Problem - Nymphaea Maculata (red african tiger lotus lily)
Hi,
I just received one of these plants by mail order the other day- Nymphaea Maculata (red african tiger lotus lily) (http://www.aquaticplants.eu.com/40774152/4147.htm). I have planted it, and already a few (2-3) of the 5/6 leaves have fallen off from the base. It is a very delicate plant which wasnt in *wonderfull* condition when i unwrapped it. The leaves had a few holes and rips in them and the stem was a bit bashed where it goes in to the root. There was no rhizome as it is protected by C.I.T.I.E.S the catalouge says. But it does have healthy looking roots. Now, im not too bothered about the leaves falling off IF new ones will grow back from the root. Will this happen do you think? My water is mature, soft, and has fertilizer added (tropica master grow), and sufficient light to support other plants i have which require much higher light intensity (various Rotala species). Every other plant is thriving! So what will happen with my lovely new plant? Thanks, Lynsey. |
Problem - Nymphaea Maculata (red african tiger lotus lily)
How deep should i have in planted then? its probably only 1cm from the top
of gravel. Do you think thats ok? Do you have a preffered make of root tabs? Should it be high iron im looking for? I dont have additional CO2 added - but i have fish!!! they do that for me! Its only a 10g (Uk) tank that is quite heavily stocked, but i think it is balanced out by the fact it is resonably heavily planted. Thats my theory anyway and it worls for me! Sorry for all the questions! Lynsey. "LeighMo" wrote in message ... I have planted it, and already a few (2-3) of the 5/6 leaves have fallen off from the base. Don't worry about it. The leaves of this plant are very delicate, and often don't survive shipping. But they'll grow back, very quickly. It will produce a new leaf every day, if conditions are to its liking. In addition to lots of light and CO2, these plants like root fertilization. Put a root tab or two in the substrate near it, and it will grow like crazy. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
Problem - Nymphaea Maculata (red african tiger lotus lily)
On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 02:48:16 -0000, "lynsey"
wrote: I dont have additional CO2 added - but i have fish!!! they do that for me! While I'm not saying you need CO2 injection (I've seen and setup many planted tanks without CO2), the fish do not supply any measurable amount of CO2. Plants on land have access to approximate 350ppm of CO2 from the air. In the water, the level of CO2 about 100 times less, or about 3.5ppm. The tiny amount fish produce doesn't do anything for the levels. The main source of CO2 from a non-injected tank is CO2 dissolving into the water from the air. That is why, in a non-injected tank, it's important to have good aeration and water circulation. My 29g tank ran for several years with low-medium light and no CO2. And last month, I helped a friend set up a low-tech planted tank, not much light, and no CO2 injection. It's got some bba algae growth, but overall things look pretty good. Chuck Gadd http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua |
Problem - Nymphaea Maculata (red african tiger lotus lily)
Hey,
Theres now a root tab next to its roots. Its API's root tabs. Hopefully that will work. Theres 3 remaining stems coming out of the root - but 2 of them are all transculent and going-to-fall-off-soon looking. Theres one still going strong though. I really hope it does start sending off a shoot or too soon. But im pesamistic so think it wont! How long do you think would be resonable for it to send out a new shoot? My disbelief in the plant comes from the fact that it does not have the bulb attached - its only a lttle bit of root there. But, on the other hand my biology side is saying that the bulbs only there to provide the seed with food when it was firstly dispersed! Also, from the company that i ordered the plant from, it said that it needed 'below average flourescent'.(the link i gave out before) That was one of the resons i chose it! Thanks again, Lynsey. "LeighMo" wrote in message ... How deep should i have in planted then? its probably only 1cm from the top of gravel. Do you think thats ok? Yes, that should be okay. It will produce more roots, and go deeper on its own. Do you have a preffered make of root tabs? Should it be high iron im looking for? I'm in the U.S., so I'm not sure naming brands would do any good. But I give mine Flourish tabs (which are iron and other trace elements), as well as AP Plant Tabs or Jobe's spikes (which have nitrogen, potassium, and phosphate). I dont have additional CO2 added - but i have fish!!! they do that for me! Its only a 10g (Uk) tank that is quite heavily stocked, but i think it is balanced out by the fact it is resonably heavily planted. Thats my theory anyway and it worls for me! These plants need a lot of light. If you don't need to inject CO2, you probably don't have enough light for one of these plants. At the very least, it will lose a lot of its red color. I dunno, maybe it will be okay, since you only have a 10 gallon tank. The plant will be close to the lights. But if it does grow for you, it will quickly outgrow a 10 gallon tank. My first tiger lotus was given to me, because it had outgrown its owner's 29 gallon tank. They can get to be immense, over 2' tall, with leaves 8" or more across. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
Problem - Nymphaea Maculata (red african tiger lotus lily)
I completley didnt know that. I would have assumed that the fish supply the
majority of the CO2. you learn a new thing every day! I have an internal filter, and the filter top is slightly over the surface to create extra movenent of the water (although, am i correct in saying that plants arent fond of moving water?)also, there is plenty of outside air getting to the waters surface (the glass on the top of my tank is raised slightly. Thanks for your helpful info! Lynsey. "Chuck Gadd" wrote in message ... On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 02:48:16 -0000, "lynsey" wrote: I dont have additional CO2 added - but i have fish!!! they do that for me! While I'm not saying you need CO2 injection (I've seen and setup many planted tanks without CO2), the fish do not supply any measurable amount of CO2. Plants on land have access to approximate 350ppm of CO2 from the air. In the water, the level of CO2 about 100 times less, or about 3.5ppm. The tiny amount fish produce doesn't do anything for the levels. The main source of CO2 from a non-injected tank is CO2 dissolving into the water from the air. That is why, in a non-injected tank, it's important to have good aeration and water circulation. My 29g tank ran for several years with low-medium light and no CO2. And last month, I helped a friend set up a low-tech planted tank, not much light, and no CO2 injection. It's got some bba algae growth, but overall things look pretty good. Chuck Gadd http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua |
Problem - Nymphaea Maculata (red african tiger lotus lily)
Thanks very much!
