If I boil it, can I put a piece of driftwood I found in my freshwater aquarium?

[biofish]

I was at the beach and I found a neat piece of driftwood that I brought home. So I don’t know what type of wood it is, it isn’t the most solid piece of wood but it’s cute. I was wondering if I boiled it I would be able to put it in one of my freshwater aquariums, but if it’s too big a risk I’ll return it back in the beach (I live like 5 minutes away so it’s nbd)

 

[Colin_T]

You don't have to boil it. Just soak it in a container of tap water for a week or so (until it sinks) and then pop it in the tank. Change the water in the container each day.

 

[Caesar]

On topic for collecting driftwood:

Try to avoid softwoods as they'll decompose quickly. That's old enough where you shouldn't have to worry about associated resins/sap from certain softwoods.

Most of my driftwood is collected, including some well aged softwood. Only annoyance is the amount of woody detritus I have to clean on a weekly basis.

 

[Sgooosh]

On topic for collecting driftwood:

Try to avoid softwoods as they'll decompose quickly. That's old enough where you shouldn't have to worry about associated resins/sap from certain softwoods.

Most of my driftwood is collected, including some well aged softwood. Only annoyance is the amount of woody detritus I have to clean on a weekly basis.

i feel like this is softwood since if bugs can chew through it erosion can too right

 

[biofish]

Okay! I’ll get the soak going and watch it! Thank you everyone for all your help in my very numerous posts haha

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I wouldn’t put it in the tank period. It looks super dry and brittle. You can try to soak it for a couple of days and see, but I imagine it will fall apart.