Mondo Grass

HFGGHG · 10-14-2011, 04:33 PM

I bought today mondo grass from a local PETCO. Now I'm reading on
the internet that it is NOT an aquatic plant and that it will eventually
rot underwater. Is this true ? Anybody have experience with this
plant ?

Kehy · 10-14-2011, 05:27 PM

It grows great...on dry land. There's several other true aquatic plants that look like grass, so personally I'd just plant the mondo grass in a pot or something, then get true aquatics for your tank. There's many people on here that sell them.

majerah1 · 10-14-2011, 06:32 PM

Mondo grass is indeed non aquatic.I have some chain sword that looks alot like it.Give it a week and I can sell ya a few runners if you want.

jrman83 · 10-14-2011, 07:26 PM

Petco needs to get with the program. I have told the same person at a store here that some of their plants are non-aquatic, but they seem to care less. At least Petsmart has started to do it a good way.

HFGGHG · 10-14-2011, 07:46 PM

The Petco employee, who sold me the mondo grass, "appeared" to know what he was talking about. He claimed that he once had 16 tanks.
Oh well, maybe one of my cats will like it. Then again, I might give it a
try in the new 20gal. If it rots, I'm out a few dollars. Luckily it was
buy 2 get one free ! (I bought 2 beautiful anubias.)

holly12 · 10-17-2011, 09:58 PM

I was at Petsmart on the weekend and found 3 different types of plants that they were selling that aren't aquatic: Bamboo, Mondo Grass, and another grass that is a lighter green on the outside and white on the inside.... can't remember the name but I know it's not aquatic. Ugh! I wish these stores would do some research!

Kehy · 10-17-2011, 10:57 PM

Oh, they have the ribbon plants too, green inside with white striped on the outside of the leaves

FishFlow · 10-18-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Kehy

Oh, they have the ribbon plants too, green inside with white striped on the outside of the leaves

My PetSmart sells these as aquarium plants. Good to know.

holly12 · 10-18-2011, 05:49 PM

Thaaat's it! The ribbon plant, that's the name I was looking for! Thanks!

HFGGHG · 10-20-2011, 02:20 PM

So...I have to tell you all, the non-aquatic mondo grass looks great in my
new 20 gallon tank ! I did a zebra rock, large flat stones, small white stones gravel combo. I'll be bummed if/when the grass rots.
p.s. Lots of ribbon plants at Petco !

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