Re: Terrestrial pathos in tank.

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• Subject: Re: Terrestrial pathos in tank.
• From: nguyenh at nosc_mil (Hoa G. Nguyen)
• Date: Fri, 28 Jul 95 16:27:40 PDT

>From: Charley Bay <charleyb at hpgrla_gr.hp.com>
> ...
>I know that pathos is about as close to a weed as you can get,
>and it grows pretty well anywhere.  Can it grow fully submerged?

I assume you meant "Pothos."  I tried to grow it submerged for a few months.
It initially developed new roots and even new leaves, but after a few months
it just stopped doing well, developed holes in the leaves, and I removed it.
This is not proof that it can't be grown submerged. ;-)  Perhaps I just
didn't have the right conditions/nutrients for it (I did have CO2 injection,
but I also had fish that liked to nip at the new leaves).  I know some
people are really against growing terrestrial plants underwater, but I heard
other people have had very good luck with Philodendron.  I tried Pothos
because it's the closest to Philodendron I had around.  ;-)

Hoa

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