Bamboo

[wlmaizner]

Can I use bamboo as an aquarium plant? I know you can use dead bamboo, but would like to know what would happen if live plants are submersed and come out of the water.


Newbie

6 gallon tank
Planted with Cypress Driftwood

 

[Mgamer20o0]

should work.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70993

 

[fishcatch22]

lucky bamboo will be good if you have an open top tank and don't provide it with direct light. remember not to submerse the leaves.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

lucky bamboo will be good if you have an open top tank and don't provide it with direct light. remember not to submerse the leaves.

thats what i thought but....
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=551111&postcount=3

reptileguy2727
it is fine fully submerged. mine lives with fancy goldfish, and does fine with elevated salt levels and even went through a heavy treatment of quick cure without any problems. here is a pic of the setup. the 55 with the lucky bamboo is on top. it is right in the middle in the vase since there is no gravel. as far as i know it shouldnt effect your water parameters.

 

[wlmaizner]

Thanks!

 

[b rob]

I had a lady at petco tell me that bamboo wouldn't grow very well in an aquarium, but it will live. I dunno how true it is but that's what I was told.

 

[smbjedi]

i had a lucky bamboo "forest" in my tank for about 3 months, it looked great. then they all turned brown and died.