ballison

I have a large piece of plastic driftwood with lots of holes in it that my peacock cichlids love to hide in. The problem is I need to take it out to vacuum the gravel and the peacocks won't come out. any ideas?

aquarist48

Good morning! If there is any way possible, I suggest vacuuming around your plastic driftwood. It will be a lot less stressful on your peacocks. When I vacuum my 155g I never actually remove any of the decorations although they get moved around a good bit Too, it's best that you vacuum 1/3 of your tank at a time instead of the entire tank. Helps to preserve and to feed the good bacteria that is growing in your tank.