pics of clay pots in fish tanks

[_Ty_]

hmmm..doesn't look natural at all...maybe it is the "modular" look...just below a trailer park look...

It's what my wife wanted. She wanted it to be as modular as possible for cleaning purposes. BTW, the blue in the picture is a container I put in so as to turn the water on for the picture. The terrarium is out of order currently and is temporarily housing some of my wife's tropical plants. And Yes, i concede your comment is very clever , but it's no reason to flame on people for thier opinions. It's the application that makes something look trashy, not always what it's made of.
p.s.
Creative or constructive ideas on how to improve the terrarium are appreciated, I've never been totally satified with it.

 

[_Ty_]

No offense, _Ty_, but I would never boil any plastic decoration for the chemical leaching reason you mentioned. Even if it is something that was sold AS an aquarium decoration. They are not designed to be boiled. I also disagree with the soap you mentioned. Washing a would or fresh tattoo with that kind of soap is one thing. We can tolerate a lot more than our poor fishies can in most cases. I guess you can say my corys are trailer trash cause they simply love the 2 small clay pots I have hidden in the background as sleeping caves. I'll post pictures as soon as I take some.

.I believe, if used tastefully, pots make great additions to your tank.

Thank you for backing up my statement that plastic or painted decor should not be boiled for safety sake.

The only reason the soap I use is acceptable to me is not because its good for humans! I'm afraid I did not make my point clear. The reason is that this type of soap leaves no residues like oils, fragrances, or pigments behind once rinsed a few times. The wound and tattoo examples were sholastic references to this characteristic and not a testament to its cleaning ability or mildness while being used.

Anyhow, I'd say that the way you've used pots IS indeed tastefull and is one of many exceptions to my general rule to not use them.

Let's try to help the OP with tastefull aquascaping ideas. Like, as a pro-potter what plants do you recommend for this style?

 

[vthokie]

I used to have some background plants in terracotta pots. I placed them behind a large piece of driftwood so that you couldn't see pots. It worked great for me, but obviously would not work with all setups.

 

[tekonus]

Thank you for backing up my statement that plastic or painted decor should not be boiled for safety sake.

The only reason the soap I use is acceptable to me is not because its good for humans! I'm afraid I did not make my point clear. The reason is that this type of soap leaves no residues like oils, fragrances, or pigments behind once rinsed a few times. The wound and tattoo examples were sholastic references to this characteristic and not a testament to its cleaning ability or mildness while being used.

Anyhow, I'd say that the way you've used pots IS indeed tastefull and is one of many exceptions to my general rule to not use them.

Let's try to help the OP with tastefull aquascaping ideas. Like, as a pro-potter what plants do you recommend for this style?

I apologize if it felt like I was attacking you. As I started with, I meant no offense. I understand your reasoning for the soap. Over time in this hobby I've just grown to err on the side of caution, I suppose. I appretiate the compliments, though I dunno if I like the idea of giving direct recommendations as far as what to do. Creativity in this hobby is one of the best parts, in my opinion! The OP wanted pics for examples, so thats what I gave. I've posted in a few of allecb's threads by now, and I believe if he gets enough ideas through pictures he will be quite happy with the outcome he creates with his own takes from them.

Good luck allecb! Post pics if you decide to do anything! opcorn:

 

[gt1009]

Here's my 55 gallon. Excuse the background but I have clay pot structures in each corner. I love using them for my cichlid tanks because each fish can claim a pot, then behind the pots there is another cave that fish can swim into.