Where can I get a good cave?

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BobMc

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I'm looking for an online store that has a smaller cave type decoration to provide some hideout space in a small 10 gallon tank for some very small fish (neons and pygmy cories), just incase they feel like getting away from the school for a while. Any suggestions?

Much Thanks,
Bob
 
I've heard of people using broken terra cotta pots as little caves. A little one (that is positively chemical-free) would probably work nicely in your 10g; I have a little treasure chest that fish can hide in, but it's not much of a cave.
 
I have a little cave I made out of a film canister cut in two and covered in aquarium gravel. My shrimp use it alot but my neons have yet to try it. They do hang out in my plants sometimes.
 
PetCo has some nice smaller log type decorations that usually have fake plants attached to them. You can lay them any old way in the tank and they have nice hidy holes in them. I used a couple of different types to make a rock/log formation in my B&W tank (black and white)

Here's a picture of 3 different log types that I put together to look like one larger one. (I ripped the plants off) I don't necessarily lay them down "bottom" side down. I like to tip them and just point the flat bottom end towards the back of the tank so it doesn't show. My cories LOVE crawling through all the holes and spaces and I've even seen the guppies swimming through some of the holes..

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I use a piece of wood and scoop the gravel out form underneath it.
Have also used teracotta pots - they are great bt not that natural looking!
PVC pipe (water pipes) covered in gravel
 
I have a coconut shell cave (topped with lace java fern so it looks like an oddly colored pineapple) in my community tank, but no one ever uses it! :( I have cories, neons, platies and some other small peaceful fish. The neons never hide, and the cories sometimes use the plants as hammocks.

However, I put a similar coconut shell in my betta tank and he sleeps in it at night.
 
I have gotten caves and bells from petsmart, you could check them out online, I think they ship
 
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