aquatic bamboo-please help

azharleydude

azharleydude

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I bought this bamboo as aquatic bamboo from petco. I have had several people tell me from my photos in the gallery section that it is not aquatic and will slowly rot and mess my water up.

Does anyone have an opinon on this or experience with this?

I have had the bamboo in my tank for over 2 months and it seems very healthy.

Please help
 
What you bought was probably Dracaena sanderiana, aka "Lucky Bamboo". It is not aquatic, nor a bamboo for that matter.

It's quite tough, I've heard it survive submerged for a year, but it won't work long-term.
 
azharleydude said:
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I bought this bamboo as aquatic bamboo from petco. I have had several people tell me from my photos in the gallery section that it is not aquatic and will slowly rot and mess my water up.

Does anyone have an opinon on this or experience with this?

I have had the bamboo in my tank for over 2 months and it seems very healthy.

Please help
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When SEVERAL people tell you it won't work, why come here and ask more people to tell you the same thing?:huh:

Fine, if you insist: It is not aquatic, it will rot and die, and you did waste your money buying plants at petco.

There... you happy?
 
Just because several people say something doesnt make it so. I dont, nor should you, take a couple of peoples word on anything as fact. I thought that some maybe happy to to reassure me that this was fact. It is not uncommon that several people are wrong about the same mis-information. If it bugs YOU so much, then try ignoring as apposed to proving your an a#$!
As for wasting my money. I dont think I did at all. As I said it is completely healthy and was purchased at half the price that it is sold anywhere else. I will happily keep it as house plants.
Must suck to be you dude.
There.....you happy yet???? Doubt it.
 
Wow, someones cranky.

Just because it appears to be healthy doesn't mean it is. My mondo grass looked healthy but was slowly dying I planted it. Best thing to do is pull it out now before it starts to die.
 
LOL... I really can be such an ***.
 
Lucky Bamboo can be used successfully in tanks, but cannot be fully submersed or will rot in time. To use it right keep the stalk under water and the leaves above mostly.
 
Mgamer20o0 said:
no need to be hostile to people..... better they ask then dont.....
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Absolutely. Plus sometimes when you post in the wrong forum, then realize there's a plant specific forum, you re-post because you want to make sure you're asking the experts on the topic.

Back on topic: I've seen some really cool tanks using this plant that are set up with partially submerged beaches that slope upward so that some of the substrate is above water. You can put inverts in there that need above-water perches, plus you can use plants like this bamboo.
 
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