Here's a detailed overview of the Green Tiger Lily (aquarium variant) plant, commonly used in freshwater aquascaping:

🌿 Green Tiger Lily (Nymphaea species – likely a hybrid or variant of Nymphaea lotus)

✅ Common Names:

• Green Tiger Lotus

• Green Tiger Lily

• Aquarium Water Lily (green variant)

🧬 Scientific Classification:

• Kingdom: Plantae

• Family: Nymphaeaceae

• Genus: Nymphaea

• Species: Likely Nymphaea lotus variant

🌱 Plant Description:

• Leaf Color: Bright to deep green with faint or no red spots (unlike red variants).

• Leaf Shape: Broad, oval or heart-shaped with wavy edges.

• Growth Pattern: Grows both submerged and emersed leaves.

• Height: 10 – 50 cm (depending on lighting and nutrients).

• Spread: 15 – 30 cm in diameter.

☀️ Care Requirements:

🌼 Growth Characteristics:

• Fast grower under the right conditions.

• Sends floating leaves if not pruned — shade other plants.

• Can bloom with flowers above the surface if mature.

✂️ Maintenance Tips:

• Regularly trim floating leaves to encourage submerged growth.

• Use root tabs for best performance if in inert substrate.

• Remove old or yellowing leaves to prevent nutrient waste.

🪴 Planting Tips:

• Do not bury the rhizome too deep.

• Leave room for horizontal spread.

• Best placed midground or background depending on size.

🐠 Aquarium Compatibility:

• Great for community tanks.

• Provides excellent cover for fry and shy fish.

• Roots well in planted tanks with fish like angelfish, gouramis, barbs, and tetras.

⚠️ Caution:

• Without pruning, it can block light from reaching lower plants.

• Can become invasive in smaller aquariums if not maintained.

🌸 Propagation:

• Propagates by bulbs or cutting runners.

• You can replant side shoots or bulbils for new plants.