banana plant Question - Aquarium Advice

nycfatcow · 08-01-2007, 04:52 PM

thinking about adding a banana plant into my tank... i was just curious after a while how come the bananas portions of the plants get soft and die?

smn723 · 08-01-2007, 05:33 PM

My friend that has one said that it died off after sprouting a couple shoots. It does live a rather long time though. It requires at least medium lighting so some form of co2 would be advised. HTH

nycfatcow · 08-01-2007, 05:50 PM

agreed... i had bananas for 6 months growing and everything...but eventually they die off... i was just wondering why

Hara · 08-01-2007, 06:00 PM

"the bananas" store the nutrients for the rest of the plant. As the plant uses up the nutrients, the bananas die.

nycfatcow · 08-01-2007, 06:05 PM

so is it possible to play the remaining stems without the banana/?

Hara · 08-01-2007, 06:10 PM

I am not understanding your question.

smn723 · 08-01-2007, 06:26 PM

Hara, think he means: so is it possible to plant the remaining stems without the banana?

Hara · 08-01-2007, 07:02 PM

oh, sorry..yes, you can plant the stems if they dont have bananas.

Angry the Clown · 08-01-2007, 07:19 PM

How can you get the plant to develop new bananas?

rkilling1 · 08-01-2007, 08:00 PM

This article may help some of you with growing this plant:

http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/Nymphoides.html

08-01-2007, 04:52 PM	#1
nycfatcow Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 329	banana plant Question thinking about adding a banana plant into my tank... i was just curious after a while how come the bananas portions of the plants get soft and die?

08-01-2007, 05:33 PM	#2
smn723 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 260	My friend that has one said that it died off after sprouting a couple shoots. It does live a rather long time though. It requires at least medium lighting so some form of co2 would be advised. HTH __________________ . Shawn

08-01-2007, 06:00 PM	#4
Hara Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,867 Images: 33	"the bananas" store the nutrients for the rest of the plant. As the plant uses up the nutrients, the bananas die. __________________ ~~~~~Hara~~~~~~ View My Tanks Visit FantasyReef.com's Databases!

08-01-2007, 06:10 PM	#6
Hara Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,867 Images: 33	I am not understanding your question. __________________ ~~~~~Hara~~~~~~ View My Tanks Visit FantasyReef.com's Databases!

08-01-2007, 06:26 PM	#7
smn723 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 260	Hara, think he means: so is it possible to plant the remaining stems without the banana? __________________ . Shawn

08-01-2007, 05:50 PM	#3
nycfatcow Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 329	agreed... i had bananas for 6 months growing and everything...but eventually they die off... i was just wondering why

08-01-2007, 06:05 PM	#5
nycfatcow Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 329	so is it possible to play the remaining stems without the banana/?

08-01-2007, 07:02 PM	#8
Hara Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,867 Images: 33	oh, sorry..yes, you can plant the stems if they dont have bananas. __________________ ~~~~~Hara~~~~~~ View My Tanks Visit FantasyReef.com's Databases!

08-01-2007, 07:19 PM	#9
Angry the Clown Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 159 Images: 1	How can you get the plant to develop new bananas? __________________ "Stupid TV, be more funny!" - Homer Simpson

08-01-2007, 08:00 PM	#10
rkilling1 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NE ohio Posts: 1,775 Images: 50	This article may help some of you with growing this plant: http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/Nymphoides.html __________________ My 75 Gallon Planted Aquarium

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