Step 3: Decoration
Step 3: Decoration
Finally, decorate the surface of the bed with stones or coarse pebbles (lime-free!). Wood roots can be used to design a particularly natural-looking aquascape. Roots are also important to fish, e.g. as hiding places or territorial boundaries; many catfish eat wood to aid their digestion.
Wood roots should be cleaned thoroughly with water and a brush and soaked for around a day before installing in the aquarium, to avoid clouding the aquarium water. Roots which float to the surface can be weighted down with a lime-free stone. Simply tie the stone to the root with a nylon thread.
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