*What tips do you have for keeping plants from melting away?* To learn more, check out Cory's quick tips for growing aquarium plants: ruclips.net/video/eksGyO7YbuA/видео.html
@@Dhira125 If the fish is egg bound, fasting them won’t dislodge the blockage in their reproductive system that they have. But, it can help encourage the fish’s body to absorb the eggs, if done for long enough. So, fasting can be helpful. You could also try utilizing epsom salt to attempt to release the blockage, and consider using an anti-bacterial medication as well to attempt to help fight off bacterial infection that may result from being egg bound.
With crypts, I float them in my tank for a day or two before planting. This gives them a chance to adjust to the new water while being able to pull gasses from the air at the surface. I usually don't have as many melting issues doing this. When I can't float a new crypt and it has to be planted right away, I drop an air stone at the base of it. The bubbles rising over the leaves seem to have a similar effect as floating, but not always as successful.
i do the same ! i started doing that out of laziness .. saw a plant, bought it, had nowhere to put it or hadn’t decided WHERE to stick it … and then i noticed they did better when i acclimated them that way .. so now i do that BUT if i have a brown leaf, i immediately cut that leaf off .. something about the plant sending all its nutrients to that one leaf, trying to get that ONE leaf to grow - it was a whole Live Corey had on with this crazy smart plant guy .. like real nerdy smart. *** i use ‘nerdy’ in the utmost respecting adjective way ☺️
@@wellardme same. I set up my first Nano tank 8 days ago and one of my anubias I think is just dead. ( I should probably take it out lol) but a couple of my other plants are getting brown leaves, kinda discouraging
For me, a lot of the problems I had with plants at first was because I didn't have enough light. Once I got a more plant-appropriate light, they did much better.
this is perfect timing. I knew about melting, but I always thought it was more of a melting. I have bought a few plants recently and the stems become soft and noodle-like... I thought it was some disease or algae and it was affecting only the new plants because they weren't protected by BB yet... now I'm pretty sure it's just melt. THANKS!
I am constantly buying a single new plant every time I have to buy more cat food and litter. My tank is an 85 gallon and as my nephew describes it "a rainbow exploded" because I stocked it with various guppy strains and just let them do what guppies do. Heavily planted and scaped out. I use black poster board as background on back of tank. I also use black substrate. Makes the colors of plants and fish really pop.
This is so helpful! I was able to identify what's causing my anubias petite's leaves to melt, which is that the plant was definitely grown in a farm out of water. The other plants in the tank aren't having any problems, therefore all the other reasons you listed here can be ruled out. Thankfully, this is a snail tank and the snails are making quick work of the melting leaves, and the rhyzome is fine so this anubias should hopefully bounce back in a couple weeks.
A hint for capsule root tabs... make a pin hole in the end of capsule. When you put it in water give a squeeze to get the air out. It makes it easier to keep it under water.
Thanks so much for all the great blog articles! They're a great resource for specific questions or to get additional information that won't fit in a video.
Would love to see a video from Corey and the crew discussing the best ways to promote carpeting plant growth. Love the show guys and some great tips on here!
I had the fluval flex and the light that came with it just wasn't strong enough to grow anything. I tried two of three times to get them to grow, but they always died within a month or two. The steams would melt away and I could find out why. The other issue I had was purchasing plants that weren't truly aquatic. Some purple thing and a green one with white spots. They obviously died after a few months. Just some things to be aware of that weren't mentioned.
I have tried at least 6 dwarf Lilly bulbs from aquarium CO OP. I buy 90% of my plants from there. It was mentioned that some of the bulbs are duds. Out of the 6 I've tried so far, every one of them just rotted. I left them on the surface of the substrate and flipped them every week or so. Finally I pull them out and they are either mushy or cut them open and they smell like $&^#. I really want one of them since they are such nice plants but it's getting expensive trying to get one to grow.
I just picked up the bulb pack from Petsmart last week and let them soak in a breeder box. The water onion is sprouting but the rest are just getting fuzzy. I think I heard somewhere you can contact the supplier for a replacement, and I'll give it a try if the lily doesn't grow.
I have found that a big cause of melting in my tank was when I decided to stop using CO2. I am assuming the plants became accustomed to the abundance of CO2 and when it was turned off - this caused shock and for them to melt. The other things that’s caused melt is excel. I know people rave about it, but it always seems to melt plants for me.
