![]() Buying from a specialist retailer will ensure that the wood you choose is fit for purpose, but if you take a little time to research suitable species you may be able to collect wood from your own garden or somewhere else where you have been given permission to source wood. There are various types of wood available from stores, retailers and your own garden which are suitable for decorative use in your aquarium. Wood can even provide a food source of algae and small microscopic animals collectively known as aufwuchs for some difficult to keep species of catfish and subject to the type alter your water chemistry helping you to achieve the correct water parameters for your species of choice. It can serve as a spawning site for egg laying species. Aquarium wood can give secretive species a place to live and hide. However there are other significant benefits too. Adding wood to your aquarium has quite obvious aesthetic benefits which can really transform the look of your tank.
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