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Sonic2041 Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 142 Votes: 19 Registered: 19-Dec-2004	how do you plant these things. i believe thier scientific name is nyphoids aquatica. i have them with the "banana" part halfway in the gravel. i believe i read that somewhere but i am not sure
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, With these plants, the bananas are actually similiar to a camel's hump. By that I mean that they store nutrients in them. When you plant them you plant only the roots not the bananas. The "Bananas" should just touch the gravel and the roots growing out of the bottoms are what is planted in the gravel. If you plant the bananas, they will become mushy, and the plant die. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Bannana plants, IMO, are a waste of time. They are unpredicatable growers and may disintegrate in front of you for under the most minute of changes in suroundings. Extremely high lights are necessary to get a starving plant back onto it's feet again, and for all that trouble, those roots are very aquascape-unfriendly, not to mention difficult to conceal. If you like the broad leafed look, go with nymphea.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Forever-mango Fish Addict Posts: 611 Kudos: 586 Votes: 35 Registered: 01-Dec-2003	Nymphea in the fisktank? Whoooo, I would love some!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Nymphea also refers to dwarf and tiger lilly species, which are QUITE suitable for the average home aquaria, or rather, "fisktanks". Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 26-Apr-2005 10:33
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	The banana plants look cool but I have yet to see any surviving in an aquarium. I've killed off 4 myself.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Sonic2041 Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 142 Votes: 19 Registered: 19-Dec-2004	thanks for the help. i bought them because i like the look of the leaves and how they grow one leave on the end of a stem. if they do not survive i will look into some of the other plants you mentioned.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Forever-mango Fish Addict Posts: 611 Kudos: 586 Votes: 35 Registered: 01-Dec-2003	So far i got 2 in my i8inch, growing leaves but doesnt seem to be readching the top. looks like a tiger lillie now
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
jase101 Big Fish Posts: 345 Kudos: 273 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Jul-2004	i can't believe people can kill banana lillies! i thought they were the weed of the aquarium world! i keep them as a great source of cover - the fish feel so safe with them, imo. they are incredibly fast growers and i thin mine out fortnightly. and they make the tank look so beautiful when you look up at the surface.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Forever-mango Fish Addict Posts: 611 Kudos: 586 Votes: 35 Registered: 01-Dec-2003	In my co2 tank they grow crazy, but they are now in my non co2 tank, looks like a tiger lotus so cool.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Well, they start off pretty well, but any small shift towards unfavorable conditions will kill off the leaves, and the bannanas will go into a state of atrophy, which can only be corrected with HIGH lighting (4+ wpg).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45


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