I find water sprite just melts as part of its nature. Seriously! I love the look of it but it just grows and dies, grows and dies. Each branch it puts out just dies eventually and is replaced by new growth. Tried it in all 4 of my tanks under high and low light, co2 and no co2, ferts and no ferts. Sand, aquarium soil and even dirt but it just grows and dies. I tend to end up removing it because it gunks up the filter pretty fast. Wisteria on the other hand always stays healthy.
Thanks for this video! My Anubias and Java Fern are doing fantastic, but my Red Sword has been having a lot of die off. I'm going to replant and get some food for them.
My water wisteria was beautiful and proliferated throughout the whole tank. At some point, things went downhill, losing 90% of its mass, and now is stunted. I was just trimming it, might've over-trimmed and messed it up lol. No fertilizer saves it. Something is horribly wrong with my 10 gallon tank. I started another tank where the water wisteria is doing ok.
A little help please! I planted 2 "Anubias" about a week ago. I was told not to bury the roots so I kind of have them wedged within fake plants. 1 plant took well and looks really healthy. The other seems to be melting. Any ideas ??
In my experience Lily bulbs do best 3/4ths of the way in substrate , as do Crinum Calamistratum and Aponogeton Ulvaceus, 2 other bulb plants. In fact all my near buried Betta bulbs are flowering. The leaves on my tiger lilies are bigger than my hand, except for on that I have barely planted. It's leaves are very small.
Mine died because my tap water is 7+pH , I say + because it is of the scale. Now I purchased 50 litre drum that I fill with tap water then I correct the pH with pH down chemical, chlorine before I add to fish tank using a small pond pump. That fixed resolving leaves.
holy moly I was wondering why my anubias and ferns were molting and I read the bottle of my fertilizer and read it had no nitrogen or phospate to avoid algea
So the filter doesn’t suck up any of the liquid nutrients? I’m confused how we have to remove carbon filters for when you’re medicating the fish, but not when we are adding liquid supplements
Great info thank you! Should I uproot the ryzome (SP?) plants that I have put in my substrate like an idiot? They are 8 days planted and seem to look fine....
Yes. Leave the ryzome portion out of the substrate. The roots will eventually latch onto whatever surface they are on. Most people glue or tie them to wood and rocks. I've got an anubias afzelli on driftwood and the roots made their way naturally into the substrate
In west Africa, some of this aquatic plants can be haverst naturally in the bottom of a very clean fresh water, especially in some area where nobody has been in contact. It is for this reasons these plants can endure to any diffecult climatic sutuation
I just recently planted my tank and after a few days some of my plants are yellowing and browning. I have fluval stratum substrate and added API leaf zone once I noticed my plants yellowing/browning. I tested the water and the parameters are good but all I have is a white bar light could that be the issue? Water temp is around 80-82. All I have is anubias, Amazon frogbit, red root floater and dwarf hair grass.
every time i get java fern, it always dies, no matter what. ive tried using easy green and other ferts, but for some reason the leaves keep on turning black while my vals, crypts, and aponogeton bulbs are doing amazing. is it just bad luck?
I have tried all the java ferns with your same results...no idea?! They are supposed to be easiest to grow. I have an anubias that has grown for 10 years, various crypts, stems etc. It may live a few months at most, then croaks over, leaf by leaf.
I had a pot of Anubias anana petite that had its levees basically turn to mush and the roots were easy to rip. How would I know if I did something wrong or if it was Anubias rot?
My plants only started melting in my tank once it was a seasoned tank 😭 and I buy from a local shop that grows their plants entirely underwater !!I soak and everything. Root tabs as well. It just seems like after a week all my plants melt and I have to watch them grow again from the start AHHH. And it spreads !! So all my plants shed in ONE DAY :(
Nitrites have nothing to do with fertilizing and nitrates..well you only fertilize nitrate if your nitrate levels are too low. In that case the fertilizer brings nitrates in which then are consumed by your plants.
CO_2 injections, high temperature (Ramirezi, Betta or Discus ) and old gravel may cause these, too. First can be solved by extra attention to nutrients, second by different plant selection and the last by regular gravel cleanup.
I dont mind this chick. I'm subscribed to her channel bc I like watching her videos. Kinda like how Im subscribed to aquarium coop bc I like seeing Cory's videos.
