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	Crypt Dying? Oh Noo!
sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	I have some Crypts Willisii and I can tell that its melting. Thats not what I'm concerned about but I've noticed that some stems have soften at the leaf end. Should I clip those off? [span class="edited"][Edited by sly 2004-08-01 09:34][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
xxmrbui3blesxx Fish Master Posts: 1760 Kudos: 905 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2001	Clip them once they're almost completely melted.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	Where's the best place to clip them? At the beginning of the stem or the end?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	OMG Now many of the stems have almost completely shriveled up! Some of the stems have even partially disintegrated. The leaves and stems have turned white-ish. Should I leave them alone or clip them? And if so, at what part of the crypt? [span class="edited"][Edited by sly 2004-08-01 09:42][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	You can clip them as far down as you like, since they're not going to send out a new leag. Whatever you do, don't give up and throw out the root ball - it's very likely to lie dormant for a bit and then start throwing new leaves. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	Thanks, I hope they will recover. I'll leave them alone for awhile and see what happens but they look like they're in really bad condition. Although, another crypt beside it looks a little better and only had one stem that melted. The other one, on the other hand, looks to be completely gone in a couple of days. :%) [span class="edited"][Edited by sly 2004-08-01 10:16][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
froo Fingerling Posts: 48 Kudos: 40 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Jul-2004	Have these only recently been planted in your tank?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	Yes, about 3 weeks. No more stems have melted since that dreadful day but I'll keep an eye on it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
greenfootball Fish Addict Posts: 613 Kudos: 360 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2001	sly, 3 years ago i had a community tank, and i had a crypt in it, it was blooming until i switched to a convict tank. then they all got eaten. ] i just recently switched to having angels, and weeks ago, i saw the place where i used to have crypts sprouting new leaves!!!! it was amazing, and now they have 4 leaves now so cool to see something just grow out of my gravel that is valuable and not algae.]
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