Fungus on wood and plant id

[Planterjonas]

I've had this driftwood in this new setup tank for about 3-4 weeks now and it hasn't gone away. I've been told previously that it is a fungus that will disappear when it runs out of food. How much longer because I have been trying to remove it and it keeps coming back and leaving everything in my tank looking bad. Also I just got this sword and am wondering if it is a melon sword or ocelot sword. P.s. the thin leaf plant near the sword is not part of the plant it is a crypt. Thank you

 

[Aqualady40]

Hi, is that mopani wood? And did you boil the wood before putting in?

 

[Planterjonas]

Hi, is that mopani wood? And did you boil the wood before putting in?

I don't think it is mopani wood. I ordered it off bigalspets.com and the description was that it was some type of wood roots, and no I did not boil it.

 

[Aqualady40]

Maybe boiling it would help minimize it.....try it t,o see if it helps some

 

[jetajockey]

That's a green ozelot sword.

 

[Blos85]

That's a green ozelot sword.

Very attractive plant with many varieties i own two of them my favorite being the red ozelot. I dont know the complete name lol

 

[misterc007]

Boiling the wood will help with the mold. Otherwise it will go away eventually but it could take a couple months. Sometimes snails will eat it. I had the same thing happen, Just like everything else in an aquarium patience is the key to victory. Good luck! Nice sword

 

[Planterjonas]

Thank you for everyone's input it

 

[ArtistGardener]

I had the same nasty stuff and it did go away, it just took too long (3 months or so) but my wood that had it looks great now.