Bamboo Plants

[komodo182]

I heard they don't really stop growing. No idea how fast or anything. I have other people on another site saying that they can live fully submerged. They have done it for years. It may depend on the type of bamboo. I have no sweet clue haha

 

[foldem]

Do they need light to survive? Was thinking i might try to put some in my sump area

 

[komodo182]

Do they need light to survive? Was thinking i might try to put some in my sump area

They are a plant, so I am going to guess that they need light.

 

[Columbian Shark Catfish]

When I had my 75g freshwater setup I was excited to find out I could put the bamboo in my room into my fishtank. It lasted forever and even grew a sprout (picture).
However, I sold the tank

Now I have a total of 4 bamboo in little glass pots and such with rocks on my desk and around my room.

 

[baseballman1321]

When I had my 75g freshwater setup I was excited to find out I could put the bamboo in my room into my fishtank. It lasted forever and even grew a sprout (picture).
However, I sold the tank

Now I have a total of 4 bamboo in little glass pots and such with rocks on my desk and around my room.

Hey how fast did they grow and was yours out of water(leaves)

 

[Laticauda]

This is not really bamboo, but instead a type of succulent, Dracaena is the typical name of these.

I haven't done it myself, but I've read they will do ok for a time, but eventually wilt and die. Maybe that's only in stagnant water in a pot or something, and possibly the flowing water prevents this from happening.

 

[Moloch]

I'd be really interested to hear some more definitive info on whether they can be submerged permanently. Maybe its a species specific thing, maybe its a flow thing like laticauda suggested...

I think there's a spot in my tank where 5 or 6 stalks of 'bamboo' could look great, but I don't have a good way to get them emmersed...gotta keep a tight lid on my tank due to a few jumpers. I'll have to look further into this...if I find anything I'll post it up here.



edit: With some quick googling of dracaena, I'm satisfied that there are no fully aquatic variants. I think people just get lucky for months at a time with them fully submersed. Back to the drawing board.

 

[Laticauda]

I'd be really interested to hear some more definitive info on whether they can be submerged permanently. Maybe its a species specific thing, maybe its a flow thing like laticauda suggested...

I think there's a spot in my tank where 5 or 6 stalks of 'bamboo' could look great, but I don't have a good way to get them emmersed...gotta keep a tight lid on my tank due to a few jumpers. I'll have to look further into this...if I find anything I'll post it up here.



edit: With some quick googling of dracaena, I'm satisfied that there are no fully aquatic variants. I think people just get lucky for months at a time with them fully submersed. Back to the drawing board.

Yes, I have had it grown in a little pot with water and gravel in it. They yellowed and rotted from the roots up.

I've always known this to be a "land plant" and have never bought it for a tank for this reason. There are many different types of Dracaena, easy plants to take care of, for anyone who was wondering, lol.

 

[baseballman1321]

Im going to put one under water and the other two in a back hangonback filter and which one looks different after so many days months and so on.

 

[komodo182]

Im going to put one under water and the other two in a back hangonback filter and which one looks different after so many days months and so on.

You will have to do this for years before you will see if its true that they will rot or not. I will keep an eye on mine too just in case.