Yesterday the red tiger lotus seedling came in the mail. Last week I got 4 bulbs from Thailand, and two of them had begun to sprout, but I couldn't say how long it will take them to grow, or if they even will. For $7 I bought two little lotus babies that had 3-4 leaves each. I put the bigger one upstairs. The photos isn't very clear and the leaf, which is lovely, is facing the wrong way, but there it is.
Here's the overall 55g tank shot. I'm thinning out the wisteria on the left as quickly as I can and will hopefully let the camboba take over. Or at least let the other variety of wisteria take over. It's less raggedy-looking.
The ludwigia repens has sent up one stalk in particular that is very tall and very lovely. The tops of the leaves are still greenish but I'm seeing some red underneath as it nears the light. Also, I've added extra Flourish Iron, so maybe that'll help with the reddening process. The rotala rotundifolia certainly reddens as it nears the light, but not enough to make a big difference. That's hopefully where the tiger lotus will help me out with some color.
My red wendtii is looking nice too. I gave it a haircut in the hopes that it will grow horizontally rather than vertically.
The camboba is thriving. As they reach the top I lop them off and replant them. It takes time but it's the most sensible way to thicken my strand.
I've also been lopping-and-replanting the rotala rotundifolia. You can [sort of] see how it gets pinker at the top.
The riccia looks nice, I think, on the driftwood.
It's starting to look like a pretty decent aquascape.
One more shot of the red tiger lotus behind this anubias leaf.
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