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Does anyone know if plecos can ingest anyting dangerous from moss stone?

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tetratech;

Most probably not, although I don't know what moss stone is. Usually, if something has some kind of natural poison in it (such as a type of wood) plecos avoid contact with it. However, if the poison is something like RoundUp, I'm not too sure.

Hope that helps a bit;
Tarky.

First, you need to specify what you mean by 'Moss Stone'.

If you mean a rock that has Java Moss growing on it, no problems will arise. In fact, a rock with Java Moss growing on it will become a most welcome furnishing in the aquarium as it provides a place for little edible organisms to live in, which many fishes will happily browse upon, and the plant itself will be a major help in managing your nitrogen cycle.

If you mean a rock that has been taken from outside with moss growing on it, that would be a considerably different matter. Terrestrial moss, once submerged, will eventually die and rot, which will cause maintenance problems a-plenty if there's a lot of it.

Let me know what you mean by 'Moss Stone' and we can go from there.


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