Is this gravel safe for corydoras?

[Grape]

Hi!

I am wanting to get some corydoras for my tank. I've been reading about the gravel that's safe. I have this kind in mine.

Top Fin® Aquarium Gravel - 25 lbs. - Gravel & Sand - Fish - PetSmart

Anyone know if this is ok? If not, I read that you can make a sand box for them. Would that be alright?

My tank is already cycling, so it's no good to switch.

 

[phoenixkiller]

IMO, any type of gravel is safe for corys. My brother had extremely rough gravel with 3 corys, and they lived to be the oldest fish in the tank! Others may disagree, but corys are really tough cookies!

 

[DragonFish71]

It's fine, my only issue is the brand. To be honest, that stuff is very cheap and if you get a color, it tends to wear off. I had black that went gray, a friend of mine went a dark purple for her daughter's tank and now it's pastel.

 

[phoenixkiller]

It's fine, my only issue is the brand. To be honest, that stuff is very cheap and if you get a color, it tends to wear off. I had black that went gray, a friend of mine went a dark purple for her daughter's tank and now it's pastel.

+1. I have black and it is wearing to a white color.

 

[FishGeek97]

Yeah, gravel should be fine with corys. I've always had gravel with mine. Oh and colored gravel does fade, i have a blue mix and it's fading to white.

 

[mozcheez]

I've always had gravel with my cory's as well. I have had the same kind of gravel (i mixed orange and blue.... go gators! heh) and they're both wearing to white in places where the cory's like to hang out.

 

[Grape]

I just got the plain, white gravel. I have heard a lot from reviews about the colors fading. Does the color fade into the tank? I guess with regular water changes it would get cleaned out.

Thanks for taking my worries away. Petsmart has cory cats on sale for a $1 right now, so I'm hoping my tank is cycled before the sale ends.

 

[Justme68]

Hey Grape...I saw the sale too. I'm going to get some tomorrow. I don't know where you're located (I'm in Illinois) and the signs here said the sale is on thru 3-25-12. I hope you make it in time!

 

[Grape]

It must be nationwide. I'm in Florida, and that's when the sale ends here too.