Hey Dinyar, I've used 4 inch pots for spawning kribs after they dug underneath the driftwood. They seemed to appreciate the reduced work. All I did was use a Dremel (high speed cutting tool) with a bit for ceramics and metals. It worked great. In addition, you could use a wire brush to roughen the surface, which helps growing java or willow moss on the surface. Douglas Bertelsen dbert at umr_edu