Thagirion
Budgies are best
I have had my first hamata for 3 months now. It has made about one new pitcher a month but never keeps more than two. I'm hoping one day it will make a rosette like I see in the pics. There are two probs I'm not sure what to do about. I don't think they are major problems but just annoying. Here's my hamata right now.
Hamata 3 months by Thagirion3, on Flickr
First off it's green. When I got it the two pitchers it had were beautiful mottled colors of burgandy on a green background. I know this plant gets enough light. Every morning it goes in the window and gets 2-3 hours of sunlight. Then it goes back into my tank where it is under two t8 lamps for a total of 4 bulbs. Two are cool white bulbs and the other are daylight bulbs of 6500k. Temps are as much as 80 in the day and nights are 50-52F. Humidity is around 70%-90%. Here's the other problem.
Toothless hamata? by Thagirion3, on Flickr
The latest pitchers seem toothless. When I look at this pic full size I see little ridges so it did try to make teeth but not as defined when I first got it and it has smaller pitchers. Yes it is a hamata and not a tentaculata. It had beautiful teeth when I first got it.
Toothless hamata 02? by Thagirion3, on Flickr
Here's the previous pitcher that without the camera also looks toothless. Other than that it seems very healthy and growing at a steady pace. It's just annoying that it's a hamata with no teeth.
Hamata 3 months by Thagirion3, on Flickr
First off it's green. When I got it the two pitchers it had were beautiful mottled colors of burgandy on a green background. I know this plant gets enough light. Every morning it goes in the window and gets 2-3 hours of sunlight. Then it goes back into my tank where it is under two t8 lamps for a total of 4 bulbs. Two are cool white bulbs and the other are daylight bulbs of 6500k. Temps are as much as 80 in the day and nights are 50-52F. Humidity is around 70%-90%. Here's the other problem.
Toothless hamata? by Thagirion3, on Flickr
The latest pitchers seem toothless. When I look at this pic full size I see little ridges so it did try to make teeth but not as defined when I first got it and it has smaller pitchers. Yes it is a hamata and not a tentaculata. It had beautiful teeth when I first got it.
Toothless hamata 02? by Thagirion3, on Flickr
Here's the previous pitcher that without the camera also looks toothless. Other than that it seems very healthy and growing at a steady pace. It's just annoying that it's a hamata with no teeth.