Veganville Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) Anyone know if any oak species aren’t fish safe? I’ve seen some ambiguous references to not using live oak, but I can’t find any reasons why. There’s a significant amount of live oak and tan oak growing around my home, and I’d like to use it for scaping. I’ve added live oak wood and bark to a few test tanks, and it’s SUPER tanniny. So dark it looks like strong black coffee, and I can’t even see anything in the tank. Edited March 26, 2022 by Veganville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I've also seen reports that live oak leaves aren't good to use, without details. Before reading that I had put some in a ten gallon shrimp tank with no problems that I could tell. Since seeing that ambiguous information I've stopped using them. I have access to plenty of red oak, post oak, magnolia, and sycamore leaves, so I don't see any reason to push my luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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