Wisey
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Hi All,
Does anyone have any good tips or examples for incorporating breeding caves for Apistos in to their hardscape please? Pictures would be great too!
I'm now seriously considering Apistos in my new set-up as my tap water is soft and would like to add a cave or two. With just a single breeding pair in a 60x45x45, is a single cave sufficient?
I know a lot of people use half a coconut or a plant pot, but I want something more natural. My scape will be built up with dragon stone, can I just create some caves out of the stone, will that be sufficient, or do I need a smaller entrance to the cave so they feel more protected?
I guess I could always put in the half coconut and then build my hardscape around it to disguise it, but I assume that it does not get any flow through it, so it is going to need to be cleaned out on a fairly frequent basis, so I need something I can lift out that is not buried under rocks and plants, right?
Any advice and thoughts would be very welcome!
Thanks,
Wisey.
Does anyone have any good tips or examples for incorporating breeding caves for Apistos in to their hardscape please? Pictures would be great too!
I'm now seriously considering Apistos in my new set-up as my tap water is soft and would like to add a cave or two. With just a single breeding pair in a 60x45x45, is a single cave sufficient?
I know a lot of people use half a coconut or a plant pot, but I want something more natural. My scape will be built up with dragon stone, can I just create some caves out of the stone, will that be sufficient, or do I need a smaller entrance to the cave so they feel more protected?
I guess I could always put in the half coconut and then build my hardscape around it to disguise it, but I assume that it does not get any flow through it, so it is going to need to be cleaned out on a fairly frequent basis, so I need something I can lift out that is not buried under rocks and plants, right?
Any advice and thoughts would be very welcome!
Thanks,
Wisey.