Yesterday I was visiting a fish store in the Atlanta area that is suppose to
have a good selection of plants....and they did. It's Petland on State
Bridge Road and Medlock Bridge (lots of plants)......anyway.........they had
some Red Tiger Lotus for $19.99, but they were very tiny with very small
leaves. The guy ended up giving me one of the very little ones for $3.99.
I couldn't resist that so I took it. It has about 6 slightly larger than
thumbnail size leaves and it DOES have a tubular. Since it has a tubular,
doesn't this mean it can produce runners and baby plants? I planted it in
the front-mid center of my tank. I am hoping this little guy will establish
itself and grow nicely and eventually look like LeighMo's Tiger Lotus!

Oh, should the tubular be under or above the florite bed? It was hard to
plant without damaging it since it's so small. The tubular is kinda half
under and half above the substrate.

thanks.

"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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