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I have a 20 gallon 18” deep tub heated tub (minimum 75 degrees) that I set up last year for lotuses and miscellaneous. This year I have two lotus started from seed in there each in 6x12” fabric pots with a mixture of kitty litter and pea gravel (there is also a betta in there for mosquito control). I started the seeds in March, and while they grew readily, they are still sending up nothing but coin leaves about smaller and less healthy looking ones than at first. I did mistakenly use a single pond tab on each after they each had about 6 coin leaves, but this doesn’t seem to have seriously hurt them. I also started occasionally treating for trace minerals with flourish trace, since the newer coin leaves have been smaller and starting out with curled edges, and a couple older leaves have had some yellowing between veins.
Last, since there are still no aerial leaves to shade the water, I’ve been forced to use light shade netting mid-day on very warm sunny days so the temps in the tub don’t exceed 85 degrees and kill the betta, so don’t know what kind of impact that is having, either.
It is normal when starting from seed to go 3 months without any aerial leaves so far, or is this a sign they aren’t developing correctly?
Thanks!
Last, since there are still no aerial leaves to shade the water, I’ve been forced to use light shade netting mid-day on very warm sunny days so the temps in the tub don’t exceed 85 degrees and kill the betta, so don’t know what kind of impact that is having, either.
It is normal when starting from seed to go 3 months without any aerial leaves so far, or is this a sign they aren’t developing correctly?
Thanks!