Hi. I have few questions that I am confused about: 1) In the past I kept java ferns. They were all green and healthy in the beginning but as times passes the leaves had brown patches, some turned yellow and one big clump of narrow leaf java fern started to turn brown from the rhizome and later the whole thing turned into a big brown mushy thing. I have no idea why it happened although I followed water changes and SEACHEM FLOURISH dosage every week. 2) Some portion of the Anubias started to become light green, then yellow and finally a brown mush. Lost several big rhizome portions which now are reduced to smaller individual parts. No idea 😧 3) I have shifted to stem plants recently. Bought Hygrophila Polysperma green, Hygrophila Corymbosa compacta, Ludwigia Repens. Are they root feeder or water column or both? My tank is dirted with potting mix capped with sand. I saw different views about them regarding their mode of nutrition intake. Could you please tell me whether they are root feeders or water column feeder? 🙏🙏🙏
Nice video for us newbies. How do pros like Cory, MD Fish Tanks and George Farmer make it look easy? Growing my first Java fern a month now in zebra danio tank, so far ok but few brown spots on leaves. How do we know whether to add extra nutrients and risk algae or just hold back and wait? Also, any tips on changing substrate from sand to aquasoil/Fluval Stratum to grow stem plants and prevent ammonia/nitrite spike? Quite strategic!! Fish hugs from England 🐠🇬🇧
You will have an ammonia spike. You can cap the aquasoil with sand and that may help. Then you will need to do big water changes for a couple of days until you test 0 ammonia. But if you are growing plants like java fern, you may not even need aquasoil. Try using root tabs in your sand first before making the swap to aquasoil.
My aquarium isn't even one week old and my plants jjust started melting. I bought them from my local fish store and they keep the plants in aquariums with fish and separate plant aquarium. I have nutrient rich substrate and I did plant them as they're supposed to. I have high quality liquid plant nutrient and good light. I don't have root tabs so I'll try to save the plants with those next.
All I can grow nicely is crypts.. I mean I'm not complaining because I love them, but I have troubles with ludwigia and whatnot. Had salvinia and red root floaters that thrived for awhile and then completely died off in all of my tanks.
Why do I always want to order more plants when the temperatures are in the teens? I’ll just have to prowl plant vids and the Coop’s website until it warms up.
I have a tank with stem plants melting just like one of the scene in this video with leaves turned black, I tried everything but still not working. In the end I put pressurised CO2 in the tank and behold eveything spring to life!
Some of my plants I been having for a while and they have always been dying but kinda growing new leaves at the same time. I been buying plant food and it just seems like a waste of money now and it only lasts like a month or maybe less.
What could be the cause of melting when I do 1/3 water changes with filtered water, but when I do water changes with tap water (has some chlorine) it grows ok. Could it be bacteria infection cause my fish also dying from white tail popeye etc....
Great video! I just pulled one of my limnophilias out because it was so melted some large pieces were starting to fall off. I’m sad because it was a beautiful plant and lasted about two months. I have another one at the back of the tank which is also not looking too hot but better than the one I pulled. I don’t see anything in the comments, but how do you keep plants alive and healthy in a tank with shrimp? I’m too afraid to use root tabs or fertilizer because I don’t know how it will effect the shrimp. My tank is also low tech so I am not using CO2. Just a small 3 gal nano tank with a filter and air stone and my limnophilia and Java moss
Even better w/ less than 8 hrs (except if u have ligh demanding plants, but U can increase wattage). Algae bloom when you have some kind of imbalance between light and nutrients (CO2 encluded). Even better if U divide UR lighting period in 2,w/a few hours' interval in between.
Excellent video as always. Please make it so my amazon frogbit stops dying! haha, was growing well for a few weeks in my shelldwellers tank and now it has all vaporized
No need to, unless U bother having snails. If U do bother, then a bath is necessary. I DO Q, to avoid SOME quantity (not all, which is impossible) of algae.
About 4 months ago I trimmed the roots of the plants cause they were invading the bottom but now they are Growing very slow and i have algae too i have Co2 System too, what i did wrong and can i speed them up now? Thank You For Sharing!
Can confirm the transport issues. 2 months ago, a package of Co-op plants and other stuff spent an extra week in the care of USPS during a heat wave. They were half-melted coming out of the package. I was sad; they would have been so pretty. (not the co-op's fault/not worth my time to pick a fight with USPS; I plan on ordering them again when the weather's good)
In normal circumstances, there will be nearly no effect on the tank. If you were to plant a majority of the tank with emersed plants that start to melt. You could see some elevated levels of ammonia if the situation was big enough.
