Growing Lucky Bamboo in an Aquarium Submerged and Emersed

Bob looks at growing lucky bamboo in an aquarium, emersed and submerged.
Lucky Bamboo and True Bamboo are two different plants, though they look alike. True Bamboo (Bambusoideae subfamily) is not an aquatic plant and will rot in an aquarium.
Dracaena Sanderiana, or Lucky Bamboo, can, however, grow in an aquatic environment. But can Lucky Bamboo grow in an aquarium as a submerged plant? And can emersed plants grow and thrive while rooted in water?
Bob sets up an experiment to demonstrate how Lucky Bamboo grows in an aquarium.
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[@breedingbubbles]

So unusual to see someone with the patience to complete an experiment over a period of weeks and give us a complete story in a single video. Well done and thanks for the info.

[@distlledbrewedreviewed]

Finally someone with a clear precise and to the point review of this bamboos growing habits.

[@mboerefyn2512]

Except the conclusion was wrong. You can grow lucky bamboo submersed if you put it in a tank without the proper CO2, O2 and nutrients they need. Tons and tons of fish keepers including myself have grown lucky bamboo fully submersed for years. I was inspired by a guy in a local fish club who had a 75 gallon that he made into a bamboo forest. It was epic so I tried to copy it in a 29 gallon. Now my skills proved to be far less than his, but the bamboo is still in there. Nutrients, CO2 levels and O2 = happy submersed lucky bamboo - not bamboo - lucky bamboo that has it’s origins in Cameroon in Africa.

[@Fine_i_set_the_handle]

@@mboerefyn2512 Correct! You don't even need all of that either. Mine grew submersed for almost 2 years just due to the violence of my sump filter forcing air into the water.

[@BetterBetta]

Definitely the most detailed explanation for this question! Thank you for conducting such a thorough experiment.

[@Dropshot.TV.]

Fr I’m high asf and I still understood everything 🙌🏻

[@bipolarbroccoli]

thanks for showing this! theres been lots of debate whether lucky bamboos should be fully submerged or not, its nice to finally see something that proves one is better

[@silencieux4464]

Nobody in our family has a fascination for pets and wildlife except for me and my grandpa . He'd feed the dogs and cats in our neighborhood , even dropped food for the fish in the lake , spread out birdseed for birds and even left sugar grains for ants under the big banyan tree near my house . It's because of him that I inherit this immense fascination and passion for all animals . I'm planting bamboos in my aquariums too . Thank you sir for reminding me of my late grandpa . Wherever he is . He is watching me . Thank you ❤️ .

[@mariyabaileys]

Amazing story, thanks for sharing! I’m sure grandpa would be proud you sharing his interests 😊❤

[@KettmanAquatic]

Try some anacharis, dwarf sag, anubias, java fern, amazon sword, or cryptocorn. I'd also recommend ludwigia repens and rotalla indica for easy pink red plants.

[@sleyaraze8916]

57 days of research in under 4:48. No beating around the bush. Thank you for the knowledge

[@alexbwja]

Hey just saw your video I'm late but dude! 10/10 straight to the point. Uses facts and logic. No bs no selling anything. 100% gonna subscribe

[@themodelrailwayrepaircentr297]

Well this wasn’t a flashy funky upbeat video - what it was was a very informative and very useful video. I wish all KZbin videos were this good

[@Kewrock]

I propagated a clipping from my potted houseplant. Put the clipping in a glass of water for two months, it grew like crazy. When it was about 12 inches and a healthy root system, I FULLY SUBMERGED it in my 29 gallon aquarium. It's exactly one year. It has been absolutely dormant. It hasn't died, but it hasn't grown a single millimeter since I put it in the tank. It's a beautiful, healthy looking plant. No fading or brown tips at all. But zero growth. The ten goldfish are thriving. But not the plant. It's basically the equivalent of a plastic plant.

[@brooksmcclintock9672]

Thanks so much for the long planned out video man! So much confusion saying you 100% can or cant and you really answered, thanks again!

[@aycolquhoun]

Brilliant work, love the follow-ups, made it truly informative, and exactly what I wanted to know.

[@jc49fishniner4lif7]

Thank you so much for sharing this AWESOME info bcuz I have some Lucky bamboo in my overhead aquaponic and was wondering if I could put them in the fish tank,, THANKS

[@ShivamKumar-wf5db]

Thankyou so much uncle you ended up the debate ❤❤ But a huge respect for you as you have practically researched and shared your experience with us ❤❤ Thanks again

[@gregoryblair7559]

Great info. I'm growing a lucky bamboo offshoot that's thriving just the same in its aquatic environment. And was wondering exactly what u've made clear to me. Thanks alot.

[@johnjwedrall4290]

Very informative and interesting plant study, thanks 👍

[@Pinkstinkie]

Thanks for this 4 years later.

