Barebottom Aquariums

Just wondering who all have bare bottom tanks?

 

Only those that I use o breed my guppies in

 

Only my quarantine and breeding tanks.

 

I have one that my discus are currently living in, just while they are growing.

 

Only quarantine tank

 

Fry tanks

 

I have 4,
2 have discus in and the other I raise my angels in

 

What a naughty name for a topic I am often naked when I maintain my aquariums

 

Haha good one @EnvironmentalBro

 

:hahaha: :reddy: hahahahaha . All my tanks was barebottem . Work very good , no gravel cleaning this way, only when decorations is in poop gets stuck

 

Hehe couldn't resist :tongue: I love having substrate in my tanks... Its great to watch how different species dig, sift and move the sand around. My Keyhole Cichlids have cleared a little area around their favourite rock and you can see how proud they are I also think the system looks unnatural without substrate but I guess its personal preference...

 

Would barebottom tanks be cleaned more often than ones with a substrate due to the fact that the poo is more visible?

 

I think most people only use bare bottom tanks for quarantine purposes and to raise young fry. So yes it does have it's place in the hobby, but I think that is where it should stay. By keeping an aquarium you are evermore trying to mimic a small piece of nature, so why would you want to go with a bare bottom tank? Rather provide your fish with what is natural for them and what will promote their natural behaviour.

 

i have a barebottom quarintine tank and fry tank. Its alot easier to clean!!

60 baby mollies and 20 guppies in a tank do make a lot of waste (funny actually, they are so small)