Review on 🌿 14-Inch Fluval Bamboo Shoots Aquarium Plant for Optimal Decoration and Balance by Michelle Armstrong

************ UPDATE 11/20/2016 ************ I did a water change yesterday afternoon and noticed that the fins of the beautiful rooster were torn. I don't know if he will survive. It can no longer swim straight or dive to the bottom of the aquarium. He goes back and forth between his suction blade near the top of the aquarium and pushes against the filter inlet. Its caudal fin is fully open to the body. I am very sad. When I took this thing out to wash it, I found that there were POINTS deep in the foliage where the branches were detaching. He spent a lot of time hiding deep within the facility. I am changing my rating from 2 to 1 star. I hope the single plant I bought was an anomaly as Fluval usually makes great products. I am now looking at biorb silk to replace these. ************* END OF UPDATE ************* Pros: Aesthetically this is a very beautiful plant. The leaves are soft. The links are bendable so you can bend them even if they are too tall for your aquarium. (I have a Fluval Spec V (5 gallons) and it's too big.) Cons: As soon as I took it out of the box, two or three leaves fell off. I tried putting them back in place but the "stubs" broke. I tried cutting off one of the branches as half fell off and the wire was very sharp. I found a pair of pliers and cut it down to the base. Still very sharp so put a stone on it. I wish I had put it back in the package and sent it back ASAP. I don't know how long that will take. I thought the quality of this plant would be as good as the other Fluval plants I have purchased: Fluval Giant Sagittaria Plant Fluval Lotus Plant, 2.5 x 5 x 5 inches, Red. I will look for a new tall, flowing plant. You can look at Biorb plants. They have very good reviews.