mini terracotta pot

[Tener ds]

Hi, I've found a small terracotta pot, around 3" tall and has
small handles on the side. This would make a great cave for
my plecs/shrimp. Can u advise me what I should do to make
sure it's safe before I add it to the tank?
Cheers.

 

[ccole]

hey there, i have used these before and i
1. made sure it had no coating/glaze
2. scrubbed it
3.boiled it/ if not bit soaked in boiling water x 3
4.put it in tank

never had any problems

 

[Tener ds]

cheers ccole,will boil it later.

 

[bigbird]

i would also soak it 2-3 days in a bucket of conditioned water. As these are partly pourus it will soak and bring out any impurities. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[Tener ds]

ok cool,cheers bb.
its not glazed and not coated.ive scrubbed it too.
ill boil it tomorrow 3x and leave it to soak till sunday in conditioned water.

 

[Irene0100]

sounds a good plan. often terracotta garden ornaments can work well.

 

[Tener ds]

hi, pot is in the tank and perry (L134) loves it.
ive been trying to get a good pic of her in there but i think she has eyes in the back of her head.every single time in get close to taking a pic she swims off...

 

[Irene0100]

lol. my plecs seem to like pottery more than slate

 

[mekkalicious]

some tank

Very nice!!