Panaque - Wood

Spakase · Post by **Spakase** » 26 Jul 2004, 03:09

Curious to know what kind of wood is best for Panaques such as Royals?

What is normally being used and what's best for Royals?

Spakase · Post by **Spakase** » 26 Jul 2004, 17:14

The driftwood that is available at the lfs is usually hardwood. Is softwood better for Panaques?
Anyone?

pturley · Post by **pturley** » 26 Jul 2004, 17:35

The fish for the most part don't care although they don't get very far in very hard woods like Mopani (African root) or other harder wood.
I have several pieces of Malaysian wood (fairly hard) in with four Panaque maccus. They chew on that and have carved out caves and hollows quite readily.
There are other pieces of softer driftwoods in the tank as well.

Spakase · Post by **Spakase** » 26 Jul 2004, 17:55

Thanks, Pturly, appreciate your response.

pturley · Post by **pturley** » 27 Jul 2004, 04:45

The question becomes, how would someone go about determining a preference?

My fish have both soft and hard woods in the tank. They chew on both. Although the fish do make a much quicker mess of the tank with softer woods (saw dust) and tear through it at a faster rate.