@@AquariumCoop That’s what I figured. Thank you for the confirmation. BTW, you’re doing a great job on these Aquarium Co-op videos. I’ve learn quite a bit from both channels 😁
@@AquariumCoop This is happening to me right now with a whole NEW aquarium full of melting plants.....even the anarchis are melting, ammonia a little high, nitrites off the charts, and nitrates are ok after water change..... thinking about ripping the plants out, they are keeping me from having fish!
Could off the chart water hardness be killing my plants? I just put in a softener pillow and pray they will survive. The moss turned 99 percent brown. No chlorine in water.
@AquariumCoop I got it from a recommended etsy seller. I have the moss in two pieces. One is completely brown and one has two hairs of green left in it. It must have been a heck of a shock, I would be surprised if it can actually come back from this. Also got duckweed and most of it died too. The other plants are looking not great, some look melty now. Gave a squirt of fertilizer and hoping the softener helps.
*What tips do you have for keeping plants from melting away?* To learn more, check out Cory's quick tips for growing aquarium plants: ruclips.net/video/eksGyO7YbuA/видео.html
Should i fast a egg bound fish for a week its a flowerhorn btw
@@Dhira125 If the fish is egg bound, fasting them won’t dislodge the blockage in their reproductive system that they have. But, it can help encourage the fish’s body to absorb the eggs, if done for long enough. So, fasting can be helpful. You could also try utilizing epsom salt to attempt to release the blockage, and consider using an anti-bacterial medication as well to attempt to help fight off bacterial infection that may result from being egg bound.
@@PinkBlue_Spood no infection yet and still using salt any medications i should try ? thx a lot for replying
With crypts, I float them in my tank for a day or two before planting. This gives them a chance to adjust to the new water while being able to pull gasses from the air at the surface. I usually don't have as many melting issues doing this. When I can't float a new crypt and it has to be planted right away, I drop an air stone at the base of it. The bubbles rising over the leaves seem to have a similar effect as floating, but not always as successful.
Shoot I might try that 🤔
i do the same !
i started doing that out of laziness .. saw a plant, bought it, had nowhere to put it or hadn’t decided WHERE to stick it …
and then i noticed they did better when i acclimated them that way .. so now i do that
BUT if i have a brown leaf, i immediately cut that leaf off .. something about the plant sending all its nutrients to that one leaf, trying to get that ONE leaf to grow - it was a whole Live Corey had on with this crazy smart plant guy .. like real nerdy smart.
*** i use ‘nerdy’ in the utmost respecting adjective way ☺️
smart
Pretty much what I do too.. I don't float them, I just plop them down on top of my air stone until they really get going..
Thanks for the tip! I’ll do that!
Irene is great! Don't let her go. This is a great presentation!
That’s Cory’s wife
@@michaelsacy5849 No she just works for him. She has her own channel called Girl Talks Fish. I love all her videos!
@@michaelsacy5849 no she is married to someone else.
@@michaelsacy5849 you’re wrong that’s not his wife
Is she a biological woman?
Great tips! I know that this is a frustration for so many people when they first get into aquarium plants.
A truly truthful point.
Definitely. I just got into the hobby and already two weeks in the plants look miserable.
Way too much stress for me
@@wellardme same. I set up my first Nano tank 8 days ago and one of my anubias I think is just dead. ( I should probably take it out lol) but a couple of my other plants are getting brown leaves, kinda discouraging
For me, a lot of the problems I had with plants at first was because I didn't have enough light. Once I got a more plant-appropriate light, they did much better.
Thanks for the info! Melting plants are confusing when you’re new to planted tanks. This advice helps tremendously.
this is perfect timing. I knew about melting, but I always thought it was more of a melting. I have bought a few plants recently and the stems become soft and noodle-like... I thought it was some disease or algae and it was affecting only the new plants because they weren't protected by BB yet... now I'm pretty sure it's just melt. THANKS!
I am constantly buying a single new plant every time I have to buy more cat food and litter. My tank is an 85 gallon and as my nephew describes it "a rainbow exploded" because I stocked it with various guppy strains and just let them do what guppies do. Heavily planted and scaped out. I use black poster board as background on back of tank. I also use black substrate. Makes the colors of plants and fish really pop.
