Best catfish for gravel substrate?

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Jason Bodine

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Sep 23, 2016, 3:36:20 PM9/23/16

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Hi Everyone!

My name is Jason Bodine. I'm from Gadsden, Alabama. I have a 29g tank with a 40g HOB Walmart filter, bubble wand (and 40g Tetra Whisper Air Pump), and all plastic plants except for a floating water sprite and 3 patches of Fissidens fontantus moss. Currently, I only have 6 skirt tetras in the tank, as I've only had it up and running for three weeks! My question is, what are the best catfish for a community tank with a gravel substrate? I love corydoras, but I made the mistake of putting standard-sized gravel from Petco in my tank and mixing in some larger river stones. I don't want to go through the trouble of changing the substrate, so are there any catfish I can put with the one I've got?

Thanks!
Jason

NetMax

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Jun 28, 2017, 7:57:04 AM6/28/17

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What's your concern with the Corydoras? Bronze corys get to a good size to dig down, and it's a small tank. You'll still accumulate a lot of detritus, so gravel vacuuming is in your future with any catfish.