#6 ·
the only stuff i can get in my area is playsand, bricky's sand and crushed argonite...
playsand is tiny, bricky's loam sand is too dirty and sharp edged, crushed argonite is like 1mm-2mm... pretty large for little shelly's.
 
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