Idea's for cheap tempory tank divider?

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Idea's for cheap tempory tank divider?

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My fahaka like to be very intimate with my fingers when im fixing with the tank and i don't want him to get a taste for human flesh :wink: so i need to set up a cheap and functioning tank divider.
I was thinking to put up some kind of plastic Venetian blinds in the middle of the tank so i can work undisdurbed without me being worried for my fingers wellbeing :D

So how have you solved the problem with a temporary tank divider ?

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Egg crate, found in the lighting dept of the hardware store. Be sure it fits tightly, or he'll just plow it over.
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yep, also works for a cheap top lol
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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I used to use plastic/glass window replacement pieces as tank dividers. it worked perfectly for snakes/geckos/scorpions and the such. but i never got around to using it for fish.
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Re: Idea's for cheap tempory tank divider?

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This is just temp though, so the tank can be cleaned without the keeper being injured by the puffer. I wonder what RTR did--I know he a really scary fahaka at one time.
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The channels for my doubled eggcrate divider were semi-permanently attached with silicone and backed up with rocks. My one really untrustworthy Fahaka was always on the other side from where I was working. He was just too strong for anything at all flimsy.
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Re: Idea's for cheap tempory tank divider?

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A big thanks for the good advice's :D
I shall go on an holyquest for something egg crate thingie here at the hardware store's or find something looking likewise.

/thanks =)
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