andrewl Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Hey just need some help with finding a fish that is goin to sift the marble chip in my 6ft tank I have cichlids in there and I was looking for something that will sift the marble chip substrate that I have in there to stop it from getting a brown layer on it as well as get along with my cichlids any suggestions are appreciated??Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwah Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 gravel vaccum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewl Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 I do use one of those for my other tanks but i want something that will sift the sand without me having to use the gravel vacuum that is goin to cover up the holes that the cichlids have made around the rocks they hide in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 what size are the marble chips ?anything bigger than 3mm and you would need LARGE fishlike big Americans to turn them over even then it won't ne likethe fish sifting the substratethe only ather way would be to thin the layer so they can bemoved around by the fish nosing through them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewl Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 It's just like sand my cichlids pick it up and move it in there mouths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianniz Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 xeno. ochrogenys, enti. melanogenys will shift fine sand all day. I have fine sand in my tank and they keep the surface spotless geophagus species do the same but they are more gravels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillsysyd Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Depending on the size of the substrate, i've lost two kilesa for having coral sand in there. It damaged the gill fillaments and they suffocated to death. I ended up switching to sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Geophagus steindachneri aka Hondae or Red Humpwill turn the substrate over like you wantbut ......... what cichlids do you have already in the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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