Well, its on my mind. First the bad news.
I lost the baby axolotls. I did not wash the brine shrimp that I was feeding them and did not think bout the water the brine shrimp were in was salt water. :no: We learn from our mistakes, but it hurts anyway.
I still have the 6 larger ones. It is a good time to change the "pond"ering to happier thoughts.
Rotareneg posted a great thread elsewhere on Koiphen about getting a mislabeled plant that was supposed to be Indiana but is quite obviously not. In fact it is most likely Wanvisa. There are many lilies that closely resemble each other but there are some lilies that are "unique" in certain ways that cause them to "stand out" and makes them easier to identify, though recently some hybrids have shown similar characteristics.
The first one I will mention is Wanvisa. The pads are very dark green, almost gray looking, with bright green spots on them. You can almost guarantee an identification even without the bloom. The bloom is a rosey orange color with yellow flecks throughout the petals. Occasionally, the bloom will have a single solid yellow petal or several petals that are solid yellow, but these are the unusual, not the normal.
The second one that I might mention is Islamorada. This is a tropical lily that has been easily identified by its being viviparous, it has a purple bloom and it's identifying characteristic is that the petals are also flecked. There are several viviparous, purple blooming lilies but only islamorada has the whitish streaks in the petals.
The third lily that I will mention that is fairly easy to identify is Arc-en-ciel. It is a hardy lily that has extremely different and colorful pads. The pads are green based but usually have splotches of pink, burgundy, and bright green. The bloom is nothing spectacular, but it is nice. The pads make this a very desirable lily.
The last lily is lesser known, but i think fits in with these other lilies, and it is the yellow Watermelon. Again, the bloom is not outstanding, IMHO, but the pads are recognizable because as the name implies, the pads resemble the rind of a watermelon with their streaking and coloring.
Some of these pics have the focus on the pads so the bloom may not be real sharp in the pics.
What other lilies can you think of that should be added to this list? Keep "pond"ering and let us know!