RED TIGER LOTUS, DWARF AQUARIUM LILY - AQUARIUM PLANT CARE GUIDE
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I bought these from you about a year ago. They melted back and took them a while to comeback. Now they are thriving during my last water change I accidentally pulled the plant from the bulb. I just buried the roots and relocated the bulb to a different part of the aquarium. Now I have a small plant growing and the larger plant is still alive. Plants are bulletproof as long as you have patients.
I have many patients. hopefully they all survive.
Awsome, thinking of buying one myself. Do you use CO2 or any ferts?
@@SkroodelTV. Thats a waste of money.
Thanks for posting this video. It makes me feel so much better. I fell in love with a red tiger lotus at an aquarium show a couple months ago. I love the pink color. Unfortunately, the plant broke off of the bulb on the way home. I was so afraid I had killed it. It had a few tiny roots at the base above the break so I planted it. Then the beautiful leaves died back. I almost gave up. A few weeks ago I saw a tiny new leaf about 1cm across. I hope that little plant hangs in there. I kept the bulb because it was still hard and didn't smell bad. I dropped it into my grow out tank. It looks like it has some new growth so I turned the bulb so that part is up. Maybe I'll get lucky and wind up with two beautiful pink plants.
The interesting thing is these will go dormant and I was tempted to throw it away several times but the last time I grabbed it to throw it away I saw roots sprouting. Now it's gorgeous!
Mine is flowering! I’m pretty psyched about it. It’s incredible how fast they grow without CO2 in the water… although I do let its leaves reach the surface, so I guess it gets a big CO2 boost from that.
I can confirm that the dwarf lily will grow if planted loose without a bulb. It just needs to have well developed roots and a few leaves. It will take a few weeks to acclimate once replanted, but it will soon start sprouting new leaves.
water column feeders? Or root feeders? Liquid ferts? or root tabs? Do I need a planted substrate?
I have both, the Tiger Lotus in a 10 gal Betta tank and the Dwf Lily in my 55 gal Community. Love, love, love them both. You stated the Lotus gets 3 inch leaves. Mine is currently throwing out 4 inch using a Fluval 3.0 with about 50% intensity. Still waiting for my Dwf Lily to develop those monster leaves, it's about 5 months old. I highly recommend both of these!
I've just put a water Lilly in my 20 gallon tall tank . It has been in the tank for about three weeks now and I've got some leaves on the bulb now . I'm very happy about that. I've got a red tiger lotus ordered . Thank you for sharing this.
Red tiger lotus was the first live plant I ever attempted to grow and it is fantastic. I apparently buried the bulb too much though so I may dig it out a little bit.
It is a great plant though and my betta loves it for snoozing on 😂
I have a Red Tiger Lotus; about two years. It went dormant for a while, until I started a real planted tank. Now with root tabs and dosing with Iron and Fert, it has gotten huge.
I have a dwarf lilly bulb its root which are visible, I placed face down in the substrate. I had some leaf growth that divided into two sections. Now those are growing there is no growth from the bulb the bulb did have a white film developing. I rinse it and replace it with new water it has stayed intact and remains solid. Thanks for showing what the differences are between the leaves.
I constantly prune off the pads. I don't need them and the stems are ugly. What I would recommend is people plant 2 or 3 together and then you will always have one sending out the large red juvenile submerged leaves. Also,mine grew for many weeks with the purple undersides and brownish top leaf with green speckles on 3 1/2" wide leaves. Now? Its turning red like I had ordered and I havent changed the lighting.
One last, I grow mine in a shallow wide pot with potting soil and sand on top. I'm sure that will keep this from overrunning the tank or for sure stop it from growing where I don't want.
Does it restrict other plants or deprives them of nutrition???How to control its growth...??Can i pot it and keep the pot in tank...Please advice
@@fredrickfernandes8757 They do fine is pots with some potting soils on the bottom.
If any plant would do better in a tank with soils,its this one. Pruning it easily controls it. When its growth comes to a halt? You want to get it out of that pause with fertilizer..or iron.
