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Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	I have a couple of pieces of corkscrew val in my 55g that until recently were doing fantasticaly. It was growing so quickly that I was trimming it weekly and was producing little plant runners all over the tank. Now it seems it has slowed down alot in growth and is losing leaves. Can someone point me in the right direction to get these vals back to healthy and growing? Thanks Last edited by Lindy at 09-May-2005 22:30 Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Hey Lindy, Not sure if it'll help but falstaf has also been seeing some misbehavior in his vals. No firm conclusions in [link=his thread]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Planted%20Aquaria/59277.html?200505111803" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] as of yet but I'm watching it....mainly because I'd been considering vals for one of my tanks and wanted to be prepared! ^_^[hr width='40%']"Has someone taken your faith? Its real, the pain you feel. The life, the love, You die to heal. The hope that starts, The broken hearts... I’ve got another confession my friend, I’m no fool. I’m getting tired of starting again, Somewhere new."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Thanks Babel, I did spot that thread. I'm not adding fertiliser to the tank at all atm. Maybe I need to start adding something. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
bensaf Fish Master Posts: 1978 Kudos: 1315 Registered: 08-Apr-2004	Lindy, you mention you have trimmed the Vals. How did you do this ? Sometimes when a Val gets too tall people trim them by cutting the top part of the leaf. This is a bad way to do it. The leaf will die off if handled this way. Too much of this can damage the plant beyond repair. Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Oh dear, i'm a bad plant keeper! So how do I trim the leaves then? When the plants were growing well there was an excess usually of 4-5 inches floating on the water surface. Should I learn to accept the excess instead? Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
bensaf Fish Master Posts: 1978 Kudos: 1315 Registered: 08-Apr-2004	Hi Lindy, The only way is to either live with the excess or remove the entire leaf by cutting it as close to the crown as possible. If it's not causing too much shading which is harming the other plants I'd just leave them. Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45


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