A-town... Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 describe the scent the flower puts out also meant to be awesome smell to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 It still has some distance left to get to the surface but the bulb is fating up Here is today's photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spink Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 I've got a Tiger Lotus that has flowered once and just has the second ever flower spike now. It's still very small and as soon as I see the spike I don't touch my plant. Last time I even stopped cutting the leaves off until the flowering was over. My flower went nuts - it just kept growing and growing! I had to leave the feeding lids off my tank and put glad wrap over the open bits to keep the flower out of the tank and the fish in the tank - didn't want to risk any jumpers! I don't do anything special with my tank, I have the JBL balls as well here and there, and occasionally put some Excel in there, but nothing else special and it seems to love it. My lighting is the 2 standard lights that came in the hood, and I changed out the third for a PowerGlo T8 (I think) and it seems to work well. Watching the growth of the lotus and the flower spikes is awesome! I just wish I had a camera that could do the plant some justice :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 wow. i cant wait to see the flower. i hope it is something spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Over the last day it have grown just over 10cm, it is now just over halfway to the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 oh wow. that's a real nice pic! awesome! it growing really well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Ok tonight might be the night, it is now breaking the surface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Thats some cool photography there Ryan Wish I could ake some pics of my plants as good as that. What camera are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Canon EOS 40D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 :bounce: i cant wait!!!!!!!!!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 I just noticed all the leaves on your tiger lotus are green. mine have lots and lots of red dots and speckes on them. is it the same plant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 when my leaves a submerged they have lots of red on them, and the younger floating leaves have lots of red on them. but the older floating leaves go almost completely green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 I see. That's awesome. hows the flower looking today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I preempted it flowering it is still closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Are these the ones that only open in the evening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Are these the ones that only open in the evening? Yes I think so, have be afew conflicting reports on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 do you have other plants in there with it? what types? glosso wouldnt like it would it ? coz it would be blocking the glossos light. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 so how is the flower looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 do you have other plants in there with it? what types? Amazon swords, Anubias nana, "Star Dust" Anubias (sold at animates ages ago still haven't bothered looking up the scientific name), hair grass which I want to replace with dwarf sag at some point and tiger lotus pups :roll:. I hope I didn't miss anyone so how is the flower looking? Still hasn't flowered starting to look like it is opening it has come out the top of the hood now, I'll try and get round to posting a photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 stardust anubias? what on earth is that? well you hear something new everyday :lol: you have pretty much the same plants as me, minus the swords which i keep in my nano. I dont have hairgrass either - it keeps rotting on me (probably emmersed stuff). Ill be waiting for that pic :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 The bulb 2 hours ago A resent leaf showing more red for phoenix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 oh cool. i hope the bud opens soon. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I just checked on it and it is open photos v shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 :bounce: :bounce: that was quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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