thank you for your reply. I am going to go to wal mart and get some fake foliage for my 40 gallon breeder today that i keep him in. He is having a little shedding problem and i think im going to give him a bath in bedtadine to help him with his shedding and since he was kept outside I'd just like to do it as a pre caution. I think I'm going to put about 5-6 in. on one side and 2 in. or so on the other half of the tank.