Fish Eatting Wood

[camaroguy357]

hey wuts up everybody i put piece driftwood in the tank and the pleco is sucking the bark off it and i dont knw if this is bad thing or wut anybody help

 

[discus_lover]

lol...i have never heard that fish eats driftwoods...

 

[Amberleaf]

Neither have I. XD I thought that they're just supposed to swim around it....? Or somethings....? ^^;

 

[K-Holed]

Certain plecs will delight in this activity.

 

[camaroguy357]

yea i knw hes eating the whole thing up lol and been in there only a week and hes managed to make spots all over it orange from sucking the bark off it so its not a bad thing

 

[Darkerwhite2]

Its fine, although i have noticed it makes a mess in my tanks but i wouldn't worry about it. I have also heard of pleco's enjoying the wood, my green spotted seems to.

 

[indigoj]

Many plecs graze on wood, it is natural, in fact many species actually need wood in their diet to live.

 

[ALW]

lol...i have never heard that fish eats driftwoods...

Plecostomus's of the Panaque Genus need wood in their diet.

 

[Katlee]

my 4 inch pleco is doing exactly the same, sucking off strips off my bogwood here and there. he's getting through the algae and bark quite quickly

 

[Gilli]

Plecos need it to aid their digestion - they will live a longer life if provided with bogwood etc to graze on.

 

[Katlee]

Plecos need it to aid their digestion - they will live a longer life if provided with bogwood etc to graze on.

YAY!!!!

 

[holidayinn]

source of dietary fibre

 

[Rediahs]

Completely normal. Plecs eat wood. It's good for them and as indigoj said, essential part of their diet.