I'm not an expert on Lotus but gosh I do love this plant. I
had a lotus pond dug several years ago. I had it dug 24 inches deep. Then I
put about a foot of builders sand in the pond
and filled it up with fish pond water. Then the lotuses were
placed in the pond. Each year I am totally fascinated by the
beautiful leaves and blossoms. Be sure to put a couple of
airstones in the pond... to keep water from going stagnant.

I have never tried to isolate critters.
I think it would be an exercise in futility ...

You can see the lotus results in the link below my name.
I'm in Zone 6 - lower Missouri ;-)

Nedra
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Ka30P" wrote in message
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Lotus and frogs will enjoy the
same pond. Frogs will lay eggs
on and by vegetation. It won't
hurt the plants. I'll let the lotus
experts answer the depth question.


ka30p
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html