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Slate caves
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:27 pm
by rich1988oxford
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
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:39 am
by smithrc
Once our fry move out - I'll be measuring ours to make more...
I'll take a guess at the rough size. (internal dimentions)
100mmx35mmx20mm
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:15 am
by Lucy
There's one on ebay at the moment, or contact pleco aquatics (marcus) on this site - he has some.
Lucy <><
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:36 pm
by smithrc
If you looking to buy - let me know - I sell mine for £5 a pop with £2 P&P...
just a tad cheaper that the ones on ebay
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:06 pm
by TomSharland
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
Hi
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:24 pm
by dave
I use Toms caves, had 80+ fry of L46 since December 2005.
Take care
dave
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:32 pm
by smithrc
Tom, do they come with a guarenteed number of spawns per cave?
Like the rounded edges to them...
I still like my thinner less chunky ones though (so do our plecs
)
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:10 am
by TomSharland
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
)
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:08 am
by smithrc
good greif man!
Thats one good group you've got there!
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:15 pm
by Jenny
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??
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:14 am
by smithrc
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...
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:38 pm
by Jenny
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
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:35 am
by smithrc
the caves in the piccy are for out big starlight bristle noses.
the little plec does like them though (even though there are smaller ones in there for them!)