 flood leaves are monochromatic green. Water lily is a great decoration for aquariums.
In good conditions, a nymphae mikrant grows up to 30 cm and more. When the lostus forms the surface leaves, the spike with a beautiful water lily will soon appear, after which the seeds appear.
Nymphaea stellat – differs from other species by the presence of reddish leaves, it is a spreading and demanding plant. Nymphaea stellat requires the formation of quality soil for it. Particular attention should be paid to a flower that looks like a real star, up to 14 cm in diameter.
Nymphaea stellata is characterized by a variety of colors of colors – red, white, blue, gradient with a rich core and light edging.
Viviparous nymphea – spectacular plant for an aquarium. The upper part of the leaves is bright green, and at the bottom there are dark violet and burgundy specks. The substate is unpretentious to the hardness and acidity of water.
Nymphea tiger green
Nymphaea tiger green is the simplest species with large green leaves, blooming a beautiful white flower during flowering.
Nymphea tiger red
Nymphea tiger red – has pronounced bright green or delicate olive leaves, which differ in a beautiful burgundy pattern.
Nymphaea is best suited for an aquarium with a temperature of 24 to 28 degrees. When it falls below 22 degrees, the growth of the plant immediately slows down, and flowering does not occur at all.
The development of the water lily is strongly influenced by the hardness of the water – it is better to do it fairly soft. In a tough environment, a nymph appears a large number of small underwater leaves, it begins to bush up strongly and rarely blooms.
It is preferable to make a slightly acidic water balance, the plant will feel good old-fashioned water with a high concentration of humic acids. Do not need to regularly change the water.
Lighting should be saturated. If the light is not enough, then the leaves grow dull, especially if it is red nymphaea.
Underwater leaves also suffer – they have extended cuttings, and the bush itself loses its decorative form.
For nymphs, sun rays are useful in an aquarium, but a fluorescent lamp imitating daylight, which is often used in greenhouses or hotbeds, is well suited as artificial lighting.
Ordinary incandescent lamps are not suitable for the organization of the light mode. For sufficient brightness will require the use of powerful lamps.
So that the water does not overheat, and the leaves do not get burned, the light should be placed high above the aquarium, and ordinary incandescent bulbs should be used only to further increase the spectrum of red-orange rays in general illumination.
For the beginning of flowering and obtaining seeds, the duration of daylight is better to do from 12 to 14 hours.
The soil for water lilies should contain a lot of organic matter. The roots are rather voluminous, but they are gentle and quickly damaged. For the base of the soil in the aquarium, it is permissible to take small pebbles.
There is added a mixture of clay with peat and charcoal, or at least just clay.
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