tiger lotus flowering journal

[brianyu]

:18: i cant not believe, my lotus is flowering ! :18:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/medium/DSCF0204.JPG

there is some other picture that i take tonight
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/medium/DSCF0162.JPG

[brianyu]

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/medium/DSCF0138.JPG

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/medium/DSCF0194.JPG

[brianyu]

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/medium/DSCF0210.JPG

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/medium/DSCF0214.JPG

[Fishesses]

Nice! You must tell me everything about your set up. thumbs2:

I have a Red Tiger Lotus too. Rather than re post the details, here's a link.
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=46045

Right now, Rams Horn and pond snails are making Swiss cheese out of my leaves. Oh, yes, they will eat live plants even if there's algae in a tank. These do anyway.

[rich311k]

That is one healthy plant! Very nice.

[Lady Hobbs]

Super nice Brian. Love it.

[Brookfish]

That's pretty cool, thanks for sharing!

[brianyu]

Nice! You must tell me everything about your set up. thumbs2:

I have a Red Tiger Lotus too. Rather than re post the details, here's a link.
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=46045

Right now, Rams Horn and pond snails are making Swiss cheese out of my leaves. Oh, yes, they will eat live plants even if there's algae in a tank. These do anyway.

hi Fishesses , i never have snails in the tanks, just from beginning, but now they are all gone , weird. my setup it 40 gal , Eco-Complete Plant Substrate. 4x 36 watts T5 light. no CO2 , no fertilizer.

here is 3 day after , the bulb getting bigger:19:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/medium/DSCF0218.JPG

[Fishesses]

Cool! How old is that plant and did you start it from a bulb? How deep did you plant the bulb?

[brianyu]

the plant is about 7 moths old, i'm not start it from a bulb , is already have some leave when i bought it. my gravel is about 5 cm deep .

here come after 6 days
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/medium/DSCF0230.JPG

[brianyu]

hi guys thanks for the comments .
i go to sleep and wake up , wao the bulb is booting so fast after 1 days ...
haft ways to water level :19: ( day 7 of the journal !)
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/medium/DSCF0235.JPG

[Fishesses]

Like a rocket! :rocket:

[brianyu]

24h after :19: D day is coming :hmm3grin2orange:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/medium/DSCF0254.JPG

[brianyu]

:19: out of the water (day 9)
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/medium/DSCF0261.JPG

[rich311k]

That is so cool! I am looking forward to the grand opening.

[brianyu]

thanks rich
there is more pic take this morning, the hold bulb is out of water, i hope is will bloom to night.
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/medium/DSCF0280.JPG

[mattsbottleofjager]

Thanks for sharing this with us, I have what is quickly becoming too many tiger lotuses in my tank. I'm looking forward to seeing it open up, great plant :22:

[brianyu]

nothing yet for day 12 , it move higher now, i can see the bulb from my bed !
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/medium/DSCF0287.JPG

but the big new it another bulb is showing up ! is that mean there is another flower coming ?:hmm3grin2orange: . everything is so exciting ....:19:

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/DSCF0286.JPG

[candice&jeff]

Wow! Can't wait to see the pic when it blooms!!:ssmile:

[brianyu]

nothing new for day 14 , the bulb is not open yet (blush)
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/medium/DSCF0298.JPG

here is the second bulb from the same plant
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/DSCF03021.JPG

[brianyu]

:19: is just open minute ago ...
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/DSCF03161.JPG

[brianyu]

here is some more pic
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/DSCF0321.JPG
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/DSCF0319.JPG
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/DSCF0320.JPG

[brianyu]

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/DSCF0330.JPG

[rich311k]

Beautiful flower! Congrats!

[violet]

Wow... that is goregous

[mattsbottleofjager]

Wow, congratz thumbs2:

[brianyu]

Thanks guys, the bulb is close in the day light. i guess it only open at night time. I will post more picture for the second bulb later, i think it will take 2 weeks like the first one.

[vegas2k]

that's a nice flower :)

[brianyu]

hi guys im back :hmm3grin2orange: after 2 week , the second bulb is open , it look the same , but smaller .

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/889/DSCF0347.JPG

[brianyu]

hi guys, here is a update of my lotus, still flowering :19:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/uploads/17967/DSCF0377.JPG

[Brookfish]

How cool is that, congrats Brian!!

[brianyu]

:22: thanks Mike

[brianyu]

here is more update pic ...:22:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/DSCF0383.JPG

[HomaridNoob6]

wow, they look really cool even when the flowers aren't open! nice

[rich311k]

That is so cool. Nice work.

[brianyu]

Thanks guys , i think i'm just lucky . Here some new update pic, one bulb is open to night.
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/DSCF0384.JPG

[brianyu]

i wake-up and that what i see :19:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/DSCF0385.JPG

[brianyu]

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/500/DSCF0388.JPG

[fins_n_fur]

Wow, really cool! They're beautiful!

[brianyu]

i miss that tiger lotus ... can't believe is had been 3 year