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I think that's what they're called.

I have a 3 gallon Eclipse tank (6 watt bulb) with an Anubias Nana in it.

I am quite embarassed to say that one of my Nana leaves is turning yellow and a few are melting.

Can you suggest a fertilizer for me....or an alternate solution to my problem?

Thanks.

Very unusual. Normally Anubias are tough buggers and need very little in the way of extra fertilizer. Always best to be sure a nutrient deficiency is the cause of a problem and what nutrient is lacking. Adding unnecessary ferts or the wrong one will just lead to algae problems.

What I would suspect is how do you have the Anubias planted in your tank ? Is it in the gravel or tied to a rock or wood ?

If it’s in the gravel you must make sure the rhizome (the thick bit the roots are attched to and the leaves grow from) is NOT buried. This will cause the plant to die. Only the roots should be in the gravel or simply tie the plant to a piece of rock or wood.

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Anubias tend to suffer from potasium deficiency, but it's very rare, so i would first do what you've been suggested and see if they get better then if you still have problems you may want to dose some liquid fertilizer, any would work for anubias.

I went to pull it out because I'm not sure whether or not I buried the rhizome. Then I realized that I hadn't taken out the all of that wool stuff from the pot. I took off as much as I could but I couldn't take out the middle because I was scared that I would rip the roots.

Could this be the root of the problem?

How can I get the rest out? Also, how do you attach an anubias to driftwood? The particular one I have has a aLOT of roots!!

Sounds like that might have been your problem.

To tie it to wood or rock is very simple. Just some black thread and tie the roots or rhizome tight enough to keep it on but not so tight the roots get damaged. The black thread is almost invisible and by the time it rots away the roots will have stuck to the rock or wood. Anubias tend to do beeter this way as the roots are exposed to the water and they can their nutrients directly from the water column.

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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.

My Anubias Nana are all doing great. I plant them in the gravel with the rhizome sticking out.

If the roots are long and the wood not to large you might even tie a feww roots together around the wood - one on each side and tie a little knot under the wood.
Ive successfully done this a few times, the roots are pretty tough so they can take a fair bit of handling.

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So here I am once more...

Don't be afraid to dig at the roots to get the wool out.
For hard to reach wool, use some tweezers, this hasn't failed me yet.

The Amazon Nut...

Came across this thread (weeks old I know!) but the symptoms you descibe sound like a lack of light - while they do well in low light, a six watt bulb might still not be enough.

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daviine
I have what you would call an Anubias tank how many I have no idea. As have been said previously they should be tied to a rock or a piece of wood as well as letting them float free.

I use 2.5ml of fert twice a week. In the begining is actually never lost any but the base of the root structure always rotted it was then I expermented with tying them on the rocks and wood with fishing line.

As far as lighting I have a plant tube and a daylight tube on for 11 hrs a day.

This photo has various varieties of anubias, as you can see easly they are held on with fishing line. I use 15lb line.

Keith

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