[@charlesedwarddavisjr.6022]

I wonder after a year later does he have the same emerged plants in the aquarium and how is it doing

[@Justaz]

I do and they are doing good

[@deandickens2203]

This is what KZbin was made for Thank you for the clear info

[@alfredoghost2306]

Could the submerged plants have been in the process of melting in order to develop submersed leaves?

[@slickchick5811]

bamboo only rots, it doesn't melt. The stalk often goes first.

[@CapoKabar]

Thank you sir. Answered the world’s question in 4 minutes 🙏🏼

[@Dex-qo8io]

Thank you for the very useful info. I've been wondering why my lucky bamboo hasn't been growing at all.

[@OrignalRobRobert]

Best video I have ever seen about this. Thank you

[@rafiulmunna9381]

this answerd all my question about lucky bamboo . thanks for the educational video

[@Ashwellx]

Very smart idea mentioning the real bamboo at the beginning and how it can hurt your fish.

[@Lala-f7e6m]

This is what i was looking for, thanks!

[@krazymuncher2288]

I think that if you slowly acclimate the plant water by adding more water every week until it has fully submerged, it may have better chances of thriving.

[@deekay1310]

nah

[@LShao-kf2su]

Thanks for your experiment. This is exactly what I want to know.

[@amandavalencia1533]

Thank you for this experiment and showing us results!

[@saraprice2582]

This is exactly what I needed

[@johnkris01]

Thanks a lot for this very informative video! God bless you. 🙂

[@aimsterb8712]

Great info. I just fully submerged 3 stalks in my aquarium but after watching this video, I’m going to take them out.

[@mvpmvp2980]

I wonder if co2 would make the submerged bamboo work

[@katelovell625]

This has answered all my questions thank you

[@theanimaladdiction]

I might put it in my pool pond and now I know to put it above the waterline thanks

[@rameshruban]

Next experiment pass co2 supply in water n update whether the detorioration is due to non availability of co2.

[@LindsayC33]

you’re awesome thank you for doing this!

[@kd555z]

Thanks, that experiment definitely helped with my decision.

[@pcharm3711]

I just got 6 sticks of lucky bamboo after remodeling our tank! So far my fishy is loving his space!

[@towness]

Great video, this was help to answer the question I had

[@gloriajusti407]

Wonderful experiment!

[@janet9924]

Excellent instructional presentation

[@delishme2]

Most helpul thanks, i will keep the smaller pups out until they are tall enough.

[@vanessaa985]

Awesome video!!

[@eveningclicks7767]

Not a plant person, so if this question sounds dumb, that is why! What if you cut the leaves off of the bamboo? Will the bamboo stalk continue to grow upwards and then grow more leaves?

[@andydean7625]

Mine did well growing emerged out of my HOB filters with Pothos also rooted in filter but leaves in a sunny or lighted area in tanks with fish that are hard on my planted tanks with deep sand or dirted substrate

[@abdultech9890]

Awsome experiment 👌 a thousand times better than just reading

[@magtagmakeup9120]

Thank you for this video! It was very informative!

[@Stevobob]

Great test. Thanks for sharing, Bob!

[@kiara_mx]

Thank you so much for the useful information 👍

[@jamesconley1549]

Thanks for the video. Knowledge is power.

[@rajeanvinas2547]

Great info, thank you!

[@narensoundar7931]

definitely a very detailed explanation i have a question can lucky bamboo (live plant) produce oxygen for fishes i dont want to use an air pump since its noisy

[@swatiyadav640]

Plants just don't pump out oxygen all Willy nilly for fish You need a filter/airstone if there isn't any in there

[@AquaticDomain]

If my lucky bamboo are too short to grow out of the top of the water, can I cut the leaves and use max to over the cut area? I've seen other videos that show someone doing this. Will the bamboo eventually grow above the water line?

[@Voluptas86]

Great video. Thanks for the detailed information.

[@cody22cannon]

Great video man!

[@chase8844]

You are a legend sir. Thank you.

[@Zamiiz]

Thanks for the info! I’ve have some in my aquariums for for a while but they have *always* stayed the same size. Glad I have an explanation as to why Also shout out to AZ, from one Arizonan to another 👏

[@sitilaurie1552]

Very informative 👍👍👍 straight to the point

[@kanzler449]

Didn't know Dr.Phil was a aquarist!

[@voz5585]

😂 he doessss I thought I knew him from somewhere

[@mechwarrior13]

Nice informative video! But how did you keep the bamboo rooted in place? I'm trying to keep it "planted" with substrate but it keeps on floating to the surface

[@chrissiemc]

Plant weights

[@gro9121]

You probably need to add more substrate you need a tick layer with plants to hold them down

[@axolotlinabucket1287]

try gravel or attach a small rock to them with a wire and they will float no more

[@d.j.crigger9126]

Very interesting, do know if the leaves are toxic to cats or dogs?

[@NeonAmnesia]

Midly they are, so make sure your cats or dogs don't eat the leaves.

