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#Post#: 512--------------------------------------------------
'lucky bamboo' anyone tried it out
By: Jeremiahsfish Date: September 24, 2014, 9:38 pm
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Has anyone tried 'lucky bamboo' in a fish tank. I read online
that if you keep the leaves out of the water it will be fine. I
currently have some in one of my tanks with only the stalks in
the water and the leaves sticking out. It looks nice but I am
concerned that it will start to rot and could harm the fish in
the tank. I also have java moss and java fern in the same tank
and those are going good.
#Post#: 524--------------------------------------------------
Re: 'lucky bamboo' anyone tried it out
By: Jennifer Date: September 25, 2014, 1:10 am
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A lot of people do use lucky bamboo in their fish tanks. And it
works somewhat, there are better plants. But the biggest thing
is that once the bamboo has a good root system going, it is
better off being planted in dirt and a terrestrial plant. They
don't really thrive if you keep them in water. And they really
aren't the best plant for removing nutrient.
Now, pothos ... different story. That's usually a terrestrial
plant but it will go nutso with growth being stuck directly into
the water. It's also really good at removing nitrates and ..
it's a cool looking ivy type plant. The only real drawback is
that it is toxic if ingested - and that goes for us, dogs, cats
pretty much any anything that would munch on it. So, like I
have dogs, they're basset/cattle dogs (didn't do it on purpose!
They are rescues!! And they are still puppies, under a year
old.) But the basset part of them wants to put EVERYTHING in
their mouth. They will eat leaves that happen to fall off or
that they can get to. So I don't dare have pothos in the house.
My old Doberman, I wouldn't have worried about. She didn't
mess with house plants. So ... depends on your situation. I
don't own cats, but I've heard that a lot of cat owners have
problems with pothos.
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Re: 'lucky bamboo' anyone tried it out
By: Jeremiahsfish Date: September 26, 2014, 9:46 pm
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Thanks for the info Jennifer. I think I will take it out and
put some java moss and java fern in there instead. I just found
a source for that today. I am wanting them to help with the
water chemistry as well as look good. I here that java plants
are super hardy beginner plants. wish me luck.
#Post#: 733--------------------------------------------------
Re: 'lucky bamboo' anyone tried it out
By: Jennifer Date: September 27, 2014, 9:51 am
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Java anything is a good choice for beginners! Anubias species
are also really easy. Guppy grass is also very easy. And those
fuzzy moss balls.
And truly, if I say it's easy, it's easy. I don't do high tech
plants, don't have fancy lighting or CO2. The most I ever do is
root tabs and a little liquid fertilizer or liquid CO2 booster.
And I'm very forgetful about it. ::)
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Re: 'lucky bamboo' anyone tried it out
By: bescher Date: October 5, 2014, 9:45 pm
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Another good plant is Amazon swords, they hardy and come in a
variety of sizes. Another for nitrite consumption is hornwort
although they float and a mess of needles. Javier are great as
well. But think of large plant in the back. Middle sized plant
in the middle and then small up front ( Baby Tears come to mind
for up front. )
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Re: 'lucky bamboo' anyone tried it out
By: Stu4648 Date: October 6, 2014, 1:53 am
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Java fern is good as you can attach it to pretty much anything;
rocks, driftwood, tank ornaments, you name it. And it is easy to
maintain, bit of liquid fertiliser every now and then, job done.
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Re: 'lucky bamboo' anyone tried it out
By: Thecrazyfishlady Date: October 9, 2014, 1:06 pm
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As others have stated, it's not the ideal plant to put into a
tank. It doesn't do well, and the bases can actually rot while
in the water even if you keep the leaves dry. I do want to
address something someone said, there are not different sizes of
Amazon swords(save maybe different stages of development). There
are however, different adult sizes of various sword species
plant wise. Never put an Amazon Sword (Echinodorus amazonicus)
into anything but the largest of tanks. They can and will grow
big, and when they are happy they grow fast. I ended up removing
both that I bought as foot tall juvenile swords....and they grew
up to 3 feet tall, and were too big even for my 125 gallon
tanks. I did little more than give them root tabs, and they
averaged a new leaf every few days.
Always research a plant before using it. There are plants out on
the market that stores try to sell as aquatic that are not. Even
some slip in that are called "Swords" but don't do well
underwater when they start to really grow. Same goes for
semi-aquatic plants. Some box stores sell mixed varieties and
the staff don't actually realize that some of the plants they
carry are good only for wet dry set ups, such as ones for
amphibians, or land and water reptiles. Others are for fish
tanks. You don't want to put a plant in that is going to decay,
and contribute to polluting your water.
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Re: 'lucky bamboo' anyone tried it out
By: Jeremiahsfish Date: October 16, 2014, 10:11 pm
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[quote author=Thecrazyfishlady link=topic=115.msg1278#msg1278
date=1412878000]
As others have stated, it's not the ideal plant to put into a
tank. It doesn't do well, and the bases can actually rot while
in the water even if you keep the leaves dry. I do want to
address something someone said, there are not different sizes of
Amazon swords(save maybe different stages of development). There
are however, different adult sizes of various sword species
plant wise. Never put an Amazon Sword (Echinodorus amazonicus)
into anything but the largest of tanks. They can and will grow
big, and when they are happy they grow fast. I ended up removing
both that I bought as foot tall juvenile swords....and they grew
up to 3 feet tall, and were too big even for my 125 gallon
tanks. I did little more than give them root tabs, and they
averaged a new leaf every few days.
Always research a plant before using it. There are plants out on
the market that stores try to sell as aquatic that are not. Even
some slip in that are called "Swords" but don't do well
underwater when they start to really grow. Same goes for
semi-aquatic plants. Some box stores sell mixed varieties and
the staff don't actually realize that some of the plants they
carry are good only for wet dry set ups, such as ones for
amphibians, or land and water reptiles. Others are for fish
tanks. You don't want to put a plant in that is going to decay,
and contribute to polluting your water.
Good to know. Thanks Oh and the "lucky bamboo" is out of the
tank. looks nice in kitchen though
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