Slate caves
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Slate caves
I was just wondering if anyone knows where i can get some pre built slate caves from. I would also like to have a go at building a couple of my own as i have all the tools required. Could anyone tell me the best dimensions for a zeb cave to be.
Cheers
Rich
Cheers
Rich
- TomSharland
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My Caves In Action
These are the caves I make, a number of local breeders of L333's and L046 use them with great success, my L333's seem to like them too (theres always 1 male fanning eggs)
£5 a pop, postage is dependant on weight. 1 zeb cave and packaging is ~800grams, if you go to Royalmail.com you can check out different postage options and prices.
Regards
Tom
These are the caves I make, a number of local breeders of L333's and L046 use them with great success, my L333's seem to like them too (theres always 1 male fanning eggs)
£5 a pop, postage is dependant on weight. 1 zeb cave and packaging is ~800grams, if you go to Royalmail.com you can check out different postage options and prices.
Regards
Tom
Be thankful for wooden floors
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I can quote my own experience -
8 L333's (4M/4F)
7 caves
1 year and over 500 fry
Currently 3 males in caves guarding them fiercly (the other male has taken a proper beating trying to nab a cave from the boss) 4 females all fit to pop and frantically trying to find a suiter. Soon to be 3 males fanning 150 - 200 eggs!
As one of my friends said "that tank is a hot bed of sexual activity, like Amsterdam" Fish [not suitable for children] - it'll never catch on (yet if your even slighlty interested in fish, if you come round my house I'll guarentee you'll be transfixed by the flapping of L333 tails )
8 L333's (4M/4F)
7 caves
1 year and over 500 fry
Currently 3 males in caves guarding them fiercly (the other male has taken a proper beating trying to nab a cave from the boss) 4 females all fit to pop and frantically trying to find a suiter. Soon to be 3 males fanning 150 - 200 eggs!
As one of my friends said "that tank is a hot bed of sexual activity, like Amsterdam" Fish [not suitable for children] - it'll never catch on (yet if your even slighlty interested in fish, if you come round my house I'll guarentee you'll be transfixed by the flapping of L333 tails )
Be thankful for wooden floors
I would like some more caves, but can anybody tell me how I can stop the clown loaches using them to sleep in
Everytime I add another cave there is a battle between the plecos and the clown loaches and the clown loaches always win.
I have lost one clown loach because the pleco attempted to get in when he was in there and wedged himself half in.
Any ideas??
Everytime I add another cave there is a battle between the plecos and the clown loaches and the clown loaches always win.
I have lost one clown loach because the pleco attempted to get in when he was in there and wedged himself half in.
Any ideas??
I know what you mean...
My parents have 2 clowns... and they moved into their bristle nose caves...
not for long though...
but its a different in our tank.. I've not had breeding caves in with clowns until recently.. we have 5 caves...
thankfully there is only one with clowns in..
it happens to be this one...
My parents have 2 clowns... and they moved into their bristle nose caves...
not for long though...
but its a different in our tank.. I've not had breeding caves in with clowns until recently.. we have 5 caves...
thankfully there is only one with clowns in..
it happens to be this one...
Click For Our Plecs
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Lovely photo Smithrc, at least there is room for both of them
Your caves look quite roomy inside - looks like they would be large enough for other species of pleco. I could do with about five for two of the tanks as I currently have an L014 and an L199 sharing a cave which isn't ideal.
Are you likely to have some available in a few weeks?
Jenny
Your caves look quite roomy inside - looks like they would be large enough for other species of pleco. I could do with about five for two of the tanks as I currently have an L014 and an L199 sharing a cave which isn't ideal.
Are you likely to have some available in a few weeks?
Jenny