White Stuff on Spider Wood

[Pakal]

I recently put spider wood in my 10 gallon aquarium and it's starting to grow a white fuzz on it. What is it and how do I get rid of it?

[H.K.Luterman]

Wood will get fungus and biofilm on it when it's first introduced to your tank. It will, in time, go away on it's own. But shrimp and snails love the stuff. It's harmless, it just looks gross.

I had it growing on some spiderwood I put into my pea puffer tank, and since I couldn't add any snails in, I took it out and scrubbed it with a toothbrush under some tap water. That helped, and it soon went away after. 

[Pakal]

1 minute ago, H.K.Luterman said:

Wood will get fungus and biofilm on it when it's first introduced to your tank. It will, in time, go away on it's own. But shrimp and snails love the stuff. It's harmless, it just looks gross.

I had it growing on some spiderwood I put into my pea puffer tank, and since I couldn't add any snails in, I took it out and scrubbed it with a toothbrush under some tap water. That helped, and it soon went away after. 

Good to know that it's harmless because I saw one of my endlers picking at it lol

[Bentley Pascoe]

Otocinclus also love this stuff.  Pretty much any of your "algae control" types will devour it.

[CorydorasEthan]

I second @Bentley Pascoe and @H.K.Luterman. Yes I had this whenever I put wood in water. I'm pretty sure snails, guppies, endlers, otos, and other algae eating types will eat it.