Fromthelbc
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would there be a problem with me putting wild driftwood from a local lake into my 60gallon tank?
You should be on forum.nanfa.org for questions about that tank![]()
Most likely it's fine, but it's rarely a bad practice to sterilize things you add to the tank either. A colony of harmful bacteria on a rotting log in a lake won't make much difference, but confined in a tank where the fish swim around within inches of the log for weeks on end may be different.
I wouldn't worry about it too much except to note that you need to be sure it's not leaching chemicals into the water. Newly dead wood can still contain sap that may be dangerous to the fish, depending on the species of tree it came from. I'd say drop it in a bucket of tap water overnight, and if it stains the water then I would boil it. If the water is still clear I'd go ahead and use it.
What kind of fish are you keeping in there?
Yeah, that's a pretty small tank for a trout, and they generally require a chiller. 60 gallons is going to be small for those remaining fish too when they reach full size. Please, if they get too big just eat one. Don't under any circumstances release them back into the lake. It's virtually guaranteed that after being in captivity they've been exposed to some tropical diseases brought in from the pet store that could be very damaging to the lake if introduced.
Damselfly/dragonfly nymphs and other hitchhikers would be quite welcome in that tank though. Record survival time for a damselfly in my native tank is about 12 seconds, and the average is less than 2.
Sunfish is a family, not a species. Bluegill, crappie and bass are all types of sunfish. Those tend to be, in my opinion, the uglier and meaner speciesand there are some strikingly beautiful ones out there, but I do keep a couple bluegill myself and they add a nice variety to a tank with other sunfish. If you like watching them eat minnows it's tough to beat a bass.
Unfortunately it's hard to obtain them legally since usually the fish and game laws require them to be caught on a hook to keep (good job DNR).
Yeah, that's a pretty small tank for a trout, and they generally require a chiller. 60 gallons is going to be small for those remaining fish too when they reach full size. Please, if they get too big just eat one. Don't under any circumstances release them back into the lake. It's virtually guaranteed that after being in captivity they've been exposed to some tropical diseases brought in from the pet store that could be very damaging to the lake if introduced.
Damselfly/dragonfly nymphs and other hitchhikers would be quite welcome in that tank though. Record survival time for a damselfly in my native tank is about 12 seconds, and the average is less than 2.