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This lotus started from just a root stock and has been in my tank for only a few weeks. It now looks like this:

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In the pic above you can see the pair of rams against the leaf too - they seem to like the red.

Lotus leaf being kept expertly clean by the otto:

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If you don't want it to throw all or primarily surface leaves from now on, clip that ASAP! Training a lotus to keep its leaves underwater requires clipping every leaf that shoots for the surface, hopefully before it gets anywhere. Pretty oto BTW.

-Molly
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skinny

I do not know any thing about the plants but the colour, shapes and layout are just one word "Fantastic" every thing seems so natural.

I have an Anubias jungle as my tank one of the reasons I could never get the right balance of mixed plants.
Well done how about a full tank photo please.

Keith

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LittleMousling is right, if you don't clip those surface leaves off soon enough you will eventually lose most if not all your emersed leaves. However, one thing I noticed with my own lotus, was that after it had grown a surface leaf that stayed there for a coulple of days (I had missed its development and then left for a weekend), the next submersed leaves were a much deepre shade of red and also developed darker reddish-brown spots, quite lovely actually. Though I'm not sure whether that is something that always happens, it may be something to try?

Oh and my compliments, very nice clear water and your plants look great!