My new setup

arobles34 · Post by **arobles34** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:53 am

It's still a work in progress...I hope it will be ready for my zebras in a couple of weeks.

Front

Left side

Middle

Right side

The three amigos

My big guy

jerms55555 · Post by **jerms55555** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:17 pm

Great Tank!!! Im just wondering about the black gravel. I think I might have read somewhere that they dont like black gravel. Dont know for sure, but it shouldnt hurt! Those are some great looking Zebras BTW!!!!!

arobles34 · Post by **arobles34** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:01 am

Really??? They dont like black gravel??

I have a pic of some zebras in a tank with black gravel and thats what gave me the idea. they look great.

Do you think I should change it??

jerms55555 · Post by **jerms55555** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:02 am

No I wouldnt go and change it! It looks good!!I was just speaking out loud! But if they never breed maybe you should try to change it!

Cascudo · Post by **Cascudo** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:18 pm

Indeed I wrote lately that I changed black gravel by fine, light coloured sand.

The problem with my black gravel however was not the colour. The problem was that it had sharp edges on it.
When I was keeping corydoras on this substrate all their barbels worn away. Also the plants wouldn't grow on this substrate. I am not completely sure if it was a problem for the zebras.
I only observed that after I changed the course gravel by fine sand, the zebras were (supposedly) happily digging in the sand. And the plants are flourishing now!

As far as I can see, the grains of your black gravel are quite rounded, so I think that it won't be a problem. Maybe if it is very large grained it could hamper them digging a little. But I really don't know how important that is.