Question:I'm starting up a discus tank again after about a six-year hiatus. At that time I had some beautiful pieces of driftwood in my tank and also had a publication that listed what varieties of trees worked the safest. Now I no longer have the book, nor do I remember what trees worked.
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I have never heard of one type being better than another, but I would guess that the softer woods would be better and easier for them to rasp. This site claims to have special driftwood that is porus.
http://www.amazonmoosey.com/swampwoodfor...
malaysian driftwood is very good. depending on if you want to go black water in your tank, you may have to soak it and/or boil it, to help leech out the tannins.
malaysian bogwood and african driftwood
Just keep in mind the bogwoods can and do alter the PH in your tank.
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