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Which banana?
Hugo asked:
Which banana plant do you mean ? Nymphoides aquatica or Musa
nana/acuminata?
It's the same overhere. I would be suprised if you can keep Musa species
under aquatic low light conditions. Do they function as 'real' aquatic
plants
then (with taking nutrients from the water etc) or do you need special
substrate? Thanks!
Hugo, My plants are Nymphiodes aquatica and they're growing
in a densely planted 20 gal. tank without lites over them.
The only light this tank recieves is from overhead florescents
in the fishroom. By no means is the tank, itself, lit. The sub-
strate is plain gravel without additives. Fish load is moderate
and filtered with a sponge filter. Semi-frequent water changes.
Actually one of my more neglected tanks. They have not flowered for me
but continually produce new leaves and 'bananas'. I don't
add any fertilizer to this tank and in addition to N. aquatica
an overgrown E.bleheri, Anubia barteri var. nana and some java
moss seem to thrive quite well. This tank has been set up for
over two years without any serious maintainence.
Michael
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