that is a lot to pay for sand ~

but nice setup

Ya but when u think about it 38 bucks for something u look at everyday and will never go bad isn't That bad, I spend 38 bucks At one dinner with the girl friend, pool filter sand is like 15 bucks, for 20 more u get a classy sharp black sand filled tank

sdraiders619 wrote: My oscars grown almost an inch and a half in 27 days, and that black sand is from petco, and is their own petco brand, it was about 38 dollars for 40 pounds

hi there


1. wow! honest that is pretty expensive material, black sand.
2. nevertheless, it looks beautiful on the tank bottom.
3. btw, what do you feed casper with?

cewell.


my lfs had a handful of Lution veil tail oscars a couple months back. i took a vid with my cell, though i don't know what i did with it.

Wow dude, he's growing like crazy! can't wait to see him in a few months! I agree 100% on the black sand, can't beat the look, it just focus's so well on the fish color.

I'm trying to grow him out a little quick so I feed him 7 days a week twice a day (morning, and then night) his staple diet is hikari gold which I feed every morning and then during night is when he gets a treat, which are crickets, meal worms, blood worms, omega one shrimp pellets, carrots, or veggie wafers, I try to give him a different treat everyday, I have 2 aquaclear 110's on my 55 gallon with a wavemaker as well, and I do two 50% water changes a week, so I think all of those factor into his quick growth

raise the temp to 82-84f

Yah my temp is aleadry set at 81 and wavers between 80 and 82 but I mite raise it a little more bcuz I heard that makes them grow a little quicker, and also to counter the drop in temp outside

sdraiders619 wrote: Ya but when u think about it 38 bucks for something u look at everyday and will never go bad isn't That bad, I spend 38 bucks At one dinner with the girl friend, pool filter sand is like 15 bucks, for 20 more u get a classy sharp black sand filled tank

True but remember I have a 260 to cover a 110 and a 55, 20!! thats a lot more than $38!

and I had gravel before from petsmart and paid a good bit for !

I like the natural look of my sand for 7 dollars and at this stage in fish keeping I would rather spend money on fish... I have around 30 now

Ya definantly if I have a huge tank like u I would use pool filter sand