Slate

[W8TSON]

Id like to have some slate inside my tank with the ocean rock for my malawi cichlids to hide in ect, what slate is safe/best to use?

Thanks.

 

[W8TSON]

Any idea guys?

 

[FishAreFriendsNotFood10]

aslong as its untreated with any chemicals all slate should be fine but if u realllly wana splash out there is actually "aquarium safe slate" ... altho i used new untreated roof slate and just smashed it up been in there about 2 months now and its fine

 

[Proxo]

I used a 'rock' of slate from my garden and smashed it up, been in 2 tanks for about a year now with no problems - i did a little research on 'safe' slate and apperantly if it has brown veins it's not good to use (i'd double check this though as it could be wrong info).