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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Where do you get rocks for cichlids?
From what I am reading its important to create vast rocky aquascapes. Where do you buy this rock? | 
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| walmart, home depot, just about anywhere...make sure they are boiled and securely placed in the tank..aquarium silicone helps with that ....with cichlids, they dart around so much that you dont want a rock formation to fall on them ... | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Lowes & Home Depot are popular. But any landscaping facility will have slate for cichlids. | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| there is a local 'hardscape' store in my town that sells texas holey rock (the most popular rock for cichlids). i was price checking and they sell it for $.10 per lbs. | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| A landscaping place will save you tons of money, or even a creek. Clean any of the rocks you get really well. good luck.
Brian | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| What about artificial rocks? I know that you dont get the same benefits of water pH and hardness that comes with the natural rock, but do the fish enjoy it any less? | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by jprime84  What about artificial rocks? I know that you dont get the same benefits of water pH and hardness that comes with the natural rock, but do the fish enjoy it any less? | they will work fine! and in some cases, better....cichlids like jack dempseys, oscars , and other big ones, do all kinds of crazy stuff in the tank and solid rocks can hurt them severely .... | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| I like the idea of less weight behind that as well. | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| These rocks used in this tank came from the local landscape place.  
For the record i never boil rocks. Never have, probably never will. I spray them down outside with a pressure washer and take them inside. Had no problems so far. | 
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| I got mine from the Landscaping facility like Amanda but you can get them at your local creeks just make sure to clean it well.  | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Slug These rocks used in this tank came from the local landscape place.
For the record i never boil rocks. Never have, probably never will. I spray them down outside with a pressure washer and take them inside. Had no problems so far. | then count your blessing matt...ive seen disaster from pesticides and such from rocks at a landscaping company...just because you have been lucky, it takes no time or extra care to boil  | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| i get mine from the river by my house i just boil them first for like 30 mins to kill all bad things lol | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Sure it does Shawnie! Lol thats over 100lbs of rock in there! Some are at least 1ft x 10", can't fit those in a pot! The small ones sure maybe, but it doesn't seem logical for me to try and boil every single thing that i'm going to use. Just my opinion. | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by Slug Sure it does Shawnie! Lol thats over 100lbs of rock in there! Some are at least 1ft x 10", can't fit those in a pot! The small ones sure maybe, but it doesn't seem logical for me to try and boil every single thing that i'm going to use. Just my opinion. | again, most tanks wont have 100lbs of rock..and certainly the op doesnt and wont....with the chemicals sprayed around the places like home depot/lowes etc for their plants, the rocks get the residue...you are experienced and choose to do things different, but for this post, I still recommend boiling everything if at all possible | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| I got about 50 to 75lbs of rock and I put them on boiling water on a tub. | |
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