Betta_dude

Which is better gravel or sand? I've heard sand can clog a plant's root. and also that bettas might eat it thought my betta doesnt search the gravel fro food.

joy613

I have both in my betta tanks. Sand works best with MTS they dig down in it and keep it turned over. I have never had a problem with bettas eating sand but when you add water make sure it doesn't make a cloud of sand because it is hard on their gills, this goes for any tank that has fish. If you are growing plants you might consider aqua soil. I picked up a bag of it and it seems to be a lot easier to plant in than gravel and better than sand so far. It is a lot cheaper than fluorite.

Betta_dude

Thank a bunch

Tumbleweed

Either one works well. It all depends on which looks better to you. All of my tanks have sand. But it is purely a personal prefrence.

Betta_dude

Do you have live plants in your tanks tumbleweed?