monty703 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 So I took a look at how much it would cost me to buy these clay shrimp condos for each of my shrimp/cray tanks and decided to see if I could make one cheaper. I bought a length of stiff aquarium tubing, cut it into 4 inch sections with sharp scissors (it cuts very easily) then I silicone each layer together until I had a pyramid of 3 layers. I then wrapped moss around the outside with fishing line and put it in my cray tank to see if they would use it. Seems they like it a lot....I can lift it up and they are still inside, don't want to come out except for dinner LOL. Cheap as all heck to make. Only thing was the shrimps were not as keen as the crays to go inside but I think it was because it was slippery, so maybe sand it a bit inside and silicone some gravel in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 What's still aquarium tubing? and Pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty703 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 dumb fingers never do what you want them to STIFF tubing.... I will try to get a pic of it, but its hidden pretty good in my tank. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpsmasher Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 you can also do the same with PVC / CPVC pipes. Quite common amongst crayfish hobbyists see this setup by Ebi-Ken from a while back http://ebi-ken.blogspot.ca/2012/04/continuation-of-custom-tank36x18x7-inch.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Link doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpsmasher Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Oops.. Fixed. Should work now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Nice pic. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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