Hi -
So I recently bought another tank which I aquascaped a couple of weeks ago and am waiting for it to finish cycling.
I had been planning to put tropical fish in there (I already have some Guppys, a Betta, and some Cardinal Tetras in my other tanks) however I'm now toying with the idea of getting a couple of goldfish instead.
The problem is that I've already done the aquascape and don't want to change it. I've looked up my plants and it seems like most of them will be alright in cold water. What I'm wondering is if my substrate will be a problem.
I have approximately 1cm of Tropica Plant Growth Substrate on the bottom of the tank, topped with a layer of greenhouse shading followed by about 4-5 cm of Unipac Silver Sand.
I've read that goldfish like to dig around in the substrate. What I'm wondering is if they'll dig up the growth substrate that I've got at the bottom/ will generally dig up plants and make a mess of the tank?
Ultimately if the answer is that they're not really compatible that is fine, I'll stick with my original stocking plans. I just thought it my might be nice to have a tank that's a bit different to my others.
Thanks in advance for the help!
I have the following plants:
- Amazon Sword (Echinodorus Paniculatus)
- Echinodorus Argentensis
- Christmas Moss
- Java Fern
- Java Fern Narrow
- Cryptocoryne Parva
- Cryptocoryne Petchii
- Cryptocoryne Wendtii
So I recently bought another tank which I aquascaped a couple of weeks ago and am waiting for it to finish cycling.
I had been planning to put tropical fish in there (I already have some Guppys, a Betta, and some Cardinal Tetras in my other tanks) however I'm now toying with the idea of getting a couple of goldfish instead.
The problem is that I've already done the aquascape and don't want to change it. I've looked up my plants and it seems like most of them will be alright in cold water. What I'm wondering is if my substrate will be a problem.
I have approximately 1cm of Tropica Plant Growth Substrate on the bottom of the tank, topped with a layer of greenhouse shading followed by about 4-5 cm of Unipac Silver Sand.
I've read that goldfish like to dig around in the substrate. What I'm wondering is if they'll dig up the growth substrate that I've got at the bottom/ will generally dig up plants and make a mess of the tank?
Ultimately if the answer is that they're not really compatible that is fine, I'll stick with my original stocking plans. I just thought it my might be nice to have a tank that's a bit different to my others.
Thanks in advance for the help!
I have the following plants:
- Amazon Sword (Echinodorus Paniculatus)
- Echinodorus Argentensis
- Christmas Moss
- Java Fern
- Java Fern Narrow
- Cryptocoryne Parva
- Cryptocoryne Petchii
- Cryptocoryne Wendtii