do fahakas need caves ?

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do fahakas need caves ?

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Or is a planted tank enough
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Re: do fahakas need caves ?

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Yes, they do like a cave:

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Re: do fahakas need caves ?

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mine has two caves it goes back and forth to. they are pretty sedentary overall. I cant imagine mine living without a cave.
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Re: do fahakas need caves ?

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It's good for them to have a place to retreat to, mine rarely used his cave though his favourite spot was in some plants
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