Sword plant melt

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[PheonixKingZ]

It most likely doesn’t have enough nutrients. What fertilizers do you dose?

 

[Sgooosh]

It most likely doesn’t have enough nutrients. What fertilizers do you dose?

seachem root tab
a lot of online sites say the ones that are rotting are land leabves, and the thinner ones are the water leaves...
many new leaves tho

 

[PheonixKingZ]

seachem root tab
a lot of online sites say the ones that are rotting are land leabves, and the thinner ones are the water leaves...
many new leaves tho

When a “melt” occurs in a Sword, it’s usually due to not enough nutrients, or a change in water temperature/parameters. You haven’t moved it over the last couple of weeks, have you?

 

[Sgooosh]

When a “melt” occurs in a Sword, it’s usually due to not enough nutrients, or a change in water temperature/parameters. You haven’t moved it over the last couple of weeks, have you?

moved it but i moved it back, the rotting has stopped a but and there is no more yellow...

 

[Byron]

The outer wider leaves can be expected to die off, yes, these are the emersed leaf form as these plants are propagated emersed by nurseries since it is faster and less expensive. New leaves grow from the centre of the crown on plants in this genus (Echinodorus) and they will obviously be the submersed form, which may be narrower, or shorter...depending upon light and nutrients.

These plants can also transfer nutrients from old leaves to new growth, so leave the older leaves if they are still connected at the base; once they brown at the base, nutrients can not pass and you can remove them to improve the appearance.

The Flourish Tabs are excellent for these plants, give it time. The new leaves do not look too bad to me, but give it a bit more time.

 

[Sgooosh]

The outer wider leaves can be expected to die off, yes, these are the emersed leaf form as these plants are propagated emersed by nurseries since it is faster and less expensive. New leaves grow from the centre of the crown on plants in this genus (Echinodorus) and they will obviously be the submersed form, which may be narrower, or shorter...depending upon light and nutrients.

These plants can also transfer nutrients from old leaves to new growth, so leave the older leaves if they are still connected at the base; once they brown at the base, nutrients can not pass and you can remove them to improve the appearance.

The Flourish Tabs are excellent for these plants, give it time. The new leaves do not look too bad to me, but give it a bit more time.

yes i am leaving them until they die. it has been here for like 2-3 months and has settled in, and probably decided to go full aquatic. thanks!