OfficialThomas Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I have 2 dwarf aquarium lilies and that have completly taken over the tank (I kinda like the look though) the surface is so full of lily pads that new ones don't have a place to go (I have an air stone and try my best to leave an area open for the fish). How would I trim some of the lilypads? Where do I cut? Will they grow back? Will this plant ever die? I am loving my dwarf aquarium lilies by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 7:01 AM, OfficialThomas said: I have 2 dwarf aquarium lilies and that have completly taken over the tank (I kinda like the look though) the surface is so full of lily pads that new ones don't have a place to go (I have an air stone and try my best to leave an area open for the fish). How would I trim some of the lilypads? Where do I cut? Will they grow back? Will this plant ever die? I am loving my dwarf aquarium lilies by the way Clip them off at the base, so that the rest won’t rot; and never do too many. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfficialThomas Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 10:11 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Clip them off at the base, so that the rest won’t rot; and never do too many. Thank you! How many should I cut off at a time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 7:18 AM, OfficialThomas said: Thank you! How many should I cut off at a time? How many are there? Guesstimate please🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfficialThomas Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 10:18 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: How many are there? Well there are lily pads covering the whole surface of the aquarium (20 high) and that is from 2 dwarf aquarium lily plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 7:19 AM, OfficialThomas said: Well there are lily pads covering the whole surface of the aquarium (20 high) and that is from 2 dwarf aquarium lily plants. Maybe 3-4 medium sized ones and see how it looks after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfficialThomas Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 10:20 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Maybe 3-4 medium sized ones and see how it looks after that. Ok got it. Will it hurt the plant if too many are cut off at once? Sorry for all these questions lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 7:21 AM, OfficialThomas said: Ok got it. Will it hurt the plant if too many are cut off at once? Sorry for all these questions lmao. Yes, as it’ll lose a large amount of energy which it put into all those that have been cut off, and will experience a short-term set back. It’s OK, when I first joined all I seemed to be doing was asking questions 🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfficialThomas Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) On 10/17/2022 at 10:23 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Yes, as it’ll lose a large amount of energy which it put into all those that have been cut off, and will experience a short-term set back. It’s OK, when I first joined all I seemed to be doing was asking questions 🙃 Thank you! Edited October 18, 2022 by OfficialThomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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