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21-12-2005, 06:45 AM posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants

wrote:
While at the local PetSmart or PetCo (I can't remember the one that I
am always in, so much for brand marketing) I saw they have live bamboo
for aquariums. I knew it could be rooted in very wet gravel but I had
no idea it could be fully submerged. Can it? I also have the feeling
that they may be carrying it in stock because of the Christmas season
(I have never seen so many betta bowls in my life!). The stalks are
about 4 inches (roughly 10cm) long with one or two chutes with a few
leaves at the end of them. Will these grow fully submerged?

iirc my fish plant book says to coat bamboo shoots with somethign or
other which hardens and waterproofs them so they dont "melt" in teh
water. of course this is for decoratoin only, not growing.