How should I handle this cholla shillelagh?

[Reid]

Okay everyone, it's time for everyone's favorite new game show, "Meet Its Potential!" where we work together to make sure a great piece of aquarium equipment or decor gets used to the fullest potential! (studio crowd cheering).

Anywho, I recently picked up this outstanding cholla shilelagh, which my wife said I can't use to club anyone, and I'm trying to decide how I should use it. It's 36" long and goes from 2 1/2" to 3 1/2" in diameter. I'm mainly thinking of ways my neocardinia shrimp and my wood loving plecos (clowns and L397) would like it. I'm considering cutting to maybe 6" lengths and drilling out the center more to use as a cave, or potentially cutting it down the length for halves or quarters and either putting java moss/subwassertang on it or dipping it in repashy periodically.

Any thoughts on those ideas or do you have better thoughts to consider? Thanks!

 

[Brandy]

I have stuffed java fern in one, and hornwort in another--they make fabulous plant weights for non-rooting things. I hide shrimp pellets in the one in my betta tank or he will be a piggy and steal their food.