Hi from Malaysia

Hi,

I am from Malaysia, home to a number of fish you may find exotic but common over here. You may find my blog with an article I wrote about fish I keep and visits to a few commercial Arowana aquaculture farms interesting which is located near to where I stay.

welcome!

You are invited to share some of your stories here are well and add photos to the album of the community.

thanks for your reply i will most definatly take a look at your blog

I'm new here too, but I can still say welcome! This is a dumb question, but here goes. Is Malaysian driftwood really from Malaysia, is it abundant, and what kind of tree is it? If you get time, post some pictures.

Hi John,
I am not too familiar with the drift wood trade in Malaysia, however I do observe driftwood being sold in pet shops locally.
From my excursion in mountain streams, I do quite often come across drift woods.
As to what kind of trees they are from, I suppose it's what gets to fall into the river/streams.
I suspect, if they are available in abundance and are of uniform texture and color and looks more like roots in form, they would most probably be "man-made" and aged artificially and are not collected in the wilderness.
I will be out of town on business the next few days and will certainly try to take some pictures when I return.

Thanks for the interesting reply. Malaysian driftwood is a bit expensive over here, but I really like it for its looks and the fact that it tends to soften aquarium water and lower its pH. I'll look forward to seeing your photographs.

There are a couple of photographs taken of places I go to if I need to look for driftwood near my home but I do not know how to upload in this forum.

Hi kftung,

On the left side, you can see the "What Can I Do" section, just bellow the login.
Over there you'd find a link to upload pictures.

Or you can upload it straight here, if you press the reply rather then the quick reply.

PM me if you need any help.

Here goes the pics hopes it gets uploaded sucessfully.

Thanks. Those are some great pictures. I'd love to see more of Malaysia.