manzanita branch help

[delfisherman]

So when i first put my branch in water it let off some white cloudy stuff so i pulled it out and it had been soaking outside in a tub for the last month. It now looks like it has a greyish layer over it and it wont come off. Is this normal and it is now sunken so it wont float.

 

[Niccobacci11]

Yes this is totally normal for new drift wood my amano shrimp and ottos do work on it though
It is harmless

 

[Planterjonas]

So when i first put my branch in water it let off some white cloudy stuff so i pulled it out and it had been soaking outside in a tub for the last month. It now looks like it has a greyish layer over it and it wont come off. Is this normal and it is now sunken so it wont float.

It is normal, since it is new driftwood. The whitish layer is common wood fungus. It is harmful and can actually be a food source for any of your algae eaters or invertebrates.

 

[jwh0818]

It is normal, since it is new driftwood. The whitish layer is common wood fungus. It is harmful and can actually be a food source for any of your algae eaters or invertebrates.

Its not* harmful. Its actual mold and fish/inverts may eat it. It will disappear in a few weeks

 

[Planterjonas]

Its not* harmful. Its actual mold and fish/inverta may eat it. It will disappear in a few weeks

oops sorry forgot to put "not"