Decor

[rockyofhockey]

could I put this reptile decor into my fish tank? I fell like my bichir an pitcus catfish well like it but not sure if it's safe.

 

[rockyofhockey]

this would be my second option. Wich one should I go with

 

[jwh0818]

The 1st pic is safe but it WILL leak tannins so boil it and soak it a lot and the second pic is made of resins which is safe

 

[rockyofhockey]

The 1st pic is safe but it WILL leak tannins so boil it and soak it a lot and the second pic is made of resins which is safe

Ok thx u sooo much I really don't mind that tannis cas it's harmless if I'm correct. I like the first one better cas it looks mor natural, but was just worried it could hurt the fish

 

[jwh0818]

Nope it's safe but make sure if there are screws, you replace them with stainless steel ones

 

[rockyofhockey]

Nope it's safe but make sure if there are screws, you replace them with stainless steel ones

Ok but I don think there will be since it's just one piece of driftwood. But I'll double checj

 

[jwh0818]

Only reason I say that is because those are for reptiles but can be used in aquariums as well but some are pieced together with screws. I use to look at them every day when I worked there

 

[rockyofhockey]

Only reason I say that is because those are for reptiles but can be used in aquariums as well but some are pieced together with screws. I use to look at them every day when I worked there

Ok thx again jwh. I'll be sure to check. And for the future are really any reptile decor safe for the tank?

 

[jwh0818]

I can't say yes or no but I imagine most are considering they are for reptiles and amphibians

 

[Luananeko]

If the decoration is just pure wood, yes, it's safe. Reptile logs are heat treated though, so they usually will take a LOT of boiling and or general soaking to get waterlogged enough to sink. I had to boil one of the Petsmart reptile driftwoods on and off for 3 days straight, and even then it still took couple days to finally stay sunk without being weighted down. You'll also tend to get bacteria bloom in the form of a clear slime that can be unsightly, but it goes away within a week or so. Some snails, shrimp, and fish may eat the slime, but if not it can be scrubbed off pretty easily.