ID This Weed

[FishGoneWild]

I posted this in Photo Section and after 200 people viewing I still didn't get an ID. Any help here would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183058

 

[chonhzilla]

looks like that lucky bamboo.

 

[FishGoneWild]

Are they truely aquatic plants? I found them at the japanese aquarium store and the lady insist these were true aquatic plants and safe for fish.

 

[Lupin]

Dracaena sanderiana. Truly aquatic? No. The lady is wrong. You got ripped off.

 

[benzjamin13]

Those aren't really aquatic, their roots can be submerged, but stock and leaves should be above water level.

 

[chonhzilla]

Yeah they'll rot slowly away with wholes on the sides then the leaves and ultimately the leaves.

 

[FishGoneWild]

Chonzilla, are you saying the plant will eventually die when submerged into water completely? What kind of low light and low maintainance plant can you recommend?

 

[chonhzilla]

Chonzilla, are you saying the plant will eventually die when submerged into water completely? What kind of low light and low maintainance plant can you recommend?

yeah pretty much,....as for the low light plants and easy maintenance would be java fern and any kind of anubias...both of them are cheap, look good and are very hardy plants, the only thing about those two is that they both have rhizomes with roots, the rhizome shouldn't be buried but easily attached to wood or rocks. I hope this helps.

 

[Lupin]

Java moss
Java ferns
Anubias
Nymphaea spp.
Cryptocoryne spp.