Lets try this again

**Angelfish11788** · 12-13-2012, 07:39 PM

ok, first off, doing a 20L. cant attach anubus to any type of wood. not sure what type it is, i may pos a pic up, if needed. second I allready have a LED light, nothing special. Will Anubus and the bamboo grow with that light. I am having sand as substrate. this is going to be my budget tank. so wanted to know before i spent money on plants to die! thank ya.

**jeffs99dime** · 12-13-2012, 07:45 PM

Well, when you say 20L do you mean 20 liter or 20 gallon long? As for Anubias, if that is what you mean, you can attach it to any wood in the tank using thread or fishing line. What kind of LED light is it? -This will prove helpful in trying to answer you question. Please post pics.

**Angelfish11788** · 12-13-2012, 07:50 PM

light is normal beamswork LED nothing special. 20 long, sorry.. completly new to plants, it is just called Anubus and LFS but looke it up and yea Anubia is the same. let me get a photo of the wood

**Goes to 11!** · 12-13-2012, 07:50 PM

I am assuming this is a 20 long.

Anubius is a low light plant but no telling how it will work with without more details about the light. Lucky Bamboo [Dracaena] is not an aquatic plant.

Why can't you attach the anubius to any wood? Do you mean you don't have any? There are lots of ways of attaching it, Fishing line works well and is almost invisible.

**Angelfish11788** · 12-13-2012, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by 850R

Anubius is a low light plant but no telling how it will work with without more details about the light. Lucky Bamboo [Dracaena] is not an aquatic plant.

Why can't you attach the anubius to any wood? Do you mean you don't have any?

some idiot,i mean person at petco said i had to have certain driftwood for anubias to grow.. i figured bs but it never hurts to ask, also if the bamboo is not aquatic why is always in tanks and stuff.

**Goes to 11!** · 12-13-2012, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by Angelfish11788

also if the bamboo is not aquatic why is always in tanks and stuff.

Two reasons:

*Because it sells
* People don't know any better

You don't have to take my word for it, Google it and see for yourself.

**jeffs99dime** · 12-13-2012, 07:56 PM

You Can attach Annubias to any wood or rocks or shells etc in your tank. Sounds to me like the lfs guy just wanted to sell you some wood and make the decision for you for more money probably.

**Angelfish11788** · 12-13-2012, 07:58 PM

i beleive ya 850R dang it and l like they look ohwell. and a pic of the wood even though it has been established it dont mater..

**Goes to 11!** · 12-13-2012, 08:30 PM

If you can keep it under water you can tie anubias to it

And... If you can't keep it underwater some higher test fishing line and some slate will solve that too

**talldutchie** · 12-13-2012, 07:58 PM

Some people even sell spathiphyllum to uninformed newbies. So why not push dracena? OR even that silly lucky bamboo stuff? You're going to be back for other plants so double the profit!

Anubias can be tied to anything. I've even used cableties pushed into my tanks foam background

and that grows well.