Manzanita Wood

[pgrhodes1]

Hi All,

I want to add some Manzanita wood to my Discus tank; however, I'm worried they will kill themselves. They spook sometimes and pick on each other, can they hurt themselves on the driftwood?? Has anyone lost a fish because of this??

Thanks,

Penny

[dragon1974]

Impaled no, damaged fins/scaled yes. I've never had a dead fish from hitting DW, but I'm sure other members might have more experience. I would in anycase look for DW and try to point them downwards etc to avoid any mishaps.

[adapted]

It is definitely something to consider. I have very blunt pieces of Mopani and my adult wilds still get a mark or two from time to time. The more prone your particular fish are to mad dashes, the more I would sand down sharp points or whatever it takes to round things off.

[DISCUS STU]

I don't have this in my tanks for this reason, even though I bought the stuff.

I read on the forum last week where, sorry I don't have the link off the top of my head, where someone lost their prized and beloved Discus due to it smashing against sharp driftwood like this.

[pgrhodes1]

Yeah, something tells me NOT to do this. Glad I asked before I jumped.

[kris2341]

let them get comfortable before you jump on the wood.