Frogmouth Catfish Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I finally got my hands on some Nymphaea micrantha tricolor last spring. I've been searching for it ever since I saw a video on Tank Tested that featured a tank absolutely full of the stuff. When an online store (not the Coop, name redacted!) got them in, I jumped on the chance. They came as very small bulbs, much smaller than the typical dwarf lily or even tiger lotus bulb, which I chalked up to the nature of the species. I split my batch into two different tanks--one with Eco-Complete, and one with a sand substrate. Both have been fed a steady supply of root tabs, liquid ferts, liquid iron, and are growing under medium light--and they're just not getting the growth I was looking for. Their leaves stay very small, on average a dime to quarter-sized, and rarely extend above 4 inches from the substrate, usually hugging close to the bulb. One bulb simply died and became a sad little floating brown lump. The dwarf aquarium lily in the same tank, meanwhile, thrives unabated. Am I missing something with this species? Any ideas? Picture not mine, just representative of what a specimen of this species can look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanni Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I think it could be related to the winter and summer seasons. I don't know if this is really the case but these lotuses will usually grow a lot during the hotter seasons and die off a little during the colder seasons. This might not be the case but it also might be what inhabitants you have. What are you keeping with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogmouth Catfish Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 Seasonal is a good point, although I've had it over a year at this point. They're just in community tanks with tetras, corydoras, and other small fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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