Any suggestions on using pvc pipe in tank

[howard]

I have read that using pvc pipe is good for your sal to go in a hide out. Do you put in below the substrate on an angle, if so will they be able to walk up it to get back on land or is it too slippery? or do you just put a piece in above ground and they will go inside and hide?

 

[kaysie]

you can use anything as a hide. I use PVC in all of my tanks, the animals dont use them any more than they use any of their other hides. all of mine just sit on the surface. It's not slippery if you keep the tank at the proper humidity.

 

[howard]

Kaysie, what can I do to make sure my tank is at the proper humidity? First how humid should it be in there for 2 barred tiger sals? Also I have read to put moss in there to help the humidity, but I read it has too much acid, so I took it out. I spray down my 10 gallon tank 3 times a day with spring water. What else can I do. Thanks?

 

[kaysie]

just keep it moist. there are different types of moss. get a happy, live green moss, not sphagnum moss. 3 times a day is probably overkill (depending on what type of lid you have).

 

[mark]

Agreed, I only spray down once a day, and it is being kept just fine. Got some nice green moss such as sheet moss or something. My tiger sals created their own burrow underneath the moss.