🌿 Premium Aquatic Cholla/Choya Wood 6” - Ideal for Shrimp Habitat, Hermit Crabs, Plecos - pH Lowering, Hiding Spots, and Chew Toys - Thorn-Free, Dried Organic Material - 3 Piece Set Review

Boiled for a few minutes to get some age, dirt and debris removed, tossed in my aquarium and sunk to the bottom an hour later and my amano shrimp weren't gone

Arrived on time as advertised. After a little over 24 hours of soaking, it sank to the bottom of the aquarium. My Pleco loves it. It is beautiful and matches the decor and is also useful.

I boiled it several times to get rid of impurities and tannins, but the water in the tank went bad and started killing all my fish. Don't worry if you want this in an aquarium. 30 years of experience with tanks, never tried it - lesson learned.

This product is fine. My hermit crabs love it and use it to climb. I have cooked cholla in dechlorinated water with a salt solution. After about a week I noticed mold growing on it. I washed it, boiled it again and after a week the mold started growing again. I wanted to take a risk and hurt my hermits, so I ended up throwing it away. This may not be suitable for tanks that require more moisture than heat.

Perfect size for a 10 gallon aquarium. As long as you cook them to hell they will be great in your aquarium. Seriously, cook them a lot. I boiled them for several hours over a couple of days until the water looked like light-colored tea. The first water pots were very dark, so you definitely shouldn't just throw them in your tank. Soaking in water didn't pull out as much as boiling and it still makes the water a little yellowish, but at least my pH is stable. I've only used two so far to see…

To make a long story short, this Holya caused an ammonia squirt in my aquarium. I can confirm this was caused by a tree and not a random cycle as I soaked the cholla separately in a bucket first and was able to test the water in that bucket: it had over 2ppm ammonia. I have no idea why this happened as cholla was always fine before, but buyers using it for aquariums are strongly advised to boil, soak and test the water before using it in an aquarium. If I hadn't soaked myself first or been a…