shrimpyay
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So, I saw someone post a DIY cave they made on here ages ago (I can't recall who--I'm sorry!) and had some extra stone and silicone from my recent build laying around, so...I decided to grab some various sizes of PVC pipe at the store and make a few caves.
The intent is to bury the pipes under substrate and use the facade front as retention walls to help aquascape hills and "cliffs" into the substrate of a tank, and offer more space for plant roots. Anyways. I haven't had a chance to stick them into some substrate, but was too excited not to share. I really had fun making them, and still have extra materials laying around, so I was toying with the idea of making more and listing them for sale on etsy or something. I wanted to solicit opinions on them, I guess?
The caves are a mixture of 1/2'', 3/4'', 1'', 1.25'', and (I have, but haven't used yet) 1.5'' diameter pipes, presently all cut into 4 inch lengths, which seemed like plenty of space for small little fish. But, do you think that will give fish enough room to feel safe? I have no idea what size space fish need to feel safe, haha. I had planned on putting a couple into my shrimp tank, too, to give them even more hidey-holes. (I'm dreading that little 'renovation', since it's going to involve uprooting a bunch of plants.) I'm very confident that the 1/2'' size will be MORE than enough for them. Just...unsure about what fish want/need. Do they need to be able to turn around in their caves? Will multiple cave entrances close together create territorial disputes?
The intent is to bury the pipes under substrate and use the facade front as retention walls to help aquascape hills and "cliffs" into the substrate of a tank, and offer more space for plant roots. Anyways. I haven't had a chance to stick them into some substrate, but was too excited not to share. I really had fun making them, and still have extra materials laying around, so I was toying with the idea of making more and listing them for sale on etsy or something. I wanted to solicit opinions on them, I guess?
The caves are a mixture of 1/2'', 3/4'', 1'', 1.25'', and (I have, but haven't used yet) 1.5'' diameter pipes, presently all cut into 4 inch lengths, which seemed like plenty of space for small little fish. But, do you think that will give fish enough room to feel safe? I have no idea what size space fish need to feel safe, haha. I had planned on putting a couple into my shrimp tank, too, to give them even more hidey-holes. (I'm dreading that little 'renovation', since it's going to involve uprooting a bunch of plants.) I'm very confident that the 1/2'' size will be MORE than enough for them. Just...unsure about what fish want/need. Do they need to be able to turn around in their caves? Will multiple cave entrances close together create territorial disputes?
