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Bamboo as an aquarium plant?
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? |
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Bamboo as an aquarium plant?
wrote in message oups.com... 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? ======================== Don't waste your money. These aren't aquarium plants. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Bamboo as an aquarium plant?
no wonder they are so hard to find information on from aquarium
websites :-) |
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Bamboo as an aquarium plant?
wrote in message oups.com... no wonder they are so hard to find information on from aquarium websites :-) =================== Yes. Be very selective in what plants you buy. There are several houseplants being sold as aquarium plants. All are doomed to soon rot in your tank. To add insult to injury you can buy those same plants in any store that carries houseplants for half the price. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Bamboo as an aquarium plant?
Thanks for all the info. I have fallen for that before (plants that
aren't meant for submersion). I knew I was being duped after I bought my third christmas cactus and it rotted away ;-) But serisouly, thanks especially to Koi-lo, I have seen your responses to many of my questions/comments and found them helpful. AND your ponds are gorgeous! Now not only do I want more room for aquariums, I want an acreage to put a lake on! |
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Bamboo as an aquarium plant?
wrote in message oups.com... Thanks for all the info. I have fallen for that before (plants that aren't meant for submersion). I knew I was being duped after I bought my third christmas cactus and it rotted away ;-) But serisouly, thanks especially to Koi-lo, I have seen your responses to many of my questions/comments and found them helpful. AND your ponds are gorgeous! Now not only do I want more room for aquariums, I want an acreage to put a lake on! =============================== Thanks. I love my ponds and wish I had room for another large one, but alas,.... I can't put anything over the septic drain field and the rest is underlined by rock. We have a little over an acre. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Bamboo as an aquarium plant?
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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? yes and no. It's "lucky bamboo" and it's luck runs out if held underwater. The leaves must be in air. Now, you could have a foot of it in the tank and as long as the leaves are exposed to air and light it'll root fine and the underwater stem will stay green. And it'll grow fairly quickly - it's bamboo. I've got in a couple of tanks. Neat stuff. -- Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home page: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
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