Do I Defiantly Have To Have Wood For A Clown Pleco.

[Platy lover]

Do I have to have wood for Fred and if so where can I get some if I do?

 

[nurglespuss]

petsathome usually have some bog wood/mopanit wood etc. or you can find it on ebay etc.

Once you get it, give it a good scrub with a wire brush and put it in a bucket of boiling water (but do not boil the wood itself in water - it degrades faster).

Leave it to soak for a day, then refresh the water (I usually repeat this 4 times).

Now it 'can' go in the tank at this point, but may well develop some harmless (but slightly unsightly) fungus.

If it does, take it back out, give it another quick scrub and put it back (usually sorts it for me).

Cheers!

 

[Jenste]

Yes - it is crucial for their digestion.

Most pet stores carry it - just go in and ask where they keep it.

 

[raptorrex]

petsathome usually have some bog wood/mopanit wood etc. or you can find it on ebay etc.

Once you get it, give it a good scrub with a wire brush and put it in a bucket of boiling water (but do not boil the wood itself in water - it degrades faster).

Leave it to soak for a day, then refresh the water (I usually repeat this 4 times).

Now it 'can' go in the tank at this point, but may well develop some harmless (but slightly unsightly) fungus.

If it does, take it back out, give it another quick scrub and put it back (usually sorts it for me).

Cheers!

+1 here

 

[Liquid skills]

There is debate about it but

I will always get wood for all my plecos it looks nice too
If there is a chance it will help digestion wouldnt you wont it?

I love manopi wood in my tank n so do my plecs

 

[Nick16]

YES.

having kept them for a couple of years it is crucial for their heealth and dietry needs..
the well being of my fish comes first, all you have to do is spend a fiver and get a couple of lumps of wood at each end of the tank.

you will see them rasping on it all day,, especially after lights out...

Do not buy the fish if you havent the tank to keep them, wood is a must.

 

[Platy lover]

YES.

having kept them for a couple of years it is crucial for their heealth and dietry needs..
the well being of my fish comes first, all you have to do is spend a fiver and get a couple of lumps of wood at each end of the tank.

you will see them rasping on it all day,, especially after lights out...

Do not buy the fish if you havent the tank to keep them, wood is a must.

I am going to get wood for Fred hopefully tomorrow or Sunday, reason I got him was to get rid of brown algae now I feel guilty for not having it for him.

 

[Liquid skills]

Wouldnt feel to bad u came and ask a question u werent sure on if u needed it that dsnt make u a bad fish owner or anything

 

[xingumike]

There is debate about it

Not for Panaque there isn't

I love manopi wood in my tank n so do my plecs

Mopani is very hard, I would offer wood eating Lori's something softer as well.

 

[Squidward]

Pleco Chips are also supposed to contain a fair amount of lignin. They are designed for Plecs' dietary needs.
So if you don't want wood, you could feed them.

But I like the look of wood in a tank, so I have various types of wood with different hardness for my Plecs.

 

[Platy lover]

Pleco Chips are also supposed to contain a fair amount of lignin. They are designed for Plecs' dietary needs.
So if you don't want wood, you could feed them.

But I like the look of wood in a tank, so I have various types of wood with different hardness for my Plecs.

Will they eat oak or pine?

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Never put pine into a fish tank.

Oak is a hard wood. Most hardwoods work OK in tanks.

Bog wood and cyprus wood are softer tank safe woods Panaques will like.

Read here for more info on your fish PlanetCatfish

 

[Platy lover]

Never put pine into a fish tank.

Oak is a hard wood. Most hardwoods work OK in tanks.

Bog wood and cyprus wood are softer tank safe woods Panaques will like.

Read here for more info on your fish PlanetCatfish

I will try to go to my pet store and see if they have anything for Fred since I have grown so attached to him.

 

[Nick16]

oak is too hard for plecs really,

get a few bits of standard bog wood for them as its softer, it will also soften up over time in the tank.

 

[Platy lover]

oak is too hard for plecs really,

get a few bits of standard bog wood for them as its softer, it will also soften up over time in the tank.

Tuesday I am going to Petsmart but for right now he is content on eating broccoli with the rest of my fish.