Bubble_B0y
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i heard angels love it - because it makes the water soft ??
also,
i heard that BRISTLENOSE Pleco's 'eat' it ??
is this true
also,
i heard that BRISTLENOSE Pleco's 'eat' it ??
is this true
severum mama said:Yes, driftwood can help you lower pH, if that is what you want to do. There are some species of plecos that will rasp on driftwood, like bristlenose and clown pleco. Also, my sailfin gibbiceps pleco and my farlowella acus seem to like it a lot too.
"I read (heard) that driftwood is good for my plecostomus. Why?" From my research this is true. It seems that pleco's rasp fibers off the wood and break it down for the cellulose. As I understand it, it helps their digestive system. I guess it is similar to fiber in a humans diet.
aqh88 said:mmm fiber. Most plecos will enjoy a piece of driftwood. Driftwood can soften your water a little by giving off tannic acid. It depends on your water change schedule and the size of driftwood compared to the aquarium as well as the actual type of wood on whether it will soften water enough to lower ph. Eventually most driftwood stops leaking tannic acid except my plecos keep scraping the outer layer off so it gives off tannins again.
Bubble_B0y said:aqh88 said:mmm fiber. Most plecos will enjoy a piece of driftwood. Driftwood can soften your water a little by giving off tannic acid. It depends on your water change schedule and the size of driftwood compared to the aquarium as well as the actual type of wood on whether it will soften water enough to lower ph. Eventually most driftwood stops leaking tannic acid except my plecos keep scraping the outer layer off so it gives off tannins again.
question:
when you go to the LFS, you see driftwood in the tanks.
But how come their tanks don't have brown-water ??
also, sometimes I see them selling "driftwood creations"
and they have REAL plants growing on them.
but they are sooooo small and expensive