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	Help!!! Rotten plants.
des_sniper Hobbyist Posts: 65 Kudos: 42 Votes: 11 Registered: 20-Nov-2006	Yesterday I purchased 2 Red Melon Swords and planted them as soon as I got home. My tank is on a timer, so the lights were not on when I left for work this morning, but when I got home, all of the leaves to the swords were rotten away with the leaves floating at the surface. I have kept planted tanks for years, but this is the first time that this has happened to me. ph 6.8 amnonia .25...possibly due to the rotten plants nitrite 0.0 nitrate 10 temp 79f Any help is appriciated! CR "There is also a Clown Pleco in this tank some where. I am telling you, HE IS IN HERE."
Posted 26-May-2008 03:24
jase101 Big Fish Posts: 345 Kudos: 273 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Jul-2004	it's not uncommon for plants to lose leaves upon relocation... though i will admit losing all seems a bit odd... i would keep the roots in the substrate, but make sure the crown of the rootstock is above the gravel, and wait. melon swords are pretty quick growers, so it shouldn't be too long before you see new small shoots.
Posted 26-May-2008 08:27
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Edited by FRANK Hi, I might turn my interest to the fish in the tank. Shredded leaves and denuded stalks sounds more like a ravaging fish than a dying plant. Your comments indicate that you have had fish and planted tanks for years so I seriously doubt that you would have not noticed the telltale soft, mushy, leaves and stalks as you were planting them and realized at that point that they were a dying plant. The indications from your note are that they were perfectly healthy plants, until you got home. If the base of the plant is still firm, and not soft/mushy, then it could possibly regrow new leaves. You might want to give them a chance. 79 degrees is generally a bit too high for some plants. Somewhere around 76-78 is probably better. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 26-May-2008 18:18
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Over the recent years I have always floated my plants for up to two weeks before I plant them. This allows them to acclimatize to its new conditions and strengthen the roots. Melon swords can be a bit touchy at times. Did you clean up any broken root tips before you planted them? *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 27-May-2008 08:01
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Edited by DaMossMan If the plants were rotten in a day, it was probably already mushy when bought. If your tank temp was warmer then the store (plant display tanks generally room temp). That would accelerate rot. Fish know when a plant is weak and will eat it. This sounds exactly like when I bought L aromatica for the first time. I was so excited to get the plant that I didn't inspect it. If I had, I would have discovered mushy half rotten stems. Since then I physically inspect any plant before purchase. The Amazon Nut...
Posted 27-May-2008 17:24
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	I'd agree that a temp difference, plus hungry fish is the probable cause.
Posted 05-Jun-2008 00:10


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