Very helpful! thanks. I have a dwarf water lily, and i was not sure if I could cut off the lily pads, which are taking over the top of my tank. Now I know cutting is OK, and possibly helpful. :)
They are beautiful actually. I have my own water bowl setup with this pink lotus water lily.
I'm glad I know now that mine is a lily and not a lotus thanks!!!
Enjoyed your video, very informative, you answered all my bulb questions. Thank you.
I have one in a 30, grows incredible
Great video! I love red tiger lotus plants. They're so beautiful. And very easy to grow. I will try the trimming method you suggested. They also come in light green with red spots, but that color is more rare.
I mistreated the one I have soo badly ... I'd take it here and plant it there and then when it got to the right aquarium tank it liked it started flourishing and is now unstoppable. It's a beast. I only have a couple plants in the tank besides it but I think it will eventually eliminate them
I have a dwarf aquarium lily. The bulb is huge (as are the leaves). It has 5 distinct plants growing from it. I had been wondering if I could free them from the bulb and plant them...thanks for addressing that in this vid. I love this plant
Yes, you can!
I got my first Red Tiger Lotus a couple of months ago and I love it. One of my favorites.
Does it restrict other plants or deprives them of nutrition???How to control its growth...??Please advice
@@fredrickfernandes8757 If you let it completely grow out the pads will cover the surface and shade other plants. However, you can “train” it to stay low by trimming off any shoots that try to move toward the surface. As for nutrition it is a bulb plant so it pulls a lot from its own stored energy, but does pull like other plants but not heavy like swords do.
@@kfuhrman2008 Thanks Kurt a great suggestion thanks again
Hi I have a bulb from a different tank and when you said just leave it on substrate it should grow, I was happy because I thought I ruined it , I have no roots or bud flower on it.
Awesome info. Love these plants. Thank you for sharing.
Hmm... Interesting. I do have one of these plants in my aquarium... I ordered a dwarf aquarium lily. I know the leaves at the surface are round. I guess it doesn't really matter, because I really like it whatever it is! I will have to check when I get home from work. Excellent info!
I just got a red tiger lotus a couple of weeks ago. It did not come with the bulb. Also the two biggest leaves were pretty ripped up in shipping so I clipped them right away. It’s been growing, but it hasn’t taken off yet. It’s in a new 45 gallon tank with only a few fish and as yet still lightly planted.
@Mark Ulis In the end it turned out just fine and grew well.
Subscribed to your channel , great info.
Thanks
I like this plants. I have it in a 5gallon
Great video! So the “dwarf” aquarium lily is actually bigger than the red tiger lotus?
Is this true...
Yea my dwarf lily is huge
Thinking about growing one in a jar since I don't have an aquarium, nor do I have the room for one.
Thank you for this video on red tiger lotus. Someone gave me 3, but without any bulb. Hopefully they will eventually grow bulbs & crossing my fingers it'll take months & not years.😕
I’m pretty sure that’s not how these kinds of plants work... I don’t know for certain but I’m pretty sure that the bulb won’t grow back.
@@confuzedgraphite Oooh, that's too bad, was hoping they would grow bulbs. So far, I don't see any bulbs.🙁
Wanda Oshiro I mean they might, I’ve just never seen it happen. To me bulbs create plants and not the other way round.
@@confuzedgraphite True, it's the bulbs that plants grow from. I'm not getting my hopes up, if they does get bulbs great, it'll probably not going to be for another few years, if it does.😕
@Mark Ulis Thx for asking Mark, no, it was growing quite nicely, then it died. Because I had to treat my aquarium tank for detritus. I had so much lol, it gave me the creeps! Used meds too long & killed most of my plants & shrimps. Had to start all over, but haven't tried the red tiger lotus again.🤷🏻♀️
Saw you on the Tank Tested video, thought I would subscribe and learn more about plants. I have a fishroom in a subterranean basement. It is finished and well lit, but I tend to have plants they do well in low light.
These are beautiful but I am pretty sure I don't have the lighting yet.
