Oxquo Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 these caves are the best, they look natural, provide shelter and rasping material for plecos and have become spawning sites for many of my fish, even my 5 1/2" pleco, kribs love them as do many apistos, they have been spawned in, on and even flipped over by my bigger fish and used. I will post the how to and pictures following it. http://groups.msn.com/FintasticFinatics ... lbumlist=2 1) drain coconuts of milk 2) use 2 1/4" holesaw to cut opening, this makes a smooth hole and is less messy than other ways. 3) Place hole side up in miterbox, bandsaws work but it makes a huge mess. 4) cut down middle of opening. 5) place each half separately in microwave on high for 3 minutes, use paper towel on top because it will pop like mad. 6)remove hot piece and do the other half. 7) let sit for about 10 or more minutes till meat separates from the shell and peel it away with a spoon. wash in hot salty water and rinse well, done. husks can stay on or come off with a torch before you wash the halves, my plecos enjoy rasping on them so I leave them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freshmike Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Great info! Thank you for sharing! :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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