EVoyager31 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 (edited) Hello all! I planted a tiger lotus bulb I bought from Aquarium Co-op and I am shocked with how large it grew in just a short amount of time. The color isn't fantastic but the number and sheer SIZE of the lily pads are becoming problematic as they are blocking a ton of light from getting to my other plants. The largest of the lilypads are about the size of my hand, which isnt particularly small. I wasn’t expecting this kind of growth at all, considering I’ve had similar plants (red tiger lotus) and they’ve never grown this large. Anyone else have this experience? I have it in a 75g tiger barb tank with C02 planted into ecocomplete substrate. The roots aren’t even in the substrate all the way and I am still seeing a massive amount of growth. I need to trim, but am worried about damaging the plant and frankly Im impressed with the growth and am hesitant to ruin it 😅 Thoughts? Edited June 26, 2022 by EVoyager31 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 (edited) Yes. When a tank comes into balance and has everything it needs, growth can accelerate. That said, plant growth can also slow down when all its seeds are met. I prefer the later as it requires less trimming. Edited June 26, 2022 by Mmiller2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Brutting Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I have to trim my Lily every week because it’s just a beast. I cut the stems close as possible to the bulb and over time it’s getting busier and the growth is more compacted. I’d love to do a scape with all bulb plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapexghost Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Bc its a a bulb plant, it has access to tons of neutrients. Once it has its first lily pad, it has access to unlimited co2 and plenty of light. Combined with already being an easy plant, it would be surpising if it didnt go crazy. This plant can grow under the worst conditions so under decent conditions it goes nuts. If you want to get it under control, clip all the lilies that reach to surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVoyager31 Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 9:35 PM, Scapexghost said: Bc its a a bulb plant, it has access to tons of neutrients. Once it has its first lily pad, it has access to unlimited co2 and plenty of light. Combined with already being an easy plant, it would be surpising if it didnt go crazy. This plant can grow under the worst conditions so under decent conditions it goes nuts. If you want to get it under control, clip all the lilies that reach to surface. I ended up clipping today.. the absolute MOP of lilies that came out of that tank were laugh worthy.. way more than I even had in the pics! Wild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 If you don't allow any shoot to reach the surface, it can be trained to stay more compact. But absolutely no lily can be allowed to reach the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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