RE: Flowerpots as caves.

["Griffiths, Richard" <rgriffit@visa.com>]

Soak the terra cotta pot in water for 3-4 hours and it doesn't
break/fracture as badly. Using a drill works nicely as well, especially
if drilling the already existing drainage hole. Small, fine toothed saws
work well, too.

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>From: 	Doug Brown[SMTP:debrown@kodak.com]
>Sent: 	Monday, February 23, 1998 10:53 AM
>To: 	apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>Subject: 	Re: Flowerpots as caves.
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>It's nice to hear these ideas.
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>Chipping a corner out of a 3" terra cotta pot isn't as easy as people might
>lead you to believe. I had to glue pieces back on with silicone. I just
>partially bury them on their sides now and block part of the entrance with
>a rock that has either java moss or a small java fern rubber banded to it.
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>Despite this my aggies (only ones to spawn so far) have preferred the 3
>large pieces of lava rock with java moss on top that are arranged to have
>narrow passageways.
>
>>I am going get a couple of dwarf cichlids, and I was wondering how
>>flowerpots is used as caves...
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>-Doug Brown
>debrown@kodak.com
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