You should upload a video I’d love to see it
This is so helpful! I was able to identify what's causing my anubias petite's leaves to melt, which is that the plant was definitely grown in a farm out of water. The other plants in the tank aren't having any problems, therefore all the other reasons you listed here can be ruled out. Thankfully, this is a snail tank and the snails are making quick work of the melting leaves, and the rhyzome is fine so this anubias should hopefully bounce back in a couple weeks.
"Not too deep, but deep enough"...I've heard that before.
Stu smh
A hint for capsule root tabs... make a pin hole in the end of capsule. When you put it in water give a squeeze to get the air out. It makes it easier to keep it under water.
Great timing. I just looked in my tank today and was noticing my anubias was melting. It was a pretty large plant so I'm sure it was emersed.
Yeah I've lost probably over $100 in plants dying on me, has been quite frustrating but I've finally got a fully planted tank with new growth
Thanks so much for all the great blog articles! They're a great resource for specific questions or to get additional information that won't fit in a video.
Would love to see a video from Corey and the crew discussing the best ways to promote carpeting plant growth. Love the show guys and some great tips on here!
I had the fluval flex and the light that came with it just wasn't strong enough to grow anything. I tried two of three times to get them to grow, but they always died within a month or two. The steams would melt away and I could find out why.
The other issue I had was purchasing plants that weren't truly aquatic. Some purple thing and a green one with white spots. They obviously died after a few months.
Just some things to be aware of that weren't mentioned.
Doing a great job Irene!
I just got my plant package what amazing timing!
Great timing as I've just bought plants and they are melting!
I have tried at least 6 dwarf Lilly bulbs from aquarium CO OP. I buy 90% of my plants from there. It was mentioned that some of the bulbs are duds. Out of the 6 I've tried so far, every one of them just rotted. I left them on the surface of the substrate and flipped them every week or so. Finally I pull them out and they are either mushy or cut them open and they smell like $&^#. I really want one of them since they are such nice plants but it's getting expensive trying to get one to grow.
I just picked up the bulb pack from Petsmart last week and let them soak in a breeder box. The water onion is sprouting but the rest are just getting fuzzy. I think I heard somewhere you can contact the supplier for a replacement, and I'll give it a try if the lily doesn't grow.
I have found that a big cause of melting in my tank was when I decided to stop using CO2. I am assuming the plants became accustomed to the abundance of CO2 and when it was turned off - this caused shock and for them to melt.
The other things that’s caused melt is excel. I know people rave about it, but it always seems to melt plants for me.
Thanks, Irene. You guys are the best.
Thanks for the great video! Wow Irene is so articulate! such a joy to listen to - keep up the good work
I find water sprite just melts as part of its nature. Seriously! I love the look of it but it just grows and dies, grows and dies. Each branch it puts out just dies eventually and is replaced by new growth. Tried it in all 4 of my tanks under high and low light, co2 and no co2, ferts and no ferts. Sand, aquarium soil and even dirt but it just grows and dies. I tend to end up removing it because it gunks up the filter pretty fast. Wisteria on the other hand always stays healthy.
Viewing this 15 seconds after posted apparently 🤣 idk if this time stamp is accurate. Much love from NEWFOUNDLAND CANADA!
Any plant I buy I just put the rockwool pot in the tank for a few days before planting. Almost a month and no melt, so far so good
Can heaters be one of the reasons for plants melting or turning brown? Is the heater not suggested for a planted aquarium?
Thanks for this video! My Anubias and Java Fern are doing fantastic, but my Red Sword has been having a lot of die off. I'm going to replant and get some food for them.
Super helpful tips, thank you! :D
What about light or CO2 ?can too little of either cause melting ? Or just stunted growth ?
the imbalance will cause algae
My water wisteria was beautiful and proliferated throughout the whole tank. At some point, things went downhill, losing 90% of its mass, and now is stunted. I was just trimming it, might've over-trimmed and messed it up lol. No fertilizer saves it. Something is horribly wrong with my 10 gallon tank. I started another tank where the water wisteria is doing ok.
Glad to be subscribed to you. This video helped me understand my plants more!
How do you know which plants eat from their roots vs their leaves?
