Substrate that'll hold its shape?

[Austrarhyncus]

I want to do a mangrove biotope, and I need a substrate that'll allow mudskippers to dig burrows. With regular sand, this wouldn't work, since it won't hold its shape, so what substrate could I use instead?

 

[Tim]

Maybe try miracle mud of something similar

 

[Austrarhyncus]

Is miracle mud fine enough?

 

[Michael Hoaster]

What is the mudskipper's natural substrate? It sounds like you need that.

 

[Austrarhyncus]

There's a guy on another forum who successfully replicated the mudskipper habitat and even bred them. The mud he used was "very glutinous and once set, forms a very sturdy surface and as such, very little maintenance of the slope is required". He got the mud from a mudflat. I could try to find a mudflat to get my own mud from, but I want to see if there's any more practical solutions.

 

[Austrarhyncus]

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