drift wood

[mark134]

what kind of drift wood would be good for a bushy nose pleco

 

[Tony_s]

I see you're from the U.S.


Ask your fishstore where he orders wood from,most in the U.S.comes from the northern region,upper midwest usually.Mine came from upper Minnesota.My Plec never leaves his place,at least when i'm in the room.

Edit: Look for wood that is mounted to slate,that's what i have.

 

[Doodles]

You need softer woods really, not wood like mopani.

interesting read here

http://www.theuniverseaccordingtojim.com/fishmaterial/articlesandstories/wood.html

 

[Tony_s]

Here's an example..

 

[mark134]

i will call and ask today what kind they have

 

[Tony_s]

If the wood is mounted to slate,you're good to go.

As Doodles has pointed out,don't buy mopani..

 

[mark134]

i just bought this

here is my tank now

where the bare spot is im building my cave

 

[Doodles]

Looks good:yes:


Is the wood two tone?

 

[Tony_s]

Looks Great Mark!!!

:thumbup:

 

[garfieldnfish]

You need Malaysian driftwood or Eucalyptus root. Go to AB they sell both there. Also if you can find Cholla wood my BNs love it. Parot perches are made of it.

 

[mark134]

they did have another kind of wood it was ligher and had holes all through it. but i got this kind they said they pleco will like it only time will tell.yea the cholla they have that at the store i go too.

 

[mark134]

 

[garfieldnfish]

This is Malaysian driftwood and yes he will like it.

 

[Breamlegend]

I like using Malaysian dw as well.

 

[Tony_s]

That didn't take long Mark.

:clap:

 

[mark134]

haha nope
but now my water has bin a little bit cloudy is this from the new wood

 

[Tony_s]

It's always good to soak new wood for a day or two in a bucket of water.Sorry,i should have mentioned that in my last post.Don't panic,let the filter system do it's job.

 

[mark134]

ok what these rocks i ordered slate rocks will they make my water cloudy.

 

[Tony_s]

Give them a good rinse,there's usually a slate powder on them from cutting.

Edit:What kind of wafer are you feeding???I use Wardley

 

[mark134]

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