Rotten Plant

[zub-typer]

All,

Some advice please..


Yesterday a healthy looking leave had broken free from my Anubias barteri var. nana (i think)
I was changing water tonight and I noticed that other healthy looking leaves were loose from the 'body' for the plant.
On closer insoection i discovered that the plant was actuall rotten on on the inside.

 

[aaronnorth]

I am not sure why this has happenned, how long have you had the plant? It might be that the supplier had kept the rhizome buried n the substarte.

 

[zub-typer]

I am not sure why this has happenned, how long have you had the plant? It might be that the supplier had kept the rhizome buried n the substarte.

Had it about 1 month, and it was perfectly healthy when received.

Worried that others in the tank are doing the same..

 

[aaronnorth]

i have just posted on another thread (you must of double posted it). I thought i was going mad because i could of swore i had posted a reply lol

How are CO2 levels?

 

[zub-typer]

i have just posted on another thread (you must of double posted it). I thought i was going mad because i could of swore i had posted a reply lol

How are CO2 levels?

CO² is good sitting green on the drop checker and 6.8 PH and 5 - 5.5 KH

 

[SuperColey1]

Looks OK to me from the pics? I don' see a problem. If the rhizome was rotten then how would it develop new leaves?

Cut away any part of the rhizome that you are worried about and let it grow again.

AC

 

[lljdma06]

I am not sure why this has happenned, how long have you had the plant? It might be that the supplier had kept the rhizome buried n the substarte.

Anubias grow slowly, so sometimes disease manifests slowly as well. The damage may well have already been done at the supplier's. Some are very stubborn about keeping the rhizome under gravel.

I do not like to keep rotting/rotten plants in the aquarium. I remove the plant and if the plant stinks, I bin it. You lose a plant, but keeping the plant in there can jeopardize the fish with possible ammonia, not to mention algae would love the ammonia spike from the decaying matter.

 

[SuperColey1]

thats basically why I say it looks fine to me. leaves are healthy and no sign of algae growing on the leaf, stem or rhizome which I would expect to see if something was rotting / decaying.

AC