Driftwood death trap?

[MikefromNH]

I put some Malasian driftwood in my tank the other day at it looks absolutely killer. Unfortunately it almost became a killer. There are a few large natural holes in it which dont pose a problem, but there are a few smaller holes in it as well. I came home today to find a serpae jammed up in one of them. Obviously he thought he could swim through it but he was wrong. I was able to help him through after 5 minutes but he has a few abrasions, none of which look life threatning.

Anyone have any crafty ideas on how to prevent this again? I don't want the repair to be visible. I need to do something because I doubt the serpae will remember not to do that again, nevermind the other fish who could be possibly get stuck.

[qtaquaman]

thats surprising fish generally arnt that stupid and I doubt it would be a common occurence.

[MikefromNH]

thats surprising fish generally arnt that stupid and I doubt it would be a common occurence.

Well, we're not exactly talking "smart" animals here ;). I'm sure in the wild they encounter that problem, though, so I guess I'm a little surprised too.

[Swimfins]

could ya just make the holes bigger? instead of closing them up?

[Cal]

what about stuffing the holes with peat, and planting something like moss in them?

hole filled, pluss looks nice

[NatakuTseng]

I'd suggest either drilling/cutting the holes out larger, or planting an anubias or java fern in them. Another option would be to silicone the holes, fill them up and they are plugged.