Tiger Lotus – Stunning Live Aquarium Bulb Plant (Nymphaea zenkeri)

Transform your aquarium into a living work of art with the Tiger Lotus! 🪷

This striking plant features broad, heart-shaped leaves that range from deep red to vibrant green with elegant speckled patterns — just like a tiger’s stripes. It’s a show-stopping centerpiece plant that’s both easy to care for and rewarding to grow.

The Tiger Lotus (Nymphaea zenkeri) grows from a bulb and can adapt to a wide range of water conditions. Whether you want it to stay short and bushy or send up floating leaves to the surface, this plant adds movement, texture, and bold color to your aquascape.

🌿 Why You’ll Love It

• Gorgeous red and green patterned leaves — truly unique!

• Beginner-friendly and adaptable to most aquariums

• Grows from a bulb, making it easy to plant and move

• Can grow submerged or with floating leaves

• Excellent centerpiece or focal point plant

💧 Care Instructions

• Scientific Name: Nymphaea zenkeri (Red or Green Tiger Lotus)

• Lighting: Moderate to high (more light = richer red color)

• Temperature: 72–82°F (22–28°C)

• pH Range: 6.0–7.5

• Placement: Foreground or midground (bulb form), background if floating

• Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

• CO₂: Optional, but helps with faster, fuller growth

💡 Pro Tip: Don’t bury the bulb completely! Place it halfway into the substrate so the top half is exposed — this prevents rot and ensures healthy sprouting.

🐠 Perfect For:

✔️ Aquascapes needing a bold centerpiece
✔️ Shrimp and community tanks
✔️ Low-tech or high-tech planted tanks
✔️ Hobbyists who want color and texture variety

📦 What You’ll Receive

• 1 healthy Tiger Lotus bulb (may have sprouts or leaves, depending on season).

🌱 Helpful Hints

• Trim floating leaves if you want to keep it compact

• Fertilizer tabs near the roots encourage bigger leaves

• Works beautifully as a natural centerpiece in aquascapes

• Completely safe for shrimp, snails, and fish

✨ The Tiger Lotus is a true statement piece — bold, beautiful, and easy to grow. It brings life, color, and movement to your underwater world!

The cup and substrate option is perfect for tanks with sand, gravel, ect as the substrate, because these plants require a nutrient rich substrate to thrive.