[Aliantha]

One of the coolest things she tried in her tank was a couple of pool balls (as in 8 ball) They didn't seem to harm the fish at all, probably because they're glazed etc as you say. She also tried driftwood and discovered some types are better than others. Some tend to seep more than others no matter how long you purify them for. Originally her tank had a big barramundi in it with a few catfish and snails, but it got too big for the tank in the end. It was over a foot long and couldn't really turn around anymore. I'm not sure what they did with it, but I don't think they ate it. Probably wouldn't have tasted too good anyway. Now they have crayfish in there. I think they're very cool and they look great. Almost dinner plate sized now though. ;o)

My parents used to breed small schooling fish such as neons and different types of guppies. Also a few exotics such as tiger barbs. My brother breeds cyclids (although not intentionally at first). He has a pretty awesome display. Many of his fish are quite large now, so if you know about cyclids, you'll know the colours you would be seeing. nb. I'm not sure if I've got the spelling of cyclids correct.