The easiest way is to google it. More reliable. If you are planning or you bought an aquarium plant, you can look it up in the internet
Thanks for this Irene and aquarium co-op!! Best information 🌿🐟🌿💚
A little help please! I planted 2 "Anubias" about a week ago. I was told not to bury the roots so I kind of have them wedged within fake plants. 1 plant took well and looks really healthy. The other seems to be melting. Any ideas ??
In my experience Lily bulbs do best 3/4ths of the way in substrate , as do Crinum Calamistratum and Aponogeton Ulvaceus, 2 other bulb plants. In fact all my near buried Betta bulbs are flowering. The leaves on my tiger lilies are bigger than my hand, except for on that I have barely planted. It's leaves are very small.
Should I trim back the melted leaves , or wait till I see new growth ? Thank you !!
I like to let them melt and feed the plant as opposed to trimming them. You can do either though.
Ok thank you I’ll just keep feed fert and root tabs and hope it works out, thanks again😎
Should I cut off the brown dying leaves? Will it recover or cause damage to rest of the healthy plant?
What kind of substrate do you have in the aquarium?
Mine died because my tap water is 7+pH , I say + because it is of the scale. Now I purchased 50 litre drum that I fill with tap water then I correct the pH with pH down chemical, chlorine before I add to fish tank using a small pond pump. That fixed resolving leaves.
Good video and tips
The pinned video by Corey covers the lighting concerns and other issues. Great pair they are
What about high ammonia in a tank cycling? Will high ammonia cause melting?
holy moly I was wondering why my anubias and ferns were molting and I read the bottle of my fertilizer and read it had no nitrogen or phospate to avoid algea
Thanks for all informations they came in the right time my plants are melting actually and now I know what to do
So the filter doesn’t suck up any of the liquid nutrients? I’m confused how we have to remove carbon filters for when you’re medicating the fish, but not when we are adding liquid supplements
So glad I found this. Learning so much.
Great info thank you! Should I uproot the ryzome (SP?) plants that I have put in my substrate like an idiot? They are 8 days planted and seem to look fine....
Yes. Leave the ryzome portion out of the substrate. The roots will eventually latch onto whatever surface they are on. Most people glue or tie them to wood and rocks. I've got an anubias afzelli on driftwood and the roots made their way naturally into the substrate
In west Africa, some of this aquatic plants can be haverst naturally in the bottom of a very clean fresh water, especially in some area where nobody has been in contact. It is for this reasons these plants can endure to any diffecult climatic sutuation
I just recently planted my tank and after a few days some of my plants are yellowing and browning. I have fluval stratum substrate and added API leaf zone once I noticed my plants yellowing/browning. I tested the water and the parameters are good but all I have is a white bar light could that be the issue? Water temp is around 80-82. All I have is anubias, Amazon frogbit, red root floater and dwarf hair grass.
every time i get java fern, it always dies, no matter what. ive tried using easy green and other ferts, but for some reason the leaves keep on turning black while my vals, crypts, and aponogeton bulbs are doing amazing. is it just bad luck?
I have tried all the java ferns with your same results...no idea?! They are supposed to be easiest to grow. I have an anubias that has grown for 10 years, various crypts, stems etc. It may live a few months at most, then croaks over, leaf by leaf.
I had a pot of Anubias anana petite that had its levees basically turn to mush and the roots were easy to rip. How would I know if I did something wrong or if it was Anubias rot?
RIP Anubia nana petite...
Tips about plant growth and die off was great!
I still refuze to use Chem as a solution.
My plants only started melting in my tank once it was a seasoned tank 😭 and I buy from a local shop that grows their plants entirely underwater !!I soak and everything. Root tabs as well. It just seems like after a week all my plants melt and I have to watch them grow again from the start AHHH. And it spreads !! So all my plants shed in ONE DAY :(
Irene, if you feed liquid fertilizer the water parameters change. How do you feed and not push nitrites and nitrates through the roof?
Nitrites have nothing to do with fertilizing and nitrates..well you only fertilize nitrate if your nitrate levels are too low. In that case the fertilizer brings nitrates in which then are consumed by your plants.
If UR tank is 2/3 planted, U use 2/3s of the recommended dose for the aquarium volume, etc...
Can you use the fertiliser if you have shrimp? Will it change the pH etc?
Can you add coffee grinds to fertilize aquarium ?
Excellant info, looking forward to 're planting ' asap'
Could you guys do an everything you need to know; fertilizer/plants...
