Thanks everyone.
Nope, no lotus in the pond at home, just containers of lotus dropped into the gardens here and there,
and probably a few near the pond next to the waterfalls.
And of course at least one bowl lotus on the deck.
S, when we first got Phantom (Jamie named him) he was a deep metallic brown and deep metallic gunmetal gray.
Now that he is getting all sorts of food and nutrients in the mud bottom lotus pond...his has colored up nicely!