I'm not sure if this is the correct forum, but it's where I keep seeing that driftwood is needed for many of the different types of 'algae eaters' such as bristle/bushynose, rubberlip, etc.

I FINALLY have located an LFS that has some rubberlips in stock, but I don't have driftwood in my tank, only a large piece of Mopani wood.

Knowing that not all things are equal, expecially wood, I just want to verify that this wood will work or do I need to specifically get driftwood? I know Mopani is a hard wood, so maybe it can't serve the same digestive purposes that driftwood, being softer, does?

TIA!

Lisa

ETA: Ugh. Edit won't let you fix typos in the subject line! It should read Mopani, not MopaniO. (Typos, especially my own, drive me bonkers.)

yes, mopani is fine for plecs

Thank you, Sandy! Off to the LFS I go! (Just keep me away from the GF tanks, lol!)

Lisa

Lisa- I have 2 plecs and a huge mopani- in fact I think it was you that told me the name of it LOL-

My plecs eat the mopani wood - there are scrapes where they have gnawed it. They also eat algae wafers, cooked vegetable and ........ algae