bare bottom with carpet

[tropills]

I just removed the last of the dreaded CC a week ago, But my large carpet
is not a very happy camper.. love the bare bottom tank so much easier to clean, but my question is should I at least put some sand in a section for him or will he just settle in a spot that he likes. thanks greg. :help:

 

[nctarheels]

ime you need sand in a tank to have a successful ecosystem. organisms grow in it that are beneficial and imperative to create this ecosystem. if it seems unhappy this is most likely why.

 

[tropills]

have several other tanks with bare bottoms, this is the only tank with any anemones in it , so maybe I'll get a little sand for the end of the tank where he used to hang out and try that.
hey ViPer what do you think ??????

 

[viper_930]

IME giganteas would sometimes stay in the sand and sometimes venture up onto the rocks. Haddonis always prefer the sand. You should at least put a shallow sand bed for it.

 

[tropills]

I'll add some sand this weekend, it is a giganteas but never has ventured onto the rocks just wedges himself under them. thank you both for the insite.