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	need help finding good plants for sand bottom
mvicano Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 27 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-May-2004	ive already decided for my new 20g im gonna try out sand for the first time... what i want is to have a very NATURAL looking tank with sand bottom, nice rocks and driftwood, and about 4 or 5 leafy plants... but ive heard sand compacts very tight causing stress on plants' roots and eventually killing them........so does anyone know of ...or have a sand bottom with nice looking plants that dont require high lighting
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
AngelZoo Fish Addict Posts: 771 Kudos: 501 Votes: 1 Registered: 16-Dec-2003	Depends on how deep your sand is. If it's only about an inch or so, enough to properly cover the appropriate part of the plant it would not be a problem. Some plants can do well in sand, look for ones that say they grow well in fine gravel.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	I want an anibias in sand, would i be best to attach it to slate and then partially bury the slate? For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43


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