Reverend Reefer
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i have a pair of very happy reidi in a species specific tank with various macroalgae and some live rock. im slightly confused about the type of substrate to use from mixed reports on the internet.
on the large particle camp, they say SH are messy eaters so you should choose larger grains of sand, live sand, or crushed coral. they say it prevents SH from ingesting the large particles mistakenly and they can forage along the rockier sand bed.
on the small particle camp, they say SH are messy eaters so you should chose finer grains of sand, sugar grain size sand. they say that since SH are messy eaters, if they ingest small particle sand mistakenly, they won't choke on it because the sand is so fine.
on the muddy camp, they say SH natural habitats are grassy regions with muddy substrate. mimicking nature will make them happy.
of course the bare-bottom tankers say its easier to monitor eating and cleaning up left overs. i don't want a barebottom tank so this isn't an option for me but im curious what you successful SH keepers do.
what do you use and why?
i've recently read a lot of SH keepers like black substrate, which is what i plan to use. just not sure of the grain size. although i wouldn't mind using miracle mud if that's what everyone uses but i also read mixed reports about the mud being not so miracle.
on the large particle camp, they say SH are messy eaters so you should choose larger grains of sand, live sand, or crushed coral. they say it prevents SH from ingesting the large particles mistakenly and they can forage along the rockier sand bed.
on the small particle camp, they say SH are messy eaters so you should chose finer grains of sand, sugar grain size sand. they say that since SH are messy eaters, if they ingest small particle sand mistakenly, they won't choke on it because the sand is so fine.
on the muddy camp, they say SH natural habitats are grassy regions with muddy substrate. mimicking nature will make them happy.
of course the bare-bottom tankers say its easier to monitor eating and cleaning up left overs. i don't want a barebottom tank so this isn't an option for me but im curious what you successful SH keepers do.
what do you use and why?
i've recently read a lot of SH keepers like black substrate, which is what i plan to use. just not sure of the grain size. although i wouldn't mind using miracle mud if that's what everyone uses but i also read mixed reports about the mud being not so miracle.
