16gallontanker Fish Crazy Joined Apr 18, 2024 Messages 206 Reaction score 53 Location Cleburne TX Feb 27, 2025 #1 What is causing these holes and loss of roots?is it water quality or too much light or too much flow or rizome rot? Attachments 17406612671934144186057783019811.jpg 168.9 KB · Views: 22 17406612808961303589689810640700.jpg 168.6 KB · Views: 17 Last edited: Feb 27, 2025
What is causing these holes and loss of roots?is it water quality or too much light or too much flow or rizome rot?
OP OP 16gallontanker Fish Crazy Joined Apr 18, 2024 Messages 206 Reaction score 53 Location Cleburne TX Feb 27, 2025 #2 Could it be the start of rizome rot and if so should I trim it or leave it? Attachments 17406628553489204136222578335730.jpg 158.2 KB · Views: 15
GaryE Moderator Staff member Global Moderator ⚒️ Joined Oct 14, 2011 Messages 8,100 Reaction score 13,538 Location Eastern Canada Feb 27, 2025 #3 Everything looks very good to my eye. I've kept and propagated Anubias and Bolbitis for 25 years, and have never seen rizome rot. I don't see it there - the plants look great.
Everything looks very good to my eye. I've kept and propagated Anubias and Bolbitis for 25 years, and have never seen rizome rot. I don't see it there - the plants look great.
MaloK ><(((*> Joined Nov 15, 2023 Messages 2,628 Reaction score 3,118 Location Canada Feb 27, 2025 #4 It looks like biofilm and should not be a problem. You can blow it off with a turkey baster, to be able to see if it is indeed "attacking" the plant. But I wouldn't think so.
It looks like biofilm and should not be a problem. You can blow it off with a turkey baster, to be able to see if it is indeed "attacking" the plant. But I wouldn't think so.