Looking for some DIY suggestions for hiding spots

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Dennis-Pir
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Looking for some DIY suggestions for hiding spots

Post by Dennis-Pir » Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:24 am

Well looking for some DIY as the subject line stated

Have 5 clown loaches in a 75g tank for almost a year now, they've been growing nicely.
Just as a background

When I originally got my tank, I saw this 'stove top/chimney looking thing' looking thing and purchased it because I thought it would look interesting in the tank, as a result after I got my clown loaches, they've taken the habit of hiding underneath it.

The decor of this thing isn't that great, but because the loaches are hiding underneath it I felt that I should keep it, because all five of them normally hide under there together.
I have several other 'clay pots' around, but they don't like/use them at all for hiding ha ha.

Also had a deep set plate that I used and made into a 'cave' like creation, put that in the SAME spot as the 'stove top' put the stove top on top of it, to sort of WEEN them off of it, and they wouldn't fall for it, just went on top of the 'plate' ha ha....

Anyways looking for something that can create/build that they can use for a new hiding spot.

They are currently out and about eating a piece of zucchini ha ha.

75g tank
5 clown loaches
3 gold gouramis
2 otos
3 snails

newshound
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Post by newshound » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:23 pm

get some rocks and pile them up
slate, drift wood, p;astic pipe etc...
drain your pool!

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chefkeith
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Post by chefkeith » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:10 pm

I like PVC pipes the best.

gbercume
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Post by gbercume » Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:44 pm

i did the clay pots and put gravel over them with silacone,got them a tiki hut,and a wheel house ornament ,they did the tiki hut for a day then they found the house,they go into clay pots but they sleepin the wheel house

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