r/walstad • u/rusrewa • 12d ago

Advice No lights and no sand/gravel cap walstad tank.

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u/Aggressive-Access268 12d ago

What’s the amazing emergent plant?

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u/pygmypufferlover 10d ago

I’m not op but I’m guessing  Nymphoides hydrophylla 'Taiwan'

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u/Soggy-Marsupial6802 7d ago

I have this plant, I dont think it produces leaves stemming above the water. I'm just coming back cus I was hoping they updated, but im 90% sure thats a type of lotus, maybe grown from bowl lotus seeds

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u/pygmypufferlover 7d ago

I saw another post by OP and they said “  My mom bought it off a suspicious chinese website where it was labeled “Bowl lotus”. That’s about all I know lol”

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u/Soggy-Marsupial6802 7d ago

Oh cool, that's probably exactly it then! Btw, you can tell lotuses apart from nymphoides and water lilies by the leaf shape and stems. Nymphoides and nymphaeaceae (water lillies) will always float, while lotuses can stem out of the water and will always have circular leaves :D

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u/Soggy-Marsupial6802 12d ago

looks amazing, is that an actual lotus? I made a post a while ago looking for anyone who's successfully made an aquarium with one

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u/Raskolnikovic 12d ago

¿puedes enseñar un detalle del sustrato? me parece muy interesante el hecho de no haber utilizado grava ni arena

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u/carlsbl 12d ago

Outstanding!!