I know Chlorophytum (spider plants) are squarely terrestrial, but a friend
who ran a hydroponics shop said that they will grow underwater just fine. So
I set up a small tank (10 gal, no fish, no CO2, not even a filter, one
compact flourescent) and placed several "babies" in it, planted in sand. A
week later the plants look as healthy as ever, with lots of new root growth.
Question is, will this continue, or will they eventually just die? Would it
be safe to put them in with some fish? I'm asking because even half-decent
aquatic plants are virtually impossible to buy here (Comox Valley BC,
Canada), so if I can make this work I'll be all happy and whatnot.
levittd

totally submersed, or just with roots in the water?? I grow them with just
roots in the water in almost every window of my house, and come to think of
it, I've even seen some bettas in some bowls with spiders on the top...
Aren't the roots toxic to fish?
"levittd" wrote in message
...
I know Chlorophytum (spider plants) are squarely terrestrial, but a friend
who ran a hydroponics shop said that they will grow underwater just fine.
So
I set up a small tank (10 gal, no fish, no CO2, not even a filter, one
compact flourescent) and placed several "babies" in it, planted in sand. A
week later the plants look as healthy as ever, with lots of new root
growth.
Question is, will this continue, or will they eventually just die? Would
it
be safe to put them in with some fish? I'm asking because even half-decent
aquatic plants are virtually impossible to buy here (Comox Valley BC,
Canada), so if I can make this work I'll be all happy and whatnot.
levittd

"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
...
totally submersed, or just with roots in the water?? I grow them with just
roots in the water in almost every window of my house, and come to think
of
it, I've even seen some bettas in some bowls with spiders on the top...
Aren't the roots toxic to fish?

The plants are fully submersed. I'm not sure about the toxicity, I haven't
found any info that would suggest they're dangerous (no data suggesting
otherwise either, though). I've seen those betta bowls with peace lilies in
them, I heard those are toxic but I'm not sure about spiders. When I put the
plants in the water I just expected them to die, despite what my friend
said, but so far results seem to be ok. I'm debating putting a neon or
something in the tank just to see how it does, but the tank isn't cycled or
anything so if it died I couldn't be sure enough about the cause. Although I
imagine a single neon would take a while to produce enough ammonia in 10
gallons of water to kill itself, as long as I fed it carefully so as to
avoid uneaten food.
levittd

The plants are fully submersed. I'm not sure about the toxicity, I haven't
found any info that would suggest they're dangerous (no data suggesting
otherwise either, though). I've seen those betta bowls with peace lilies
in
them, I heard those are toxic but I'm not sure about spiders. When I put
the
plants in the water I just expected them to die, despite what my friend
said, but so far results seem to be ok. I'm debating putting a neon or
something in the tank just to see how it does, but the tank isn't cycled
or
anything so if it died I couldn't be sure enough about the cause. Although
I
imagine a single neon would take a while to produce enough ammonia in 10
gallons of water to kill itself, as long as I fed it carefully so as to
avoid uneaten food.
levittd


Danios.. try danios... they'll live thru a nuclear winter, and then have
babies... can't kill 'em...

Eventually if left totally under water for to long this plant will die
from my experience.


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On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 09:25:10 -0400, "RedForeman ©®"
wrote:

totally submersed, or just with roots in the water?? I grow them with just
roots in the water in almost every window of my house, and come to think of
it, I've even seen some bettas in some bowls with spiders on the top...
Aren't the roots toxic to fish?
"levittd" wrote in message
a...
I know Chlorophytum (spider plants) are squarely terrestrial, but a friend
who ran a hydroponics shop said that they will grow underwater just fine.
So
I set up a small tank (10 gal, no fish, no CO2, not even a filter, one
compact flourescent) and placed several "babies" in it, planted in sand. A
week later the plants look as healthy as ever, with lots of new root
growth.
Question is, will this continue, or will they eventually just die? Would
it
be safe to put them in with some fish? I'm asking because even half-decent
aquatic plants are virtually impossible to buy here (Comox Valley BC,
Canada), so if I can make this work I'll be all happy and whatnot.
levittd