Driftwood giving out color

[ak47]

Hi

I bought a drift wood & soked it for about 4 days.....Now that I place it in
the tank...it still have a little color..will it harm the fishes? I try to
change water every week.

Thanxs
Andrew

[Panda Phil]

The color is probably Tannic acids leaching from the wood that will drive down
your pH so be sure to test your water regularly. Many Amazon fish like Neons,
Angelfish, and Cory's who like soft, acidic water will thrive on this, whereas
it it may not be so good for Livebearers and some Cichlids. Just do water
changes as appropriate.

---PHIL

[Curtis Thetford]

I have a couple of pieces in my tank that are about 8 months old and still
turn the water dark. Now that I've gotten used to it, I actually kind of
like the tea colored water.

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[ak47]

I have small fishes such as guppys, swordtails,neon tetras,catfish & 2 crabs

Thanxs
Andrew

Jack Naipier <djj...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> If the only thing that is bothering you and the fish are OK is the water
> color... use some new carbon in your filter... the color will soon go...
>
> As stated above, the wood will soften the water and give you a lower ph...
> what fish do you keep...?
>
> (depending on the size of the wood and the amount it is leeching... some
> fish that would not normally like the lower ph etc.. may adjust /
acclimate
> to the new water conditions... if it is a large chunk of wood in a smaller
> body of water that is leeching a lot... then it becomes a big problem).
>
>
> Panda Phil <da...@halcyon.com> wrote in message
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