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Live Bamboo in an aquarium..
Hello..
Just had a though.. I'm thinking of putting some Bamboo shoots in my aquarium?? I've seen dry bamboo used in an aquarium in a book to good effect, recreating a natural Asian swamp/Amazon acid pool.. Just recently seen a home furnishing store (Habitat, a rich man's Ikea!!) selling bamboo shoots in small glass containers.. hey, must be a kewl/trendy thing to have on you coffee table!! Do you think live bamboo will do well fully submerged?? is this how it grows naturally in the wild?? |
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Live Bamboo in an aquarium..
Bamboo does seem to like to have it's roots submerged - don't know if
putting the whole thing underwater would work - it's not an aquatic plant. My uncle has a large cut-glass vase with a potted houseplant suspended in water with a beta living among the roots - very cool idea! "Kenny Horn" - wrote in message ... Hello.. Just had a though.. I'm thinking of putting some Bamboo shoots in my aquarium?? I've seen dry bamboo used in an aquarium in a book to good effect, recreating a natural Asian swamp/Amazon acid pool.. Just recently seen a home furnishing store (Habitat, a rich man's Ikea!!) selling bamboo shoots in small glass containers.. hey, must be a kewl/trendy thing to have on you coffee table!! Do you think live bamboo will do well fully submerged?? is this how it grows naturally in the wild?? |
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Live Bamboo in an aquarium..
I used to sell them at a little trinket import crap shop a while back.
They'll take all the water you can give them, but they also need air. They can't be totally submerged. They also like relatively low light conditions, so if you're growing other plants and have an expensive light setup, bamboo won't do too well. "Yield" wrote in t: Bamboo does seem to like to have it's roots submerged - don't know if putting the whole thing underwater would work - it's not an aquatic plant. My uncle has a large cut-glass vase with a potted houseplant suspended in water with a beta living among the roots - very cool idea! "Kenny Horn" - wrote in message ... Hello.. Just had a though.. I'm thinking of putting some Bamboo shoots in my aquarium?? I've seen dry bamboo used in an aquarium in a book to good effect, recreating a natural Asian swamp/Amazon acid pool.. Just recently seen a home furnishing store (Habitat, a rich man's Ikea!!) selling bamboo shoots in small glass containers.. hey, must be a kewl/trendy thing to have on you coffee table!! Do you think live bamboo will do well fully submerged?? is this how it grows naturally in the wild?? |
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Live Bamboo in an aquarium..
thanks for the reply guys..
From what you've said.. I figure i'll give the live bamboo a miss. Although i'd certainly consider it if i had a large aquarium with suspended lighting, it would look cool growing out the top with other plants around it.. maybe one for the future when i have a fish room!! I can dream!! I might still look at dried/dead bamboo as i think this looks kewl, gives the impression of depth and a more natural feel of a amazon swamp/pool effect!! cheers, Kenny "Kenny Horn" - wrote in message ... Hello.. Just had a though.. I'm thinking of putting some Bamboo shoots in my aquarium?? I've seen dry bamboo used in an aquarium in a book to good effect, recreating a natural Asian swamp/Amazon acid pool.. Just recently seen a home furnishing store (Habitat, a rich man's Ikea!!) selling bamboo shoots in small glass containers.. hey, must be a kewl/trendy thing to have on you coffee table!! Do you think live bamboo will do well fully submerged?? is this how it grows naturally in the wild?? |
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Live Bamboo in an aquarium..
Kenny, I saw a set up in a local shop the other day, the back of the tank
glass was covered with bamboo, and it was growing out the back of the tank between the light and the "services" entering the tank. The stalks look good in the water I must admit, but for me the plant is either in the tank, or in a pot. "Kenny Horn" - wrote in : thanks for the reply guys.. From what you've said.. I figure i'll give the live bamboo a miss. Although i'd certainly consider it if i had a large aquarium with suspended lighting, it would look cool growing out the top with other plants around it.. maybe one for the future when i have a fish room!! I can dream!! I might still look at dried/dead bamboo as i think this looks kewl, gives the impression of depth and a more natural feel of a amazon swamp/pool effect!! cheers, Kenny "Kenny Horn" - wrote in message ... Hello.. Just had a though.. I'm thinking of putting some Bamboo shoots in my aquarium?? I've seen dry bamboo used in an aquarium in a book to good effect, recreating a natural Asian swamp/Amazon acid pool.. Just recently seen a home furnishing store (Habitat, a rich man's Ikea!!) selling bamboo shoots in small glass containers.. hey, must be a kewl/trendy thing to have on you coffee table!! Do you think live bamboo will do well fully submerged?? is this how it grows naturally in the wild?? |
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Live Bamboo in an aquarium..
Xref: 127.0.0.1 rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants:68121
As far as I know it only grows partially submerged. I trid some in one tank and they died. Marcus Http://www.Aquatic-Store.com On Tue, 7 Jan 2003 01:19:08 -0000, "Kenny Horn" - wrote: Hello.. Just had a though.. I'm thinking of putting some Bamboo shoots in my aquarium?? I've seen dry bamboo used in an aquarium in a book to good effect, recreating a natural Asian swamp/Amazon acid pool.. Just recently seen a home furnishing store (Habitat, a rich man's Ikea!!) selling bamboo shoots in small glass containers.. hey, must be a kewl/trendy thing to have on you coffee table!! Do you think live bamboo will do well fully submerged?? is this how it grows naturally in the wild?? |
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