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Aquarium Rock and rock-work


Well, designed and carefully laid out rockwork can enhance the appearance of the aquarium. In choosing the right kind of rock, natural water-worn stone is best. Other rocks free from line are satisfactory, but artificial objects and lumps of coloured glass are not to be recommended.

Since, the rockwork in many aquariums is badly arranged, it is worthwhile to make mention of the techniques of rock setting. The method of haphazardly placing large clumps of rock should be done away with. The appearance is rarely natural and the fishes tend to stay out of view behind the rocks much of the time. Sediment, uneaten food and even a dead fish can lodge behind a stone, decompose and brew trouble for the aquarist.

A better method is to set up the rockwork in a series of steps by building an irregular line of rocks standing on end and embedding them into sand near the front. The entire area, behind is filled with sand as before.

There are now three levels. If the work is done properly, only the front face of the rocks will be seen and there will be nowhere for dead fishes or sediment to lodge.

On each layer the tops of the plants just reach to the bottom of those behind. The artistically minded aquarist has plenty of scope to create a most beautiful effect and when the fish are introduced they prefer to swim in the foreground and the undulating background is most natural and pleasing.

There is a host of miscellaneous coloured ornaments on the market such as stream house will, wind mills, reclining mermaids, castles, sunken ships, divers, starfish, etc.

For those who like these and perhaps in a children’s nursery, they may add colour and amusement.

But surely there is nothing more attractive than a natural underwater setting where the colours of the fish mingle with the various shades of the plants and the tints of the rocks.


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