My 70 gallon Bluegill tank (vid) and pics of my Northern Hog Sucker

Bluegill vid:



Northern Hog Sucker:

http://i56.tinypic.com/ax08sk.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/13z1z4n.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/34fmum9.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/iwm1hv.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/2utg50w.jpg

Sorry I can't directly post the vids and pics from my phone onto the page. I had the NHS in my 70 gallon, but he seemed cramped in there so he's in my 150 now. A lot more room for him.

Those terra cotta pots have a really wide mouth opening. Do your fish feel comfortable using them as caves? One would think that they'd be too open.

Those terra cotta pots have a really wide mouth opening. Do your fish feel comfortable using them as caves? One would think that they'd be too open.

Not that I've noticed. I guess I could go smaller.

Not that I've noticed. I guess I could go smaller.

Or you could use a different cave design other than a flower pot on its side. The goal is to give the fish a hiding space they want to hang out inside where they can feel secure.

Flower pot upside down with an entry hole: http://www.sydneycic...om/pot-cave.htm Terra cotta is brittle and sharp, so be careful. This is a second, more complicated but also nicer design using terra cotta: http://thefishcave.c.../diy_caves.html

PVC pipe coated in first aquarium silicone and then gravel/sand: http://aquarium.shuru.com/

This design is one of my favorites. You take a coconut and cut it in half, making a dome, and then cut an entrance hole into the dome: http://www.aquariuml...coration/87.asp

Really beautiful slate cave: http://www.plantgeek...viewer.php?id=6

Edited by EricaWieser, 27 January 2011 - 03:57 PM.

Here's a vid of the NHS sucking down some bloodworms. This is before any decor in the tank. You can also see my 2 bullheads.