I picked up some Mopani driftwood on Craigslist from someone who had an established, 125 gallon planted tank. I saw the tank prior to purchase, with the driftwood in the tank, and the tank looked very healthy. She had about a dozen fish and about 2 dozen shrimp. The wood appears to have stopped leaching while she had it in her tank, however I soaked it in hot water for about 2 weeks just to be safe. My question is there are very small white spots on the wood, that look like a parasite or bug; any ideas? These spots appear to be raised up on the wood, meaning they do not look like spots "in" the wood, but rather something attached to it. I can scrape them off with a hard bristle brush, but I cannot get them all due to the crevices in the wood. Attached are pictures, and I know it's hard to tell from the photos, but any ideas what they might be?
Look at the small part in focus in the middle of the picture, not the reflection of light from the water on the wood. Small, white to off-white spots, about the size of a flea. If I could figure out how to circle the spots I would.
Look at the small part in focus in the middle of the picture, not the reflection of light from the water on the wood. Small, white to off-white spots, about the size of a flea. If I could figure out how to circle the spots I would.
