Holes in driftwood

[Waimeadad]

Hi All,

I bought a piece of artificial driftwood that has holes I'm afraid my fish might get stuck in. Any recommendations on how to plug up the holes?

Thanks!

 

[spunjin]

I guess if you really wanted to fill them you could use clear aquarium silicone. It may whiten a bit though and be rather visible.

 

[Radar]

I just had that happen to one of my Rainbows several months ago. I don't know what you would plug the hole with. But I just bored a few of the holes out bigger and with one hole that was close to the edge of the wood I cut a big chunk out of it.

 

[laurenrocksth]

If I were you, I wouldn't use it. I lost 4 dwarf rainbows over the course of 5 days a couple years back due to a hole on the back on a flowerpot. Before that, a knifefish got stuch in a hole on a piece of fake driftwood and die three days later. I definitely learned my lesson and don't use anything with holes in it that are smaller than my fish!

 

[wataugachicken]

return it and buy real wood?

 

[theredchaser]

Plug it up with java moss.

 

[J double R]

i just get fish that know better than to get stuck in a hole.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

yea i have real driftwood with holes and never had a problem.

 

[Spewn]

My driftwood has lots of holes and nooks and crannies etc, nobody ever gets stuck :/

 

[247Plants]

I agree with the above....I have tons of wood with holes from pencil size to baseball size and Ive never had a stuck fish.

I have had loaches that would look stuck, but really werent in any harm.