Mopani vs. Malaysian driftwood.

[ILikeFishesALot36]

My LFS has both types. They are both priced the same. Which do you recommend for me? Going into a 10 gallon tropical.

 

[jcolon]

They're practically the same, both will sink in water, which is a BIG PLUS!

Malaysian DW just has a different look and I find it that they comes in more sizes and shapes that can be "pieced" together to form different patterns.

Just about every Mopani I've ever seen look like a piece of a root broken off, so it they have similar shapes.

I have both in my tank an if you surround them the plants and rocks, they'll all look similar. You really can't go wrong either way.

 

[ILikeFishesALot36]

Im still torn about which to buy. I'm leaning towards mopani but i wanna see what everyone else thinks.

 

[jcolon]

The problem I ran across with Malaysian is $$$$, they tended to be more expensive than Mopani. However, If you have an LFS that has pieces at prices you consider reasonable my recommendation is a few malaysians ... if you can to form some different patterns and a small Mopani ... usually about $9.

Unless you have a larger tank, Mopani's are just too big (even the small sizes) to stack a bunch without taking up swimming space .... IMO.

 

[jcolon]

Im still torn about which to buy. I'm leaning towards mopani but i wanna see what everyone else thinks.

Below is a thread where you'll find a pic of my tank after I added the Malaysian DW. It's on post #17, the pic on the right. I've actually rearranged my DW since that pic, but it basically looks the same. You'll the the taller 4 pieces on the left side, the two pieces across the middle and then the Mopani DW on the right side.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f19/pics-of-my-barbs-157288-2.html

Hope this helps!

 

[Bubble_B0y]

Malaysian driftwood looks sooooooooo much better imo !!

and as mentioned above, there is a greater variety in terms of shapes and sizes. And you can stack them into an interesting configuration.

 

[Rokuzachi]

The last two peices I've bought were Mopani. Only took 24 hours of treating it to avoid discoloring my tank too, which was surprising.

 

[KonvictKeeper]

I have mopani in my 20g. I think it looks great!! I soaked it for three days just to be sure. It turned out great.

 

[ILikeFishesALot36]

THANKS EVERYONE! I will most likely be getting mopani because I'm only a kid , so I'm no patient enough to wait for Malaysian driftwood to leech out all the tannins before putting it into the tank

 

[toddnbecka]

Mopani will leach out tannins too, though not as bad as malaysian IME. Carbon in the filter will clear it out.