PAULZER055 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 The leaves on my Tiger lotus plant seem to be curling inward. I have two more in a different tank and they are fine. I use Flourish Advance in both tanks every day and Easy Green Fertilizer and Easy Iron once a week in both tanks. I also use the Aquarium Co-Op lights on both tanks set on the third lowest setting. Any suggestions on what the problem might be and what I can do to correct the problem? Thanks for any advice that can be offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Can you post a picture and what's the GH of the water? Are they new additions to the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULZER055 Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 GH is 150 in both tanks per test strips. Tiger Lotus was added after the Vallisneria but the Vallisneria hasn’t been in the aquarium very long. I just started using live plants in this tank about a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 They were flat then curled up like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULZER055 Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 For some reason I don’t remember then being flat like the other leaf in the picture. I’ve included a picture of one from my other tank which looks great, in my opinion, both of them were put in their aquariums on the same day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 When the leaves emerge, they are curled like that. They eventually open. I would stay the course and see what happens. Plants need time to adjust to new water parameters. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULZER055 Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 Thank you so much. I’m new to planted tanks so I appreciate all the helpful advice, I can get, from more knowledgeable people than myself. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 I've got a couple of them in for about a month. The leaves looked like that for awhile, but they eventually opened up more. Might just be a time thing. Different plant, but I've got two dwarf aquarium lilies also in for a month in the same tank and one of them is huge and has 8+ lilly pads at the surface. The other is about 1-1.5" tall and has barely any growth. 😄 I'm digging both of the plants. The one tiger lotus is probably 8" or so in diameter now and the apistos like it for two reasons. First, it kind of collects the baby brine shrimp in a funnel and they concentrate there. And second, the male likes to use it as a dance floor to display for his lady. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 I've noticed these dwarf aquarium lilies doing the same thing. Some leaves are curled as they emerge and grow...and then fully open when they reach the surface! Some plants grow giant and others stay short and stubby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying fox 6523 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 I hope that mine will start growing 1 day as long as I've had it it should be like 1/2 the tank by now but it's not doing crap. I may have to invest in more but as slow as they are maybe not I'm after the faster growers like the Taiwan Lilly's they grow well & the red flame swords grow pretty decent being I have 2 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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