Keeping elephant ear (taro) plants in aquariums?

[Wills]

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look at this section of the root system
this is from one bulb, some of the roots have even penetrated the substrate (they are about 2 feet in length)
it makes regular floating plant roots look like a joke

also the bulb now has two stems and leaves and they are both over 2 feet high

if I had a couple of elephant ears in a tank mixed with regular floating plants and added top-dwelling fish, they would love it

How is it above water now? Love the Crinium too

 

[Ellie11]

My neighbors have giant elephant ear plants in the front yard. They sure don‘t look like fish tank plants to me. LOL They must be three feet wide.

 

[FF_Member146894]

How is it above water now? Love the Crinium too

the leaves still aren't very big, but the new leaf is growing much faster than the old one
the leaf in the front grows very fast and gets about 25-50% bigger every morning so the plant might outgrow this tank soon

 

[Wills]

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the leaves still aren't very big, but the new leaf is growing much faster than the old one
the leaf in the front grows very fast and gets about 25-50% bigger every morning so the plant might outgrow this tank soon

That looks great!