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Re: driftwood maintenance?and fish disease question
All this talk about rotting driftwood has me wondering if people pull their
driftwood periodically (once a year?) to sand off rotten spots.... I have
three pieces of driftwood in my 38 gallon, all covered with java moss, java
fern, anubias, and bolbitis. I certainly would not want to have to disturb
these plants just to rip off some rotten or soft wood.... The only type of
algae I have is green spot. I guess if nothing else in the way of algae
grows, I would not be inclined to bother my driftwood....feedback? It is my
only tank, so I really cannot move a piece to another tank to reduce the
amount of driftwood in there.
I do have one fish related question. Is there a disease that fish get that
turns them into humpbacks and then they die? Over several months I have seen
this happen to a few fish (most are very healthy) -- they almost look like
they are starving, but I don't think that is it. They turn into upside-down
"U's". No outside lesions or wierd behavior. This seems to mostly have
taken out my platies, but also a harlequin raspbora that I have had for over
a year. Any ideas? Poor quality stock maybe?
Thanks,
Catherine