Bamboo?

[Alia]

Someone said in another thread that a small stalk of bamboo would work great in a one gallon fish tank and my question is, does anyone else have an opinion about this? I also read somewhere else that aquatic plants are not usually stiff, and bamboo is very stiff. I'm just curious whether anyone else has seen bamboo work in an aquatic environment.

 

[Jamnog]

im no expert on bamboo but i thaught it was a marsh plantand it goes hard when its dry. they perhaps ment that it would go well as a dry decoration. i think i was reading the same post a little while back and it did make me wonder a little.

 

[jumpman]

I have seen a great tank setup before where they used bamboo as the whole background, looked really great with loads of plants in front, gave a nice natural look to the tank, will try to find pic again if I can

 

[wetwetwet]

I have also seen some great set-ups (in PFK) using bamboo

Just make sure that it hasn't been sprayed or treated with anything and still give it a good hot soak

 

[Tanked]

Live bamboo would be fine too as it roots just fine in ater with a gravel substrate. I keep bamboo just like that in a cup of water filled with aquarium gravel.

 

[Alia]

Thanks for the input, everyone! Ok, this is not about the aquarium, but about what Tanked said, that he keeps it in a cup of water with gravel: how much light does bamboo require? I'm talking about my office, which my department is in the middle of, with no windows close by. My sister had a bamboo plant is a very shaded window and it seemed to do just fine. This office has pothos everywhere and I just want something else to look at. Any thoughts?

 

[wetwetwet]

I thought you were asking about bamboo as a decoration not as a plant )

....in that case i wouldn't give it a hot soak

 

[Tanked]

if there is good flouresent lighting in the office it should be fine. i have no windows in my part of the building and my bamboo thrives..

 

[johnq]

next thing you know you will have to order a panda to find your desk

 

[Alia]

Cordoras panda?