hi

Is it a dwarf or one of the african pygmy types ??. later are often used in aquariums with max pads around 3 inches .6/8 inches sounds like a dwarf Do you have a name?? generally I find that almost all WL must float to do well emergent foliage tends to dry out 24 inches is not too deep even for a pygmy but will take time to elongate Often read about lowering them down as they grow but I've found it isn't necessary good luck gary

Thanks gary. It's a tropical purple pygmy from Trickers. I decided to just lower it. The actual top of the container is now still just about 10" under the surface, so I think it will be okay. I had another small hardy lily that was probably still too close to the surface and had lots of floating leaves. I sank it yesterday and now the leaves are floating on the surface........which was really fast.........so I think they will all be okay. These are just 100 and 300 gallon stocktanks, so when they're even on the bottom, they are still relatively close to the surface.......as compared to a deeper pond.
I've just been amazed in the past, with regular sized waterlilies in these ponds, how many more blossoms they had when they are on the bottoms and not just below the surface.
Thanks again Gary.