As a note - i had a look at your site and your tank is really nicely done, the plants are of a nice range and all positioned perfectly! Very pleasing to look at! Lynsey. "LeighMo" wrote in message ... Theres now a root tab next to its roots. Its API's root tabs. Hopefully that will work. Theres 3 remaining stems coming out of the root - but 2 of them are all transculent and going-to-fall-off-soon looking. Theres one still going strong though. I really hope it does start sending off a shoot or too soon. But im pesamistic so think it wont! How long do you think would be resonable for it to send out a new shoot? I dunno, maybe a week? Mine put out a new leaf every day, as soon as I plnated it, but I keep mine with a lot more light than you have, and injected CO2. My disbelief in the plant comes from the fact that it does not have the bulb attached - its only a lttle bit of root there. But, on the other hand my biology side is saying that the bulbs only there to provide the seed with food when it was firstly dispersed! I've had no trouble transplanting these, even with just the roots. As long as the roots are white and healthy, it should be okay. Also, from the company that i ordered the plant from, it said that it needed 'below average flourescent'.(the link i gave out before) That was one of the resons i chose it! IME, the Nymphaea all need high light. But maybe yours will be okay, since it's in a small tank, close to the lights. Best of luck with it! Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
Problem - Nymphaea Maculata (red african tiger lotus lily)
I really like the look of carpeting type plants, i think it makes the tank
look that bit more 'natural'. I had thought about buying some when i just got my new plants last week, but i decided there was no point at all because i have 2 weather loaches which just LOVE to bury themselfes and root around in the gravel all night! And an update on my problen plant - when i came back this evening from work, there was no leaves attached to it anymore :-( So i had a wee look to see what the root was like and its all brown and just about dead i think. Ive replanted it anyway - right at the front where theres no shading from other plants - and see if it comes back to life. I doubt it! I just dont think it survived being in a box getting from one side of the country to the other for a day and a half. It was the most delicate plant id ever seen/had. Do you think there would be any point in trimming the roots right down to see if they would propigate again? Or best just to leave it alone where it is? So when do you recon your going to put up some new tank photos? Ive had a look at the links to peoples tanks that theyve posted over the last wee while. I cant remember seeing any that i didnt think were good! Thanks, Lynsey. "LeighMo" wrote in message ... As a note - i had a look at your site and your tank is really nicely done, the plants are of a nice range and all positioned perfectly! Very pleasing to look at! Thank you. :-) It looks a little different now. I should put up a new photo. There's hardly any gravel visible. The glosso and marsilea are waging a turf war, trying to see who can take over the tank. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
Problem - Nymphaea Maculata (red african tiger lotus lily)
I would just leave it as it is for now. Maybe it will grow back. If not -- as I said, I really don't think you have enough light for this plant. Too late... the loaches decided its fate during the night! I think they dug it up, its now attached to the filter! Oh well..... Your help was appreciated, Thanks, Lynsey. |
Problem - Nymphaea Maculata (red african tiger lotus lily)
I have some Dwarf Lillies ( i think they are some sort of apongenaton bulb) and
they seem to grow best in my 10 with the really high circulation..(this is my krib tank..and they seeem to like the river-like setting...) lynsey wrote: I completley didnt know that. I would have assumed that the fish supply the majority of the CO2. you learn a new thing every day! I have an internal filter, and the filter top is slightly over the surface to create extra movenent of the water (although, am i correct in saying that plants arent fond of moving water?)also, there is plenty of outside air getting to the waters surface (the glass on the top of my tank is raised slightly. Thanks for your helpful info! Lynsey. "Chuck Gadd" wrote in message ... On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 02:48:16 -0000, "lynsey" wrote: I dont have additional CO2 added - but i have fish!!! they do that for me! While I'm not saying you need CO2 injection (I've seen and setup many planted tanks without CO2), the fish do not supply any measurable amount of CO2. Plants on land have access to approximate 350ppm of CO2 from the air. In the water, the level of CO2 about 100 times less, or about 3.5ppm. The tiny amount fish produce doesn't do anything for the levels. The main source of CO2 from a non-injected tank is CO2 dissolving into the water from the air. That is why, in a non-injected tank, it's important to have good aeration and water circulation. My 29g tank ran for several years with low-medium light and no CO2. And last month, I helped a friend set up a low-tech planted tank, not much light, and no CO2 injection. It's got some bba algae growth, but overall things look pretty good. Chuck Gadd http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua |
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