Hi there. Thank you for your informative care guide about these plants. I was wondering if the leaves touching the water surface could be trimmed. I have so many at the surface I was worried it would overtake the aquarium.
Nice video. I enjoyed watching. Thank you for sharing!
I might have misunderstood. bottom of the bulb with the hole, should that end stick up out of the substrate?
I can’t grow red tiger lotus. I have a couple of bulbs that melted back after I got them. I don’t think they are dead because they are still firm but they won’t shoot out new growth.
love the video but I can't order from you since you don't ship to the cold north.
Awesome plants. I want the tiger one
Found your channel after watching tank testead video😀
My tiger lotus grew 8 inch leaves
Great video.
Just got 2 red tiger Lily bulbs but they will not say half submerged in my gravel substrate so I am planting them in separate terracotta pots with a combination of fine and bigger gravel substrate half way in.
I have 2 types of snails (mystery and nerite) caught the nerite snail laying eggs on the bulb so another aquatic plant specialist also suggested covering the flower less bulb and cover with a expandable mesh fabric with holes big enough to add root tabs and allow new flower shoots to fit through. The said that will prevent snail 🐌 laying eggs. They also said that the red tiger lotus root system will spread quickly and steal nutrients from other plant, so to plant them in pots in my aquarium will prevent that.
What do you think?
Loved the video, thanks for putting out great content! I recently got a dwarf aquarium lily and I love it!!! It's starting to take off and I'm afraid my 10g might be a bit too small for it. I do have a question for you though. Will the dwarf aquarium lily send up flowers like it does with the leaves?
new subscriber...TankTested introduced me via Q&A video.
Gonna buy a couple tiger lotuses from u in a month or two
The info vids are great got a tiger 👍
Hi I bought tiger lotus bulbs months ago. I had so much trouble planting them and staying in one spot. I gave up and couple months go by I see one had sprouted out of no where ! It’s doing amazing but I found another one and it has white roots coming out and a small leaf. But it’s FLOATING ! Why and what do I do? Let it float and do its thing? Or submerge it halfway into the gravel? I only have gravel but I do have black sand substrate I could sprinkle in the aquarium so it mixes together ? Help please
What happens if the bulb gets damaged? Will it rot or will it callus over?
Any idea why my tiger lotus's leaves keep melting midway...they all started great and slowly starts to melt...
Hi. I’ve got 3 red tiger lotus bulbs, all with about 3 tiny leaves on. I’ve planted the bulb 2/3 in the substrate and I use a fertiliser. I’ve only had these bulbs for a week and I’ve noticed my bristlenose plecos on ‘grazing’ on the bulbs. Will the bulbs be ok still? If not, how can I protect them till the roots gets a chance to anchor themselves in the substrate? Thanks 😀
How to plant them for growth restriction limit...can these be planted in aqua plant plastic baskets same as anubias in a sand substrate tied like a pot in it
Here's why I am revisiting this old clip, yet another rookie question:
I bought some sort of elephant ear shape from the lfs. They didn't know what it was. The fish guy didn't know. It has green leaves which are melting, and white to pink and little green new growth on impossibly slender stems. No bulb, came in one root mass with three specimens. Today is day one, and it wasn't kept under plant lights. I'm guessing the answer is: ask again in three weeks.
So, to expose my ignorance, when you say cut the leaf- in this case is it cut the stem of leaf back to the plant?
Do the roots get crazy? Should they be contained?
I got my dwarf aquarium lily from you last year. It grew very quickly in my experimental dirt tank. Are these lilies seasonal? Mine died back a couple of months ago and is now sending up new leaves. Looks good!
Does it restrict other plants or deprives them of nutrition???How to control its growth...??Please advice
Can they grow as big plants and flower if good soil is provided.
Both of these plants can arrive looking absolutely pathetic, totally on their way into the grave, and within two weeks we'll be putting up beautiful new lily pads. Don't lose the faith! The miniature water lily will actually bloom in a small outdoor water-garden if it isn't too deep. Lovely! It does need sun to do that, however.
