🌍 Central Africa · Congo · GabonUncommonCO₂ OptionalDiff.: ★★★📏 Midground — space-demanding📈 Medium-fast
African water lily with unique variegated colours — combination of red, white and pink on the same leaf. Rare in trade. Spectacular appearance makes it a sought-after collector piece.
⚗️ Water parameters
🌡️ Temp
20–30 °C
⚗️ pH
5.5–8 pH
🔵 KH
0–15 °dKH
💧 GH
1–20 °dGH
📊 TDS
50–400 ppm
🌿 CO₂
5–20 ppm
Optional
🧪 NO₃
5–30 ppm
🔬 PO₄
0.1–1 ppm
⚙️ Fe
0.05–0.2 ppm
💡 PAR
30–180 µmol
🪨 Rich soil required — diepe beworteling
🇳🇱 Dutch Style
Unique variegated African water lily — rare collector piece.
💡 Tips
Regularly remove floating leaves for more submersed growth
Do NOT relocate — roots grow deep and wide
Grows large — plan 20-40cm width
Root tabs strongly boost growth
Remove largest leaves every 2-3 weeks
Variegated colours unique in aquarium hobby
Rare — keep new growth
🔍 Problems
⚠ Loses variegated colours
→ Insufficient light
🌿
Photo coming soon
Nymphaea micrantha
Nymphaea micrantha Guill. & Perr.
🌍 West AfricaUncommonCO₂ OptionalDiff.: ★★★📏 Midground — space-demanding📈 Medium-fast
Special West African water lily that forms small plantlets on leaf tips (vivipary). Unique propagation mechanism in the hobby. Beautiful round leaves.
⚗️ Water parameters
🌡️ Temp
20–30 °C
⚗️ pH
5.5–8 pH
🔵 KH
0–15 °dKH
💧 GH
1–20 °dGH
📊 TDS
50–400 ppm
🌿 CO₂
5–20 ppm
Optional
🧪 NO₃
5–30 ppm
🔬 PO₄
0.1–1 ppm
⚙️ Fe
0.05–0.2 ppm
💡 PAR
30–180 µmol
🪨 Rich soil required — diepe beworteling
🇳🇱 Dutch Style
Special water lily that forms plantlets on leaf tips.
💡 Tips
Regularly remove floating leaves for more submersed growth
Do NOT relocate — roots grow deep and wide
Grows large — plan 20-40cm width
Root tabs strongly boost growth
Remove largest leaves every 2-3 weeks
Forms plantlets on leaf tips — unique (vivipary)
Remove plantlets for propagation
🌿
Photo coming soon
Nymphaea Peru Puerto Maldonado
Nymphaea sp. 'Peru Puerto Maldonado'
🌍 Peru · Puerto Maldonado region · AmazonUncommonCO₂ OptionalDiff.: ★★★📏 Midground — space-demanding📈 Medium-fast
Peruvian water lily from the Puerto Maldonado area. Beautiful red tinges. Rarer than N. lotus Red. Similar care.
⚗️ Water parameters
🌡️ Temp
20–30 °C
⚗️ pH
5.5–8 pH
🔵 KH
0–15 °dKH
💧 GH
1–20 °dGH
📊 TDS
50–400 ppm
🌿 CO₂
5–20 ppm
Optional
🧪 NO₃
5–30 ppm
🔬 PO₄
0.1–1 ppm
⚙️ Fe
0.05–0.2 ppm
💡 PAR
30–180 µmol
🪨 Rich soil required — diepe beworteling
🇳🇱 Dutch Style
Rare Peruvian red water lily for Dutch style.
💡 Tips
Regularly remove floating leaves for more submersed growth
