mold on driftwood?

**14litre** · 28th Jun 2012, 20:45

Are these mold on my driftwood?

Please pardon me as this is my first time using driftwood and I have thought it is "maintenance" free thingy.

Does that mean I have to take it out and scrub off the mold (if it really is)?

Thank you in advance.

**Shadow** · 29th Jun 2012, 08:08

You can put SAE, otos or yamato shrimps, they will eat it

**14litre** · 29th Jun 2012, 09:47

Originally Posted by Shadow

You can put SAE, otos or yamato shrimps, they will eat it

oh! so I am missing this in the tank. Thanks for the tip.

I will go and get SAE or otos. Cheers bro.

**xXXXx13** · 29th Jun 2012, 09:50

Take note that SAE will grow up in size in awhile and your 14litre tank won't house them for long.

**14litre** · 29th Jun 2012, 09:58

Originally Posted by xXXXx13

Take note that SAE will grow up in size in awhile and your 14litre tank won't house them for long.

oh!.. how about otos? I am reluctant to go for shrimps becos I have mini crayfish in the tank.

**xXXXx13** · 29th Jun 2012, 10:07

Oto the most will grow up to about 5-6cm. To have them in your tank, I experienced that the tank need to be really stable and the oto got to be acclamatised to reduce the rate of casualties. I would think yamoto will be a better choice but I've got no experience if they can be housed together with the mini crayfish.

**14litre** · 29th Jun 2012, 10:43

Originally Posted by xXXXx13

Oto the most will grow up to about 5-6cm. To have them in your tank, I experienced that the tank need to be really stable and the oto got to be acclamatised to reduce the rate of casualties. I would think yamoto will be a better choice but I've got no experience if they can be housed together with the mini crayfish.

I went to google and found this article from Sera, shrimps are like a snack for these mini crayfish.

http://www.sera.de/fileadmin/downloa...-Krebse_US.pdf

I will give oto a shot then.

I also came across this mini crayfish journal done by another forumer.
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums...nsis-sp-Orange)
Very interesting read with nice pictures. The full tank pic is on page 5.
Just sharing around. It's really an enjoyment to read such journals.

**xXXXx13** · 29th Jun 2012, 12:32

I'm also fascinated of having CPO in my tank but I think I got to hold my horses and do some research on e compatibility in my tank first.

Thank you for sharing the articles.