I honestly think that the hide on the left side of the tank is perfectly fine it's blocked on one side with rocks and covered on the other with a plant... the other one however I admit needs to be replaced as Faffy can't even fit under it without it raising off the ground and I have tried to ghetto rig it so that it sort of works but he is big boned and it just needs to be replaced... however I think that a plastic cereal bowl will be too small for him