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Hi there my new plant is getting yellow and i don't know what's going on. the water is being well treated I've changed parcialy 4 days ago and I only have 3 corydoras and 2 plecos. these plecos are still very small.
Could the plecos be sucking the leaves?? If not what the hell is happening there. please reply

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what sort of plant is it?? if you dont know the name then maybe explain it or provide a picture??
could you provide some details of lighting, temp, filtration, co2 if any.. do u use fertaliser?? etc..

r0b3y

Well I don't know the name. it is a broad leaved plant the type that you can buy with a little plastic vase filled with cotton
I took the cotton of. could it be the cause?
The ph is 7.00 the temp is 26 i'm not using fertilizer nor do I have CO2 readings coz I don't have the test kit yet
the filtering is simple only has the Sponge and it Pumps 200/400 l/h. still i don't like the filter coz I think it's a bit old but it still pumps very well. the lightning is a normal Fluorescent light
I think the aquarium model is a Space Junior http://www.aquapor.pt/junior.htm

Last edited by seventh_son_of_ed at 07-Mar-2005 07:58

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A lot of plants are sold in those plastic pots. Including many of the sword species. If what you have is a sword, most likely you do not have enough light. Swords should be kept in an aquarium with about 3 watts per gal (at least).

The other option of what it could be would be a crypt of what ever type.

If this is the case, you have nothing to worry about. It is common for crypots to do the melting leaf thing. It will grow back. They are also plants that can live and thrive in low light.

The size of the plant should be an indication of what it is. Swords are much larger than crypts. My ave crypt size is some where around 6 inches tall.

Are the leaves turning yellow but othewise look healthy?
Or do they look soft and mushy, melting as shannen mentioned?

Have a look thur [link=this site]http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_nutrient.htm" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link]. The yellowing is often seen with a lack of iron.

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One of 3 things is happening here.

The plant has insufficient light and is dying.

It is not a true aquatic plant and is slowly dying off.

The plant was grown emmersed (out of water). This quite common with sword plants as they grow faster out of water. It is now reverting to it's submersed form. In this case you should see new green leaves appearing.

Without knowing what the plant is for sure it is impossible to tell which of the above is happening. Was the plant labeled or can you post/link to a pic?


Last edited by bensaf at 07-Mar-2005 21:03

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Well I cannot post fotos but I think you already given me enought input to try and solve the case. thank you all

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I found a picture of a plant that looks just like mine
http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/b_afzelii.php

the yellowing is in a Spot/ blurr randomly on the leaves
I hope this helps you to Help Me

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Have a look @their [link=English page]http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/e_afzelii.php" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] and look thru the symptoms in the link I posted in my above post. You should find what you're looking for as the problem, then correcting it with the appropriate fert should be easy .

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Strange. That plant is described as hardy and adaptable. Is this aquarium relatively new (i.e., been running less than 6 months)??

Only in a mature aquarium, the mulm that collects in the gravel frequently provides sufficient nutrients for the hardier plants. I've got an Amazon Sword that is doing quite nicely even though the lighting levels are below the 3WPG suggested above, partly because the root system is large, and it has a decent collection of fishes providing the nutrients for it.

If your fish stocks are low, then they may not be providing sufficient nutrients at this stage. In which case a supplemental fertiliser may be in order. Although I have to say that I consider it unusual for Anubias of any species to need this, given that they normally exhibit a modest growth rate.


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7th Son,

I'd be surprised if it is in fact the plant you saw in the pic - Anubias Afzelli. If it is you're very very lucky.

Afzelli can be very hard to find and generally quite expensive.

Does the plant have what's called a rhizome. This like a thick rough piece of stem that the leaves grow from and that the thick roots grow from?

If it is an Anubias did you bury it in the gravel ? Anubias are not supposed to be buried but need to be tied to a piece of wood or rock. This may be the problem.

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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.

Ah, of course.

Anubias prefer growing upon bogwood, like Java Ferns.

Burying them in gravel kills them off.

* slaps forehead at memory lapse *

Check the correct identity of the plant, 7th son, and if it is an Anubias, tether it to a small piece of bogwood instead of burying it in the substrate. if it's not an Anubias, then it's time to think again about the cause of your yellowing.

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Anubias actually do better in the substrate: if you tie it to DW, adventerous rootlets will usually seek out gravel and bury themselves into it. Take a look at the base of the anubias; there should be a large cross section which has roots sprouting from it. Bury the roots but keep the tuber (for lack of a better term) above the substrate.

Also, if it really is afzelii, you are truly blessed--and deserve my envy, as I've been looking for it for ages (like ben said, they're rare and expensive: a small plantlet costs around 14 bucks on aquabid, when they have it). More likely than not, you have lanceolots's anubias.

Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 09-Mar-2005 02:47

Well Thanks for your Help I'm gonna go to the store and seek the plant and ask them specificly the name
Thanks Again.

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