African Tiger Lotus flower

[wolfiewill]

It's probably a serious issue for someone to be so prideful about a simple flower, but I've got an African Tiger Lotus flower this morning. I'm thrilled, and in desperate need of a psych evaluation. But here it is anyway. Forgive the photo quality. I've only owned a camera since Christmas and my last, and only camera before this one was an Eastman brownie in the 50s. G

http://s1157.photobucket.com/upload/albums/wolfewill17/?location=African+Tiger+Lotus+flower

[Nyx]

I'd love to see it but the picture isn't loading for me.

[touchofsky]

The link isn't taking me to the picture, either

[exv152]

Try posting the photo's direct link, located just below each photo.

[wolfiewill]

Sorry, try this:

http://s1157.photobucket.com/albums/p595/wolfewill17/African%20Tiger%20Lotus%20flower/

[daworldisblack]

Sorry, try this:

http://s1157.photobucket.com/albums/p595/wolfewill17/African%20Tiger%20Lotus%20flower/

AWESOME!! Mine has yet to do that and I've had it for a while!

[touchofsky]

It is gorgeous!  I just planted one in a planter outdoors to see if I can get it to flower 

What size tank do you have this plant in?

[exv152]

It is gorgeous!  I just planted one in a planter outdoors to see if I can get it to flower 
What size tank do you have this plant in?

Nice lotus flower, hopefully you'll get it to sprout a runner with new plantlets too, then make some cash selling them. But apparently these do really well in ponds, and are more likely to flower with direct sunlight, and some fert spikes or root tabs shouldn't hurt either.

[Nyx]

Wow, that flower is gorgeous! Congrats! I hope ours do the same. They're under metal halide so and close to a bright window so I'm going to keep my fingers crossed. : )

[wolfiewill]

It is gorgeous!  I just planted one in a planter outdoors to see if I can get it to flower 

What size tank do you have this plant in?

It's in a 65 (24" tall).

[Peekay]

So cool!   

[wolfiewill]

Nice lotus flower, hopefully you'll get it to sprout a runner with new plantlets too, then make some cash selling them. But apparently these do really well in ponds, and are more likely to flower with direct sunlight, and some fert spikes or root tabs shouldn't hurt either.

Gee. I have about four or five I've just removed from another tank I was going to garbage. I grow these like weeds in two of my tanks (both 65 gallons with 175w MH mogul bulbs from Hamilton or Plusrite). I've had them for years with nary a flower 'till now.