Tiger lotus
Nymphaea lotus
Tiger lotus is a medium, medium-growing plant for medium light (cO₂ helps). Spot: background, midground; 7.9–31.5 in tall.
Care at a glance
- LightLow: any basic LED. Medium: a planted-tank LED. Strong: a high-output planted light, usually with CO₂.
- Medium light
- CO₂CO₂ is carbon dioxide for growth. "Helps" means the plant grows without it, faster and denser with it.
- CO₂ helps
- Growth
- Medium
- Care
- Medium
- Where
- Background, Midground
- Height
- 7.9–31.5 in
- Temperature
- 72–82°F
- pH
- 5–8
How to plant it
- Plant the roots in the substrate and add root tabs every few months.
- Soft leaves: plant-eating fish and snails may eat it.
Also for this spot
Sources: Tropica: Nymphaea lotus · Aquasabi: Nymphaea lotus