Re: Bamboo - breakfast of champion pandas!

[Charter <charter@charter-terminal.com>]

It has occurred to me that the Lucky Bamboo (the small growing shoots with 
leaves) would probably do really well in an over-the-back basket 
filter.  Alas, my meddlesome cats prohibit me from trying!  I received a 
few stalks of Lucky Bamboo for my birthday, but the cats ate it.  (I hope 
that's not bad luck?)
I had actually been thinking of cutting the woody bamboo stakes to size, 
then bracing them upright in the gravel, for a kind of thicket effect.  In 
my head, bamboo stakes and some floating water sprite makes for an Asian 
ditch biotope, perfect for pearl gourami.
Of course, these sorts of plans always seem prettiest inside my head.  The 
reality of the final product is often sadly divergent.  :)
 - Erika

At 09:42 AM 2/24/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> Sounds like a cool idea to me, I am assumming you are thinking a green
> source.  Something that would grow in a tank??  It sounds cool to me but I
> have no idea how feasible it is.
>
> I have seen this done with mangrove seedlings.  It is interesting.
>
>
> Kathy
>
> On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Charter wrote:
>
> > I've had my eye on a source of fresh, pesticide-free bamboo for a while
> > now.  I'd love to use a few stalks as a tank decoration!  Has anyone ever
> > used bamboo in this fashion?  Any idea what (if any) preparation would be
> > necessary to prevent rotting or other unforseen problems?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >   - Erika
> >