Bamboo

[rasmusW]

Hi all!

I believe i have seen people use bamboo pieces for breeding caves, but do i need to do anything else than rinse or boil them before use?
I ask because i picked up a lot of little bamboo “shots/branches”, that i thought would be fun to use in a tank.
-if safe ofcause.

-r

 

[Mike Wise]

I've used bamboo. It floats so it takes time to sink. The bamboo needs to be large enough for the female to enter, of course. It also doesn't last for more than a few years under water. It is a grass after all.

 

[rasmusW]

Thanks Mike!
The pieces i took home is just the offshoots or branches from the actual stem, so they wouldn’t even be used for caves, just as decoration..
I’ll put a picture up if i ever get to use them.

-r

 

[Mike Wise]

Here is a photo of A. cf. alacrina that in the 1980s was called Rotpunkt (Blue-cheek) using a piece of bamboo as a spawning site.

 

[rasmusW]

Thanks again!
Great photo.

-r

 

[Mike Wise]

Thanks, this is a scan from a film slide take in the mid-1980s.

 

[trustlee-gb]

You can use clay pots, they are sturdy and durable(trustlee-gb)

 

[Mike Wise]

I've found that the clay saucers used under pots are more preferable to apistos than clay pots. Just cut/break a small opening on the rim.