Help...Sponges

[Mark3]

I was on the beach today and picked up several sponges that would make an interesting display, .... in or out of the tank. But how can I put them in the tank? If I was to wash and clean them, are they going to be alright to put into the tank? Will a natural sponge rot or decay in water?

Has anyone used sponges in display?

 

[TUSI]

I would not do that IMO. If they were taken out of the water and exposed to air is not a good thing.

 

[Mark3]

Yea, I was planning on cleaning....maybe boil or bleach....not alive.
I am wondering if this can be done, or will they rot?
I will see how they look after cleaning....maybe I will just make a display to put on a shelf or table, (some sponge and some shells...)

Do sponge make a good aquarium tenant? I think they must grow fast. (time to google sponge)

 

[armyguy]

Trust me, I wouldn't do it lol, been there done that, you'll regret it when you clean out the aquarium [emoji16]

 

[reefwiser]

Sponges are live animals so yes they will decay when the are picked up off the beach they are dead already. What you picked up is their skeleton. An it will mess up an aquarium.

 

[Mark3]

OK, ... I have decided that putting them in wouldn't be that great of an idea. Just one of those moments when you are at the beach, and you pick something up and think, that would look cool in my tank. ...but then the how, and what is this, sets in and goes down from there.

 

[Mark3]

Sponges are live animals so yes they will decay when the are picked up off the beach they are dead already. What you picked up is their skeleton. An it will mess up an aquarium.

Yes, I realize they are dead, but don't we use sponges in filters and overflows, etc. ? wouldn't they hold up in water?

I already decided not to use them, but just wondering what if?

 

[armyguy]

Those are artificial minus all the rotting biological tissue, a sponge exposed to air is a dead sponge generally, that's why it's highly recommended never to expose them to air