cholla wood questions

Rymel

Rymel

interested in semi-feral tanks
Jan 25, 2012
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hey all, wanted to ask for advice on using cholla wood. had a piece tossed into a box of shrimp i'd ordered and started getting ideas immediately for a planted tank scape. but from what i understand it rots away and gets eaten by the shrimp within the year as it's not 'real wood'/hardwood. if that's the case, what should i know beforehand about trying to scape with it? i don't mind the shrimp munching on it at all, but if it's not a largely permanent fixture in the tank i'd like to know how people handle tanks with the stuff. do you replenish the supply/rescape whenever it's broken down enough, or just use it as a mild accent? maybe just make a pile and treat it like some shrimpy jungle gym? also, would it look too mismatched to use it with malaysian driftwood? i was entertaining the idea of tying up mats up of java moss or other plants onto it, but if it breaks down to nothing it might be pointless. help? would love to hear or see what you guys do with it.

also would like to know if anyone here sells any, or can suggest a good site for selecting pieces or just buying a box of the stuff. thanks in advance!
 
I don't know much about it, but it won't look mismatched to 99% of the people who view your tank. normal people categorize the components of an aquarium into very basic groups. any and all wood you put in there will simply be "wood" to them. all plants are just plants. then there's "suckerfish" or "palcomst... pecaloos... however you say it" which leads to the person's exciting story of how they know someone who had one and it got huge and it was awesome.

also, it's on aquabid.com all the time
 
Haha I hope to never hear such a story! I realized I should check AquaBid shortly after posting that, but I'd like to know a bit more about how people handle it's quick depletion from an aquascaping standpoint. I'd hate to arrange a whole layout and then it just collapses after a while


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I've had cholla wood in with bushynose plecos and cherry shrimp for over a year now and it looks the same as when I put it in. It may be a bit spongier but still holds its shape well.
 
I had some, and one of my cories got stuck in a piece and died, so I took it all out. It is dried up pieces of cactus is all it is, and it hardly ever comes in any size other than tiny from what I've seen.
 
chickenlady said:
I had some, and one of my cories got stuck in a piece and died, so I took it all out. It is dried up pieces of cactus is all it is, and it hardly ever comes in any size other than tiny from what I've seen.
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I just made a friend here in AZ who has family with land, and we plan on going out and collecting cholla. He says there are nice branchy pieces out there

btw, it REALLY sucks collecting them. random cactus thorns go into the skin pretty easily, but they suck to pull out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYW_WflRXFM&feature=related
 
i personally rescape my tanks often enough that i would never see cholla being an issue, although i've never used it.

just don't attach any plants to it, or put it in a place in the tank where it may not be easily removable in the future, to make things easy for you.
 
Hmm Internet lied to me then, I was worried about deterioration. Ill pick up a box off AquaBid then, and have some fun with it. Thanks!


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I have some in with other driftwood, and it doesn't look bad. Yes it looks different but I don't think it looks mis-matched. I've attached plants to it also. Haven't had mine for over a year, so I can't tell you how it'll go in the long long run. When you buy online a lot of it is small pieces. But I've seen some people on here collect some REALLY nice large pieces.
 
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