Barebottom Aquariums

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  1. mattie

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    Just wondering who all have bare bottom tanks?
     
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  3. len.weideman

    len.weideman Planted tanks intrigue me

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    Only those that I use o breed my guppies in :)
     
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    Only my quarantine and breeding tanks.
     
  5. PsyXe

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    I have one that my discus are currently living in, just while they are growing.
     
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    Only quarantine tank
     
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    Fry tanks
     
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    I have 4,
    2 have discus in and the other I raise my angels in
     
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    What a naughty name for a topic :) I am often naked when I maintain my aquariums :D
     
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    Marius Swart Guppies

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    :hahaha: :reddy: hahahahaha . All my tanks was barebottem . Work very good , no gravel cleaning this way, only when decorations is in poop gets stuck
     
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    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...
     
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    Would barebottom tanks be cleaned more often than ones with a substrate due to the fact that the poo is more visible?
     
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    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.
     
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    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)
     
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