[ChoclateBetta]

I'm not I provided links and experience I bout mind two feet and the leaves are growing so high.

 

[Alcemistnv]

I'm not I provided links and experience I bout mind two feet and the leaves are growing so high.

Chocolate, you're confusing me :/ I asked "who's wrong" not "you're wrong."

 

[ChoclateBetta]

I am right I use lucky bamboo in aquariums with invertebrates and fish.

 

[Alcemistnv]

no one said you were wrong...

However, lucky bamboo doesn't remove anything from the air, just looked it up. The changing of the leaves can indicate something IN the air, but the plant doesn't remove anything.

 

[ChoclateBetta]

http://www.ehow.com/facts_7417811_lucky-good-clean-air-plant_.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_sanderiana http://www.ehow.com/info_8066723_house-plant-cleaning-air.html http://www.hgtv.com/landscaping/houseplants-indoor-air-purifiers/index.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/indoor-plants-that-clean-air.html I am still sure they do but small possibility I mixed them with other members of the family.

 

[polukoff]

Your fish might not be dead, but you have no evidence to back up your opinion. They are toxic to many creatures, it's safe to assume fragile aquatic animals would be one. It's just not worth it when there are so many beautiful aquatic plants available. I'm not about taking risks when it comes to my animals.

Read your information your posting please.

Lucky bamboo is known scientifically as Dracaena sanderiana and is not a member of the bamboo family. Other Dracaena species do remove toxins from the air, such as Dracaena marginata, commonly called red-edge dracaena or the Madagascar dragon tree, and two varieties of Dracaena deremensis--"Janet Craig" and "Warneckii." The Dracaena fragrans "Massangeana," or cornstalk dracaena, also makes the list.

Just because lucky bamboo has no impact on air quality does not mean you should throw away existing plants or choose not to purchase t

 

[tanseattle]

I keep lucky bamboo peace lilies and pothos in my tanksquote]


I also keep lucky bamboo and pothos in my tanks for over a year now. One of my lucky bamboos is in for 11 months 100% underwater and still fine. The rest other lucky bambos are floating on the top of the water horizontally and they fine and growing too. All my bettas has at least 1 luck bamboo in their divided spot.

I will stand all the lucky bamboos up vertically this week because simply they look better upright (I was lazy not to stand them up).

I usually soak the lucky bamboo in declorinated water for a week or so before I place them in the tank. I also wash them them very good every day for 7 days. I did this because commercial growers may use chemical to grow them faster, and you put lucky bamboo in without carefully washed/rinse it may be toxic.

My friends in California has been breeding bettas for 15 years. He has lucky bambo and pothos in his tank all these years. Some are fully underwater too.

Here is my sorority tank with lucky bamboo and pothos. Some bamboos float horizontally, 1 upright and 1 fully submersed under water.

Here is my fries tank with lucky bamboo too; it is under water for 3 months now.

Tan

 

[tanseattle]

Here is my fries tank has only pothos and lucky bamboos.

 

[ChoclateBetta]

Your fish might not be dead, but you have no evidence to back up your opinion. They are toxic to many creatures, it's safe to assume fragile aquatic animals would be one. It's just not worth it when there are so many beautiful aquatic plants available. I'm not about taking risks when it comes to my animals.

Read your information your posting please.

Lucky bamboo is known scientifically as Dracaena sanderiana and is not a member of the bamboo family. Other Dracaena species do remove toxins from the air, such as Dracaena marginata, commonly called red-edge dracaena or the Madagascar dragon tree, and two varieties of Dracaena deremensis--"Janet Craig" and "Warneckii." The Dracaena fragrans "Massangeana," or cornstalk dracaena, also makes the list.

Just because lucky bamboo has no impact on air quality does not mean you should throw away existing plants or choose not to purchase t

not to be rude but you have piles of proof against you.

 

[Alcemistnv]

not to be rude but you have piles of proof against you.

Actualy chocolate, you are the one with proof against you

You're the one who said the bamboo removed toxins from the air.

 

[ChoclateBetta]

I got it mixed with a very close relative and if it really did kill fish why are there so many members with it in there tanks?

 

[Alcemistnv]

Basically from what I'm gathering from the forum so far and the articles is that

*Lucky bamboo CAN die after months from living submerged (it will decay)
*Decaying leaves can harm aquatic life
*Rotting bamboo will also harm aquatic life
*It can grow as long as it is partially submerged
*It is part of Dracaena family, but does not function the same way as the other plants do.

 

[ChoclateBetta]

Yes decaying is bad but the other person said just having it in the tank kills fish which was proved wrong same with snails.

 

[Alcemistnv]

It is very possible that yes, if you're not doing your job correctly and put the bamboo full submerged in the tank, it can be harmful. Keep in mind, everyone has different water conditions and different chemicals in their water.

It's suggested not to submerge the bamboo in the water, unless you're ready to prepare for if things go downhill.

 

[ChoclateBetta]

Semi submerged is good though never heard a case of semi submerged being bad I use 7.6 PH.

 

[logisticsguy]

I do not know who is right or wrong only from my experience with bamboo..very limited. My wife brought home a lucky bamboo from work, all the girls there had some on their work desks. So we put it in a 10g with Fred a very tough VT. The next day Fred looked awful and we took out the bamboo and did a WC. Fred was fine. The roots were kinda mushy and rotting, that is what poisoned Fred. If you do use it make sure the roots are pristine and the plant is actively growing and not in any way rotting at the root.

 

[ChoclateBetta]

Mine never rots I think you got an unhealthy one and ammonia was the problem.

 

[Alcemistnv]

Chocolate, what ammonia? You keep mentioning it but where is it coming from?

Logisticsguy, were the roots already mushy when you got it?

The base of my bamboo actully just started turning yellow, and the roots brown, but they're still stiff. I removed it just in case.

But my other one is growing, root wise which is weird. Those are long and white/orange

 

[ChoclateBetta]

Rotting material like waste creates ammonia I have 5 and there all great I think the other person meant either the putty some places put on them or the gel some places put on them.

 

[logisticsguy]

Yeah the roots were not great when the bamboo was put in and they deteriorated much more overnight in the tank. We took it out, cut off the mushy roots and tried to get it to grow new roots in a cup. Still have it but pretty sad plant that has yet to re root itself much. Good idea to get it out if there is any question about its health.