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Date: 26 Feb 2005 19:00:18
From: Dave S
Subject: Coconut shells
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I've cleaned out the fruit from a coconut and boiled the shell. I plan to
put this in my tank for additional shelter. Before I do has anyone any
experience of doing this. Any feedback most welcome.
TIA - Dave
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Dave Scott
Hampshire, England
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Date: 27 Feb 2005 10:21:22
From: Dave S
Subject: Re: Coconut shells
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"Dave S" <cadasco@SUPERhotmail.com > wrote in message
news:38bva9F5e8smfU1@individual.net...
> I've cleaned out the fruit from a coconut and boiled the shell. I plan to
> put this in my tank for additional shelter. Before I do has anyone any
> experience of doing this. Any feedback most welcome.
>
> TIA - Dave
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> Dave Scott
> Hampshire, England
>
> Beware spam trap when replying
Thanks for all of your replies - as usual the info is most useful. One other
question: I've boiled the shell a number of times and there's still
colouring in the water. Is this normal?
TIA - Dave
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Date: 26 Feb 2005 23:23:31
From: McEve
Subject: Re: Coconut shells
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"Dave S" <cadasco@SUPERhotmail.com > wrote in message
news:38bva9F5e8smfU1@individual.net...
> I've cleaned out the fruit from a coconut and boiled the shell. I plan to
> put this in my tank for additional shelter. Before I do has anyone any
> experience of doing this. Any feedback most welcome.
>
> TIA - Dave
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> Dave Scott
> Hampshire, England
>
> Beware spam trap when replying
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I've used coconut shells for as long as I've had fish. I take the coco out
of the nut, and give them a scrub, and that's it. Some catfish love to graze
of the hair, so I leave it on. It usually takes about 2 weeks and they're
smooth as a baby's bottom. Some people boil them before using them, but I
never did and has had no problems with that. Mind you, the boiling might be
a good idea :)
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Date: 26 Feb 2005 21:26:27
From: Richard Sexton
Subject: Re: Coconut shells
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In article <38bva9F5e8smfU1@individual.net >,
Dave S <cadasco@SUPERhotmail.com > wrote:
>I've cleaned out the fruit from a coconut and boiled the shell. I plan to
>put this in my tank for additional shelter. Before I do has anyone any
>experience of doing this. Any feedback most welcome.
Sure, once it's clean the stuff id pretty much inert. No worries. I've
got a couple here I've been carrying around for about 20 years (don't
ask me what kind of idiot takes coconuts shell with him when he
moves).
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Date: 26 Feb 2005 16:53:06
From: NetMax
Subject: Re: Coconut shells
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"Richard Sexton" <richard@vrx.news > wrote in message
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> In article <38bva9F5e8smfU1@individual.net>,
> Dave S <cadasco@SUPERhotmail.com> wrote:
>>I've cleaned out the fruit from a coconut and boiled the shell. I plan
>>to
>>put this in my tank for additional shelter. Before I do has anyone any
>>experience of doing this. Any feedback most welcome.
>
> Sure, once it's clean the stuff id pretty much inert. No worries. I've
> got a couple here I've been carrying around for about 20 years (don't
> ask me what kind of idiot takes coconuts shell with him when he
> moves).
LOL, the same kind of 'idiot' who keeps the wooden crates the aquariums
were shipped in (for my next move), and has a collection of several
hundred pounds of various types of gravel and rocks spread over a dozen
lined milk crates (rocks and gravel can get very expensive with big
tanks), and don't get me started on my spare parts boxes ;~).
I almost wonder if some fish wouldn't pick the coconut shell clean from
the inside?
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www.NetMax.tk
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Date: 26 Feb 2005 20:13:41
From: JG
Subject: Re: Coconut shells
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Let the shell dry completely.
"Dave S" <cadasco@SUPERhotmail.com > wrote in message
news:38bva9F5e8smfU1@individual.net...
> I've cleaned out the fruit from a coconut and boiled the shell. I plan to
> put this in my tank for additional shelter. Before I do has anyone any
> experience of doing this. Any feedback most welcome.
>
> TIA - Dave
> ---
> Dave Scott
> Hampshire, England
>
> Beware spam trap when replying
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Date: 27 Feb 2005 11:14:28
From: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
Subject: Re: Coconut shells
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JG wrote:
> Let the shell dry completely.
No need
The coco fat is eaten by ancistrus etc faster than you can think
roy
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Date: 28 Feb 2005 04:00:43
From: JG
Subject: Re: Coconut shells
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Could be messy and cause a lot of pollution in the tank - I'd rather eat it
myself.
"Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk" <roy@karlsbakk.net > wrote in message
news:42219d89$1@news.broadpark.no...
> JG wrote:
>> Let the shell dry completely.
>
> No need
> The coco fat is eaten by ancistrus etc faster than you can think
>
> roy
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