LeighMo, what did you do about feeding your fish and fertilizing your plants
while you were gone? I have a 2 week trip to Europe in a couple of weeks
and I am trying to figure out what to do.


"LeighMo" wrote in message
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Your tank has some pretty Red Lotus.

Thanks. There are actually two different kinds of red Nymphaea in my
tank.
Nymphaea zenkari, AKA red tiger lotus, is the big one. Nymphaea
daubenyana are
smaller plants, and their red is more orange-ish than the Zenkari (which
has a
purplish tint).

I have to get some of these after I
move.

One will probably be enough. Tiger lotus grow very quickly and throw off
babies like crazy. Plant one, and you'll have a dozen of them before you
know
it.

Do you have any green ones in your tank somewhere or just the red
ones?

I've got a couple of green ones, but they are at the back of the tank, and
tend
to blend in with the other green plants. They are smaller than the red
tiger
lotus, probably because they are crowded (in the back left of the tank,
behind
all those stem plants) and don't get as much light.




Leigh

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