Time

Who else thinks a few bamboos would look great in a tank as an aquascape? I have seen dried bamboo in an aquascape but how about live one? You could have it stick out through the filter hole and even plant some inside. Bambbos are also really easy to care for. Who else like it?

Going to do it. I had a little bamboo in my 10 gallon. Can bamboo be completely submerged under water and live?

Iron waffle

Do you mean this one? the Dracaena sanderiana?

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mathas

According to most of the recent threads about bamboo, the answer is no.

bamboo is one such example thread.

whisper

I have a bamboo plant in my tank. It is completely sudmerged. The tank is 47gal. and the plant is growing fine.

Time

I heard lucky bamboo can survive under water and so can the common house ivy.

Butterfly

Usually bamboo leaves under water will die and rot. bamboo isn't an aquatic plant. I have grown it with just the roots and stalk in the tank.
Carol

mare2009

From what I have experienced with a Bamboo plant, I doubt greatly they will survive in aquarium water. They are fickle plants, they even need distilled water. The plant itself cannot be submerged. So not having read the link that BF added besides for any problems related to the fish, I know from my experience the plant is not an aquatic plant. So my answer would be 'no'..

Time

I had them in a fish bowl and they survived. It grew really big leaves outside of the water and the whole stem was inside of water. I a, trying to get more bamboo as soon as I can. I already bought more plants but I just like the look of bambbo sticking out of your tank. I won't submerge it.

angelfish220

if you don't submerge it, I guess it could work...

Time

I know. I have a piece of dead bamboo floating around in my tank. Don't worry it died when I planted it outside and it is a great betta toy. Well he likes hanging around it. I will buy some bamboo when they have it in stock. IT only cost 1 dollar for like 18".

whisper

I have a bamboo plant in my tank. It is completely sudmerged. The tank is 47gal. and the plant is growing fine.

Time

What tyoe of bamboo? Lucky Bamboo should do fine under water.

whisper

I don't know what type it is. Just know it grows in a loose corkscrew with leaves.

Time

Lucky bamboo it is(the type I have). I heard the original bamboo can do good too.

JaneAustenAddict

I saw this thread and didn't want to start another one. Hope you don't mind since it is about a month and a half old.

How do you tell if the bamboo is the kind that can be fully submerged or not?

Butterfly

As stated in the posts above , there are no Bamboos that can be fully submerged. The leaves will die and rot. Sorry.
Carol

Meenu

whisper says you can

Butterfly

thanks I missed that.
I'm glad they had good luck with it but Bamboo is not an aquatic plant. From my experience it will die and rot if completely submerged.
If it rots in the tank it can foul the tank.
Carol

gremlin

I tried some that I got in my winter tank - it died. I tried keeping it with the roots in the water and it did okay. I planted some in dirt and treated it like a regular housplant - it is now a good 18 inches tall and flourishing.

aquarist48

Hello Time. I have moved your thread to the polls section of the forum for more votes and responses.
Thanks!
Ken

acea091489

Yes!!

Time

Now I keep my bamboo in a vase by the computer. I moved the Betta tank so that space looked lonely.

cm11599ps

All I know about bamboo is that it is very invasive. Our neighbor has his entire backyard filled with the stuff and it is constantly growing into our yard.

gremlin

Not the same type of bamboo. The bamboo used in fish tanks and such is called Lucky Bamboo, but is not a bamboo at all. It is actually related to Dracaena plants.