[@Mr.ReanuKeeves]

I was really hoping it could be fully submerged! But it seemed like it wouldn't thrive at all. Any update though? My tank is at least 25inch tall.

[@vanessamcgrew4486]

great video! this really helped

[@karshinimkumar3821]

Thank you so much 💓

[@fruityautism]

THIS VIDEO WAS SOOO HELPFUL 🎍💕

[@AZTECPLATOO]

Maybe the leaves were melting?

[@ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen]

I have Lucky Bamboo in one of my tanks. It seems to be having problems with the aquarium light. The leaves are dry & lacking the glossiness of some other Lucky Bamboo I planted just in rocks & water with just natural, indirect light. Anyone have experience with this? I moved my light up as high as it can go in it's current location & it's still looking sad.

[@g1ovan13]

Good review.

[@WaseemMuhammedIlyas]

Your videos are very good

[@amym8480]

mr shaibel from the queens gambit, is that you???

[@sofiaferraro1904]

how did you completely skip maturation without the fish diyng for ammonia?

[@dylanhughes5944]

Maybe the plants used up all the ammonia. Plants love that stuff, much easier to consume than nitrate and nitrite

[@VictorGarcia-ti9qd]

Do you think if you had a filter it would have worked?

[@ReikiBuddha]

Yes my lucky bamboo that sits submerged near the moving water of the filter is happy and green without discoloration

[@joshua7508]

Adamantine Commander how long have you had the bamboo? Any signs of growth ?

[@JenniferCocker]

Thank you!!!

[@axolotlinabucket1287]

i have had lucky bamboo for 2-ish years in large vase it was given to me as a gift and it was fairly long when i got it, let me tell you those plats are hardy as fuck. you could put on in water and never touch it ever again and it will me fine, you can multiple them really quickly ( just take shots from the top or the sides), they take longer to grow if you don't clean there water from what i seen they could handel anything. i only seen one die and it was becuase it was cut in half and the leaf-less half died off and other half is still going strong also, how good are they for filter-less nano tanks

[@jacosta0315]

What fish can share the tank with bamboo?

[@masongt6546]

Can I put a baby lucky Bamboo that I propagated (it doesn't have a stalk just leaves)

[@ALEXIE_BALUGA_BROOKS]

You can put a baby panda instead

[@joshdavis3304]

I would have added some emersed unplanted stems… to see how it would grow without putting the roots in soil

[@astrotrain8848]

Actually you can grow LB fully submerge in the water. If you look at the video ... yes its full spectrum light but one thing thats a miss ... is the CO2 drip .. With enough CO2 and nutrients the Lucky Bamboo will grow and even surpass the level of the water within the tank. If you just leave the LB submerge without proper setting of course it will wither and die ... definately. Try searching youtube there are lot of successful plants for LB in fully submerge tanks.

[@axolotlinabucket1287]

might as well plant them emerged, to much your for lazy ol' me lol

[@HeartCocoCloud]

Thank you sir

[@kmproductions9794]

i wish all youtube videos are all this straight up

[@biowolf8333]

Yur a life saver my man.

[@princemarchchannel4018]

Thank you for thia

[@KenzieLaMar]

I was reading you need CO2 to make the submerged plants survive.

[@antonsenkin4567]

Thank you so much.

[@lempira69]

Great video!

[@cherrypotestas4015]

Thanks!

[@blindshotrandom9575]

Love the video. But I heard that plants that are used to being above water will have to adapt to being submerged. I’m not an expert though.

[@axolotlinabucket1287]

only with co2 and not for long some put ones that are covered in wax or resin but those are like taxidermied lucky bamboo, they might as well plant fake ones tbh

[@sravansunkara997]

Thank u sir.

[@harshsinghtadiyal4579]

Hi sir can I use fine gravel as a subtrate

[@abhambaleJeet]

It can be leave in under water too someone was saying it needs little part of plant need to be upside water????

[@michelleparsons9881]

My leaves are curling with mine, Are they dying?

[@DaBeebs55]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@estherabrams7274]

Good info, but you keep saying that word “emerged”. I do not think it means what you think it means.

[@rovillavenice1285]

Very smart

[@jimmynguyener24]

Thank you, you saved my $30 😌🤝

[@soldtheark3157]

Thank you for this I just bought some and I wasn’t sure if it’s ok to have it submerged or not.

[@melodywu437]

I really enjoy your video!

[@hgchannel9108]

Nice

[@cloudstrife8596]

Hello can you please tell us if pothos root can be used for betta thank you

[@annabircheat3038]

I have pothos in my tank with my beta

[@angelohieronymous2692]

Can I do this with graveled substrate?

[@axolotlinabucket1287]

absolutily yes, the roots will love the space the gravel give them, but a root or to may grow out of the gravel lucky bamboo could be grown in no substrate so could some grow in vase for look if you want