Teacher needs a location to hunt/collect TX Holey Rock for classroom aquarium.

[Tank350]

Hi all, this is my first post to the forum. I teach 8th grade science at Cuero Jr. High (80 miles SE of San Antonio). I recently was awarded an education grant $3500 to purchase a 350 gallon aquarium setup for our science department. I plan to stock it with African Cichlids. Our classroom budget isn't big enough to purchase TX Holey Rock for the tank but I'd like to find someone gracious/kind/wonderful enough to direct me to a person or place where I could hunt/collect the rock myself for our aquarium. I would only use the rock for our classroom aquarium - I am not trying to profit from someone's gernerosity in any way. Thanks so much for any help or information.

John Hudgeons
Cuero Jr. High

[Mzungu]

How neat! Congrats! :biggrin:

I'm sure that if you are ever in the Houston area many people could donate some rocks for your project. Otherwise, I'll wait for people more "in-the-know" to post about where you can obtain some. :)

Good luck!

[danielp]

Texas holey rock is protected in the Edwards Aquifer zone and it is illegal to collect it.

I would contact a rock yard or LFS in your area to see what can be worked out.

[wesleydnunder]

There are several landscaping supply yards in the Austin area that sell large pieces of holey rock. It might be worth a day trip to check a few out. Sorry, don't know the names of any offhand, but I always see some when I go visit my sister in Roundrock.

Mark