Bamboo in the tank?

Barbotine · 10-29-2006, 02:58 PM

Hello, I wanted to know if bamboo being placed in my tank would be okay? Since bamboo is submerged in water usually for most of it's life would it be okay to add this to my 10 gallon aquarium?

Gump · 10-29-2006, 03:03 PM

ive seen people use live bamboo a lot. if it was just a shoot i wouldnt use it.

Barbotine · 10-29-2006, 03:06 PM

It's about 4 shoots of bamboo

Puffer Pita · 10-29-2006, 04:05 PM

Nope, fully submerged it will die, rot and foul the tank. Only the bottom part should be submerged, the rest should be above water or it will die.

girth vader · 10-30-2006, 06:09 PM

yep, its not an aquatic plant.

MaryPa · 10-31-2006, 01:00 PM

My Bamboo is doing great after about 6-7 months in my 55.

girth vader · 10-31-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MaryPa

My Bamboo is doing great after about 6-7 months in my 55.

not saying it cant, but it's definitely not an aquatic plant, and sooner or later it will probably die off. lets hope not for your sake

igauresh · 11-28-2006, 10:17 PM

Wouldn't that be something dangerous for the fishes? I know the ones that are submerged in the water are mangroves but not bamboos. Unless you were talking about those sold in the market like in a small bowl that's supposed to bring good luck or something.

Phonemonkey · 11-29-2006, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by igauresh

Wouldn't that be something dangerous for the fishes? I know the ones that are submerged in the water are mangroves but not bamboos. Unless you were talking about those sold in the market like in a small bowl that's supposed to bring good luck or something.

Those are called "lucky bamboo" and they are still not an aquatic plant, and eventually the leaves will still rot and die in the tank, and pollute the water, which as you said, is in fact dangerous for the fish.

There is, however, one kind of bamboo that can be used in a tank...

Its called, plastic.

DoLce N BeLLa · 01-27-2007, 07:35 AM

I have that lucky bamboo stuff thats over a foot long now...would that work for a tank? Or still risky

Puffer Pita · 01-27-2007, 09:32 AM

The lucky bamboo is the bamboo in question which, if kept submerged, will rot and foul the tank.

fishbone · 05-25-2007, 03:11 PM

Reviving an old topic because I have a question

How about lucky bamboo half submerged in brackish of 1.007 at most. Do they do OK in brackish?

Pareeeee · 06-05-2007, 07:12 AM

Bamboo can be put in a tank if it is tall enough for the top half (or more) of the plant to be OUT of the water. I have two bamboo plants growing in a betta bowl/vase for example, and both the fish and the bamboo are doing great, but yes the leaves and part of the plant must be out of the water.

Bamboo really grows well (and FAST) like this actually, because of the fish waste fertilizer I guess.

10-29-2006, 02:58 PM	#1
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10-29-2006, 04:05 PM	#4
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	Nope, fully submerged it will die, rot and foul the tank. Only the bottom part should be submerged, the rest should be above water or it will die. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

10-30-2006, 06:09 PM	#5
girth vader Hey Now! Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 616	yep, its not an aquatic plant. __________________ I have a tank!!! A nice one too!

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10-29-2006, 03:03 PM	#2
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 452	ive seen people use live bamboo a lot. if it was just a shoot i wouldnt use it.

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Barbotine Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	It's about 4 shoots of bamboo

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DoLce N BeLLa Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 20 Posts: 16	I have that lucky bamboo stuff thats over a foot long now...would that work for a tank? Or still risky

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Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	The lucky bamboo is the bamboo in question which, if kept submerged, will rot and foul the tank. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

05-25-2007, 03:11 PM	#12
fishbone Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 415	Reviving an old topic because I have a question How about lucky bamboo half submerged in brackish of 1.007 at most. Do they do OK in brackish?

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Pareeeee Stargate Fan! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada, EH! Age: 21 Posts: 353	Bamboo can be put in a tank if it is tall enough for the top half (or more) of the plant to be OUT of the water. I have two bamboo plants growing in a betta bowl/vase for example, and both the fish and the bamboo are doing great, but yes the leaves and part of the plant must be out of the water. Bamboo really grows well (and FAST) like this actually, because of the fish waste fertilizer I guess. __________________ Pareeeeee ><((((º> -------------- Please Visit my site! --------------- My Critters: FW 33gal heavily planted and overstocked Blue, a lonely male killer melanochromis in a 5gal... Auzzie, a lazy Bearded dragon gal Pepper and Little Missy - my two cutest ratties in the world.

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