New Tank

[SandSiftingGoby]

Hello i am looking to make a freshwater aquarium and i want the bottom to be sand and i want plants and snails. i don't know what fish would be able to be in the tank and not eat the plants or snails

 

[bshenanagins]

Hello i am looking to make a freshwater aquarium and i want the bottom to be sand and i want plants and snails. i don't know what fish would be able to be in the tank and not eat the plants or snails

If you want plants then I would avoid most root feeders. Sand isn't the best substrate for plants but with enough root tabs it would work. I just wouldn't want to put the effort in and come up short because of the substrate. But I believe there are a few on here with planted sand setups.

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

What sized tank? That will determine what fish and plants you can add
Really the only problem concerning plants and sand is for root feeders, I have a planted tank with three amazon swords, and when I added the sand they seemed to start dying, but I added root tabs, and they look better than before, I also have other non root feeders like Anubias, java ferns, and other plants that are good in the sand, though I am adding liquid ferts and that helps out a lot

 

[SandSiftingGoby]

It is a 20 gallon fish tank

 

[Fishlover3578]

I have guppies cory cat and 1 dwarf gourami with my snails .. No plants

 

[Krissycakes]

Awesome, your starting a new tank=)
I have used black sand in my 20g, and yes I have Amazon sword and cryptocoryne in that tank. I use API root tabs (I have to get more), they feed so much. But if you soak drift wood for a couple weeks you could tie some anubias to it, or java fern. For a more natural look. And You would need to use liquid ferts for those plants. Really cool if you ask me. I love my planted 10g.

I also have ramshorn snails. And ghost shrimp.