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Re: Flourite and Cories
I also reject Flourite for my tanks for the reason of my corydoras's
health (barbels). All my tanks have cories, and "everyone knows " to avoid
substrates with sharp edges for them. I use Profile Clay Soil Conditioner,
and my fish are fine, as is plant growth. Advantages to Profile are, as I
see it: OK color, good plant growth, relatively even particle size, no sharp
edges, CHEAP. Disadvantages are: not as pretty as Flourite, and LIGHT. It
is much harder to plant a Profile tank than one with any other commonly
available substrate, esp. with bouyant plants or rough fish. With my last
tank setup, I used Profile for the bottom of the substrate, mixed with
laterite, and regular aquarium gravel for the top.
I would be interested to hear from people who use Flourite with happy,
healthy cories.
> I'm ready to set up a second tank and was going to try a flourite substrate
> when there was a post on another list to the effect that it's not a good
> substrate for corys -- no barbels on many corys in tanks with it. It seems
> to me there are probably more flourite users on this list than on general
> fish lists, and so I'm inquiring here. Not only would there be corys in
> this tank, but pygmy corys. Is flourite a problem and are there (commonly
> available) substrates that would be better for them? Thanks for any info.
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