Loofah Mesh sponge advice

[Crazy8]

Hi ,
I want to know if the mesh net sponge i can safe to be in a betta tank?
I was planning on wrapping it around the suction cups of my heater so my
curious betta doesnt get stuck behind the heater. I attached pictures

 

[IzabelB]

Has it been used? I think it would be fine as long as it doesn’t have any chemical or soap residue on it

 

[Crazy8]

Has it been used? I think it would be fine as long as it doesn’t have any chemical or soap residue on it

No I just bought it at Walgreens... I read about betta getting stuck behind the heater area terrified me so I read about doing something like this .

 

[Islandvic]

You want to put the wash sponge between the glass and the heater?

 

[Crazy8]

You want to put the wash sponge between the glass and the heater?

Yes I want to cut it and wrap around the suction cups to fill in the gap so he can not squeeze himself behind the heater.

 

[NotSoAggressiveAquatics]

Should be fine as long as you thoroughly wash it. Sometimes my brand new ones smell like soap just from being around that stuff

 

[Flyfisha]

I have used what looks like the same mesh . Sold as shower scrabbers. After just a few months it falls apart. I had it holding moss on to ornaments. I believe it is not UV stable and the lighting made it fall into dozens of bits. No great problem but it was not the success long term that i hoped it would be.

When it begins to tear it’s possible a fish could get trapped?

 

[Crazy8]

I have used what looks like the same mesh . Sold as shower scrabbers. After just a few months it falls apart. I had it holding moss on to ornaments. I believe it is not UV stable and the lighting made it fall into dozens of bits. No great problem but it was not the success long term that i hoped it would be.

When it begins to tear it’s possible a fish could get trapped?

Any other options that are more durable

 

[Islandvic]

I would be careful putting anything up against the heater.