I bought a spongebob pineapple house for my fish when I first got my tank, but I noticed that it's not very orange anymore. The colors have definitely faded and some of the paint has clearly chipped off. My fish pick on it a lot (I have platies) and it looks like they are eating at it... so I removed it from the tank.
I've seen a lot of people with the same decoration, but I thought this was supposed to be fish-friendly and durable in water (as I got it in a petstore in the fish section...) I read online that people have experienced the same problems. But my question is, is it harmful to the fish? And is there anything I can do to the pineapple to prevent any more damage to it? I wonder if they will let me return it, it was quite expensive...
I've seen a lot of people with the same decoration, but I thought this was supposed to be fish-friendly and durable in water (as I got it in a petstore in the fish section...) I read online that people have experienced the same problems. But my question is, is it harmful to the fish? And is there anything I can do to the pineapple to prevent any more damage to it? I wonder if they will let me return it, it was quite expensive...