How should I plant a red tiger lotus bulb?
which one of them flowers... and if both do, which one needs less substrate???
I have had the hardest time with my dwarf lily... The bulbs are covered in a clear slimy coat and smell terrible! Ive had 4 and only one has begun to sprout but it is still covered in this nasty film. Any ideas?
I would also like to know if it flower, but with this small size probably not :D never and this plant before though. I will look out for it when I go shopping next time :D 👍 your thumbnail is a bit stretched btw
There are photos of them flowering on the internet. Usually for those who have all glass open top tanks and raised lighting.
What happens if the roots seperate from the bulb I bought one and got it home and the bulb was fallen off
Question! I did buy a red tiger lotus like 4-5 months ago, it grew like crazy and I decided to trim it in hope to keep it short and bushy, I trimmed down maybe 5-6 long "leafs" and keept 2 long. After this trim I noticed it didt grow any new leafs and the 2 long ones that I keept slowly died away in a period of maybe 1 month. I heard bulb plants can go into a dormant mode and just do nothing for a long time so I guess this is whats going on? Any idea how long I should wait before I decide to throw it out if the bulb is still firm?
Can any of these be with cold water goldfish and great video 👌
gerardo carrillo yeah and people say goldfish are cold water fish but I had one for 2 years in a 86 degrees Fahrenheit and they are massive
I think all of these can go cold. It also depends on what is “cold” in your tank
Have any of y’all tried a blue plant. It was called something sp. hades. Couldn’t think of the main name.
I had a friend give me a tiger lotus from her shrimp tank, but the leaves are green.
Mine didn't come with the bulb. I think the seller cut it. She even put it in a bag and broke most of its stems smh.
Do you no longer sell these plants on your website? I looked for Red Tiger Lotus and couldn't find it.
4:39 can someone list the plants shown here?
Its not all of them but I see... riccia, bolbitus difformis, red tiger lotus, Java fern trident, hygrophilia pinnatifida, cryptocoryne Parva crypt, bronze crypt, anubias species, Brazilian pennywort. Not sure about the semi aquatic plants...
CO2?
Do this plants flower?
do they suck up all nutrients from other plants? I just read this online....
Searching the answer for same question
It bothered me to see the plant being held by the stem with the bulb dangling like that; that's how you break plants.
So i have a dwarf aquarium lily, there's alot of new leaves but they never grow to the surface. I keep dwarf frogs so this was something i was looking forward to. How can i help the plant grow taller?
Hm. Do you have good root nutrients? Do you fertilize? Mine is going nuts, currently have 6 or 7 leaves at the top and 2 more growing! All I do is fertilize with liquid fertilizer for the water column and I had put a root tab in there. I have an old bulb hood for the aquarium, too, so no fancy lights either.
Since i posted this comment it has started growing like crazy. Root tabs and easy green.
@@montanaaquarists3719 oh good! Mine took about a month to settle in before taking off. Now I'm concerned about it taking over 😆
I have one of the red tiger lotus
Question
Do they get flowers ?
Thanks in advance
I was told by an employee at a LFS that it will flower. I'm awaiting a leaf to reach up and form a pad, and raising my raising my light in hope of finding out for myself if this is true. He has proven to be the most knowledgable person I've met in my area when it comes to plants, but also I always like to see for myself, being a lily I would think it should.
😍
I went to your website and it said you were sold out of the red tiger lotus. Oh well.
nice video! i wanted to buy but you are sold out
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I have a tiger lotus in my tank, and it's still in its pot from when I bought it. It's doing well and sprouting new leaves all the time.
Should I remove it from its pot?
The substrate is fine gravel and I have liquid ferts.
@@h2oplants630 Awesome, thanks for answering my question. I shall do that today.
Great beard! Lol
It’s really unusual (maybe awkward) seeing you talk about the plant and not show any pics or video of it in a tank.
too expensive...
sold out........................
Completely pointless demonstrating on tiny juvenile plants.
Im no linguist but I think its pronounced "Wend- tee- eye" (phonetics mine). Excellent video but you made me cringe every time I heard it....