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fish_breeder_05
10-12-2005, 6:30 PM
My mom has had bamboo tied in a ring for a few monthes now. After I told her they were being sold as aquarium pants along with onions. my mom is thinking about just throwing it in the tank would this be harmful if fertilizers were used on it when it was bought???
phanmc
10-12-2005, 6:52 PM
bamboo cannot survive submersed, they will eventually die if the leaves are not above water.
The onion plants in aquariums aren't really onions we eat, they're just labeled that way because they resemble onions.
ghinksmon
10-13-2005, 7:45 PM
For that matter the bamboo often sold as bamboo or "lucky bamboo", frequently tied as described by fish breeder isn't really bamboo. It's usually dracenia species, which again won't survive submerged.
Aquatic onions are Crinums and Zephantyes (sp?). The Lucky Bamboo is a Dracena (as already stated), which will survive with the stem but not the foliage submerged.
telecubby
10-20-2005, 8:37 AM
just have the leaves out the top of the tank
nvision
10-21-2005, 5:13 AM
lucky bamboos, the leaves will survive under water. only the top of the main stem should be kept dry.
phanmc
10-21-2005, 4:48 PM
Hey, nice to see you're still around nvision, done any new aquascapes lately?
nvision
10-21-2005, 6:14 PM
hey thanks for asking. i've been busy lately with the work relocation among other things. had to tear down my office vase tank which ran happily for over 3 years; it's settling just fine in the new building now. the same bamboo that was only a foot long is now over 3 ft., it's holding out but not exactly fast growth under facility lights. ;)
just recently started a cichlid tank and that's where the last bit of my attention is right now. hope all is well!