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	Mopani wood & Clown Pleco
Cmreds Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 08-Feb-2008	I am looking at purchasing a small piece of wood for my Clown Pleco and I am wondering if anyone has had any luck with the mopani wood and a clown pleco. Is it too hard for them to eat? Also the piece I am looking at purchasing would be approx. 6 inches in length - so would a good 1 or 2 hour boiling and a week of soaking be sufficient to stop most of the leaching? Thanks, Chris
Posted 20-Feb-2009 20:16
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Edited by jasonpisani What's the Latin name of the Clown Pleco that you have?. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 21-Feb-2009 01:21
Cmreds Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 08-Feb-2008	Panaque maccus.
Posted 21-Feb-2009 17:24
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	mopani wood will be rasped by the pleco no doubt. all pleco's need a bit of wood in their diet and will rasp on woods. the tannins will be released all the time so if you dont like that color then you should add new carbon frequently. \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 21-Feb-2009 19:55
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I have 4 of those & yes, they'll rasp on the mopani wood as well. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 21-Feb-2009 20:50
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	A bit hard. Try for palm "wood", or some softer native woods oak, birch, etc that has been well boiled and dried.
Posted 28-Feb-2009 22:34
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	if you want a wood specifically for your pleco to rasp on or eat I've read of a dried cacti wood that is high in fiber and etc... Pleco's seem to love it I think its called cholla wood but I might be mistaken. Mopani is a hard wood, but if your pleco wants to munch on it, then it will. \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 28-Feb-2009 23:14


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