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	Need Emersed Plant Recommendations
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	Okay, this is NOT for a betta. I repeat, this is NOT for a betta. I have this neat little decorative vase holder that I bought a while back and I've put a peace lilly in the vase (same kind as they do with bettas), but as you can see, it's dying and not doing well at all. What aquatic plant could y'all recommend here? It has to be something that grows well emersed......obviously it will not be submerged. Can y'all help? *Attached Image:* ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 08-Apr-2006 21:32
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	It depends upon the size of that doo-dad. Most crypts and echinodorus will grow well emersed but may overwhelm that thing. Java fern is may also be grown emersed. Remember that most plants will need a rich substrate, unlike a peace lily, and that emersed foliage will take time to develop from immersed foliage. __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 09-Apr-2006 01:01
beetledance Hobbyist Posts: 54 Kudos: 21 Votes: 6 Registered: 26-Feb-2006	This may be cliche but what about lucky bamboo? http://www.chiff.com/a/lucky-bamboo.htm It looks like the plant in question needs to be low-light tolerant. I think they look kinda cool, and my MIL has one in a bathroom that gets virtually no light. I don't understand how it survives but it does.
Posted 09-Apr-2006 18:47
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	Excellent ideas y'all!! That lucky bamboo sounds like it might work. This thing is hanging on a wall in my kitchen that doesn't get a whole lot of light....mostly very indirect sunlight. I'm not sure a sword plant (such as Amazon) would do well in that small amount of light. It would probably overwhelm that little vase if it did. I will post the exact measurements of the vase when I get back from lunch. ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 10-Apr-2006 16:13


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