Aloha, I'm new to the cichlid world and also at using forums, please bear with me 
:-? . I recently purchased 3 1" yellow lab cichlids from my LFS. They currently reside in a 10 gal bare bottom tank with 1 coral fragment that I collected years ago from a beach. I cleaned it with high pressure water, then soaked it for approx. 1 wk. Its been in thier tank now since Apr. 21st. They absolutely love it, and can be found hanging out under or around it. They even like to pop out throgh a hole that goes right through it from time to time. Any way, my question is this: I live a block away from the beach, and even my yard has nice coral fragments in it (pets dig them up) . If I clean them up properly (any suggestions) could they be my main decor in the tank? If so, is there a limit as to how many pieces I could use before it would if at all alter the water chemistry? Thank you all for your input. (MAHALO)
:-? . I recently purchased 3 1" yellow lab cichlids from my LFS. They currently reside in a 10 gal bare bottom tank with 1 coral fragment that I collected years ago from a beach. I cleaned it with high pressure water, then soaked it for approx. 1 wk. Its been in thier tank now since Apr. 21st. They absolutely love it, and can be found hanging out under or around it. They even like to pop out throgh a hole that goes right through it from time to time. Any way, my question is this: I live a block away from the beach, and even my yard has nice coral fragments in it (pets dig them up) . If I clean them up properly (any suggestions) could they be my main decor in the tank? If so, is there a limit as to how many pieces I could use before it would if at all alter the water chemistry? Thank you all for your input. (MAHALO)
