Skoochi! asked:
In art my class made clay art. I made a sweet cactus dude with shades. Can I put him in my aquarium? He is made of clay then painted and put in a kiln. The paint won’t come off. I was just wondering cause I need more decor more my aquarium.
In art my class made clay art. I made a sweet cactus dude with shades. Can I put him in my aquarium? He is made of clay then painted and put in a kiln. The paint won’t come off. I was just wondering cause I need more decor more my aquarium.
I wouldn’t try it, bound to rot, decompose, and parts will break off and degenerate in the water. Might even cloud your water.
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I wonder be careful with homemade decor, especially clay for an art class. The makers of the aquarium decor be very careful with the type of clay they use because a lot of the earth materials have natural metals that might harm the fish, especially lead. I wouldn’t try it if I were you. I would pay the extra money to get a fish decor from a trusted aquarium store.
go with lego.make something from lego and put it in and you can change it when you want something else
If it’s been fired it’s the same as a terracotta plant pot.
The only thing to worry about is the glaze. Really you should only use un-glazed, fired clay.
As your teacher if you can make another one but un-glazed. A lot of glaziers aren’t suitable for aquariums.
Do not put it in your tank. First of all, the clay in art class is not designed to be constantly submerged, nor is it made to be fish safe. So it might disintegrate and poison your water, or it might leach things that are poisonous to your fish.
On top of that, the glazes used are probably not fish safe, and can leach poisons into the water over time. Even if the glaze is considered food save, that does not make it tank safe since having food in it for a short time does different things than having it sit in water 24/7.