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    ceramic cave for L183 in planted tank

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    Do you think it is feasible for a ceramic cave to be placed in a planted tank? Would the other fishes use it as a hiding place instead of the L183? Or should I add the ceramic cave in a little later when the L183 has gotten bigger in size?

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    Re: ceramic cave for L183 in planted tank

    It's feasible, and other fishes may use it to hide in. As for the L183, it will probably take to the cave soon enough. You can always tie mosses to the cave so it looks natural enough for a planted tank, but for practical purposes, just leave it the way it is.
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    Re: ceramic cave for L183 in planted tank

    The moss is a good idea! I left the cave in the tank and thought it looked out of place since the tank has driftwood instead of rocks, so I was thinking of how to make it look natural. Why would you say to leave it as it is for practical purposes?

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    Re: ceramic cave for L183 in planted tank

    Simple as keeping it clean. In some cases, the mosses take ages to grow on the surface, and in the case of one of the "caves" from UP, the bottom section is hollow, so doing any tying will be troublesome, given the roundish shape. To me, for practical purposes, I just leave the cave in the tank and let algae grow over the surfaces. I have one of the rounded houses from UP that is covered with green algae, BBA and some other oddball algae.

    However, if you want the natural look then just use a small tube like cave with an open end so you can observe the fish, and no poop gets lodged in the deep end. Tying the moss or some ferns will be great. Most people opt for mosses but you can always use other plants. I prefer algae to grow on my caves. My Peckoltia spends most of the time in his coconut husk cave, instead of the terracotta one in the same tank.
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    Re: ceramic cave for L183 in planted tank

    My coconut husk has been taken by some territorial barb, but there's a cave that one of the plecos have to hang out, and the driftwood I had have some small caves and I have seen one of them burrow into it so I guess that helps to acclimatise to the tank. Thanks for the tip!

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