To have sand or not to have sand?
IMO, I think its horrible for the creatures if you don’t have sand. First we take them away from the ocean, stick them in a glass box and now we take them away their sand too?
Lots of gobies, inverts and other fish love to search the sand for goodies. I couldn't take that away from them. My mandarin goby, yellow headed goby were so sad in a bottomless tank and my puffer was so scared in the reflective glass bottomless tank. IMO, I think its horrible to take away their sand just cause we think it looks better (cleaner).
IMO, I think we forget where most of these creatures come from....the ocean! They are wild caught and held captive as we play gods. The least we could do is put our selfish feelings (esthetics) a side and simulate (ocean) their known environment the best we can. Isn't that what’s its all about? Having a piece of ocean in our homes?
