09/23/2026
🪵 CHOLLA WOOD 🪵
-Is the dried skeleton of the cholla cactus.
-It’s hollow, honeycomb like structure grows a nutrient rich layer of biofilm (a food source for shrimp , snails and fry) and serves as an ideal hiding place.
- It makes an excellent anchor for live aquatic plants like Anubias, Buce and Mosses.
-It is incredibly buoyant and will float initially. You must boil it for 20 to 60 minutes or pre soak it in a bucket for 24 to 48 hours to fully waterlog the pores.
-It’s a very soft wood and will gradually decompose over 12 to 18 months and will need to be replaced.