Tada!
Yes, i have them with gravel, unfortunately I cant use sand since I'm using a fluval 4 for filteration (were talking 3 inches of water here) and the sand would just fry it. I have talked to many P. platycephala keepers lately and they all use gravel and reccomended it over sand for many reasons, one is with bio filteration. A bare bottom tank is a no no for this species, instead they told me to realy focus on the water quality since this species have been known to develop shell rot very very quickly if the right water quality isnt met. My PH was around 8 and I have thankfully gotten it lower these past days, right now it's at 6.5 but I'm working on getting it lower.
This is their land area, it's a 30 gallon rubbermaid with topsoil as substrate, there is a ramp that they use to get in here. So far I have seem them wander around here twice. Lighting is a reptisun 10.0 in combination with a 75 watt incandescent.
So far they have only eaten worms, crickets and some cut up fish. They will not take pellets, and people have told me that this is not uncommon with this species. They are very VERY friendly and have already settled in quite nicely. Whenever I walk in the room they swim towards me and beg, or just stare at me. Whoever said these guys are slow and act as if they are dying 24/7 havent met mine
