karawr
Fishaholic
Hello,
I've got an assortment of anubias in my 120g. It's been plagued by black beard algae and the plants are looking really pathetic now so I'm hoping to do a little "hopsitalization".
I want to grow them emersed. But before I put them in the emersed setup I need to know how to prep them. I've attached some pictures. They're pretty beat up. Some are completely void of leaves. If there are leaves, they're torn up.
Do I completely remove all damaged leaves, so that just the rhizome is left? Should I prun off the leafless stocks? Before I would cut off the leaves with scissors but I read for anubias, when taking off leaves, bend the stock back on itself at the base and it should pop off. Should I do this for all the stocks I snipped off with scissors?
What else can I do to help them recover?
I've got an assortment of anubias in my 120g. It's been plagued by black beard algae and the plants are looking really pathetic now so I'm hoping to do a little "hopsitalization".
I want to grow them emersed. But before I put them in the emersed setup I need to know how to prep them. I've attached some pictures. They're pretty beat up. Some are completely void of leaves. If there are leaves, they're torn up.
Do I completely remove all damaged leaves, so that just the rhizome is left? Should I prun off the leafless stocks? Before I would cut off the leaves with scissors but I read for anubias, when taking off leaves, bend the stock back on itself at the base and it should pop off. Should I do this for all the stocks I snipped off with scissors?
What else can I do to help them recover?
