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My banana plant is odd, every week or 2 a leaf will die and a new one will come in. Is this bad?

10 Gallon
Black Sand
2.6 WPG Compact fluorescent bulbs (2)Daylight
Average Temp. 76F 24.4C
PLANTS
1 Amazon Sword/Echinodorus cordifolius (i think)
1 Saggatarius/Sagittaria subulata
2 Valsneria Americana not sure what type exactly
1 (bundle) Anacharis/ Egeria Densa
1 Bannana Plant/Nymphoides aquatica
Flourish Tabs added for amazon sword
FISH
1 Female Bolivian Ram/Mikrogeophagus altispinosus
3 Panda Cory's/Corydoras panda
5 Bloodfin Tetra's/Aphyocharax anisitsi
INVERTS
1 Amano shrimp/Caridina japonica


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Hi,
Leaves dying and new ones replacing them is normal,
and every two weeks or so sounds about right. The bananas
should look nice and green and be firm. If they are
discolored and mushy then you either have them planted
too deep (only the white roots should be buried) or there
is not enough nutrients available for that plant. You might
try using some plant tablets or plant sticks pushed into
the gravel around the cardinal points of the compass
(plant). Don't use whole sticks, instead snip them in
halves or quarters and push them into the gravel near the
plant roots around the plant.

By the way, I would "unbundle" the densa and spread the
stems out. Left in a bundle the plant will die from the
wrapping down and a good portion of the stem as well.

Frank


Last edited by FRANK at 15-Jan-2006 00:58

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Thanks for the help. I actually didnt bury any of the bananas into the substrate, since its sand theres no point.


"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" Simpsons