I'm new to using live plants.
Out of sheer habit, I bought gravel to set up my tank. Now I'm thinking I should have gone with sand for the live plants.
I'm not too interested in them growing fast or big but rather want them to stay healthy and live as long as possible doing what they do.
If it turns out that sand will make a big enough impact, I'm thinking I'll only use it at the rear corners in a large triangle but leave gravel in front up the center to the rear.
What do you think?
EDIT: I should probably mention that the two Albino Corys will probably be the most active out of my final selection of a peaceful community like : bleeding hearts, cardinals, black phantoms, glowlights, harlequin rasboras, ghost shrimp, honey gouramis, ottos, endlers, serpaes, etc, etc, etc.
Out of sheer habit, I bought gravel to set up my tank. Now I'm thinking I should have gone with sand for the live plants.
I'm not too interested in them growing fast or big but rather want them to stay healthy and live as long as possible doing what they do.
If it turns out that sand will make a big enough impact, I'm thinking I'll only use it at the rear corners in a large triangle but leave gravel in front up the center to the rear.
What do you think?
EDIT: I should probably mention that the two Albino Corys will probably be the most active out of my final selection of a peaceful community like : bleeding hearts, cardinals, black phantoms, glowlights, harlequin rasboras, ghost shrimp, honey gouramis, ottos, endlers, serpaes, etc, etc, etc.