CO_2 injections, high temperature (Ramirezi, Betta or Discus ) and old gravel may cause these, too. First can be solved by extra attention to nutrients, second by different plant selection and the last by regular gravel cleanup.
In high temperature water, less air is dissolved, so there is less CO2 too, which is the reason for melting...
I dont mind this chick. I'm subscribed to her channel bc I like watching her videos. Kinda like how Im subscribed to aquarium coop bc I like seeing Cory's videos.
I love your VID!!!! Gonna follow some of your work and share it with my group friends!
Hi. I have few questions that I am confused about:
1) In the past I kept java ferns. They were all green and healthy in the beginning but as times passes the leaves had brown patches, some turned yellow and one big clump of narrow leaf java fern started to turn brown from the rhizome and later the whole thing turned into a big brown mushy thing. I have no idea why it happened although I followed water changes and SEACHEM FLOURISH dosage every week.
2) Some portion of the Anubias started to become light green, then yellow and finally a brown mush. Lost several big rhizome portions which now are reduced to smaller individual parts. No idea 😧
3) I have shifted to stem plants recently. Bought Hygrophila Polysperma green, Hygrophila Corymbosa compacta, Ludwigia Repens. Are they root feeder or water column or both? My tank is dirted with potting mix capped with sand. I saw different views about them regarding their mode of nutrition intake. Could you please tell me whether they are root feeders or water column feeder? 🙏🙏🙏
Could there be lighting issues?
The more robust the roots, the more nutrients they get from soil, the more tiny the leafs, the more nutrients they get from the water.
Nice video for us newbies. How do pros like Cory, MD Fish Tanks and George Farmer make it look easy? Growing my first Java fern a month now in zebra danio tank, so far ok but few brown spots on leaves. How do we know whether to add extra nutrients and risk algae or just hold back and wait? Also, any tips on changing substrate from sand to aquasoil/Fluval Stratum to grow stem plants and prevent ammonia/nitrite spike? Quite strategic!! Fish hugs from England 🐠🇬🇧
You will have an ammonia spike. You can cap the aquasoil with sand and that may help. Then you will need to do big water changes for a couple of days until you test 0 ammonia. But if you are growing plants like java fern, you may not even need aquasoil. Try using root tabs in your sand first before making the swap to aquasoil.
My aquarium isn't even one week old and my plants jjust started melting. I bought them from my local fish store and they keep the plants in aquariums with fish and separate plant aquarium. I have nutrient rich substrate and I did plant them as they're supposed to. I have high quality liquid plant nutrient and good light. I don't have root tabs so I'll try to save the plants with those next.
Great video and very concise. Thanks, Irene!
Ty u got some of the best info, and ur beautiful easy to remember what ur saying
Your deep voice? Love ur content!
Great video! Love watching thank you for sharing!
All I can grow nicely is crypts.. I mean I'm not complaining because I love them, but I have troubles with ludwigia and whatnot. Had salvinia and red root floaters that thrived for awhile and then completely died off in all of my tanks.
Why do I always want to order more plants when the temperatures are in the teens? I’ll just have to prowl plant vids and the Coop’s website until it warms up.
I have a tank with stem plants melting just like one of the scene in this video with leaves turned black, I tried everything but still not working. In the end I put pressurised CO2 in the tank and behold eveything spring to life!
Some of my plants I been having for a while and they have always been dying but kinda growing new leaves at the same time. I been buying plant food and it just seems like a waste of money now and it only lasts like a month or maybe less.
What could be the cause of melting when I do 1/3 water changes with filtered water, but when I do water changes with tap water (has some chlorine) it grows ok. Could it be bacteria infection cause my fish also dying from white tail popeye etc....
This was a great quick and helpful video!
i have the root tabs and liquid fertilizer (not from co-op) and i still only have 2 plants in my tank that even living
Yay Irene is back!
Great stuff as always Irene!
Thank you for sharing this!
What is that floating plant with white tenticals going to the bottom called???
Great video! I just pulled one of my limnophilias out because it was so melted some large pieces were starting to fall off. I’m sad because it was a beautiful plant and lasted about two months. I have another one at the back of the tank which is also not looking too hot but better than the one I pulled. I don’t see anything in the comments, but how do you keep plants alive and healthy in a tank with shrimp? I’m too afraid to use root tabs or fertilizer because I don’t know how it will effect the shrimp. My tank is also low tech so I am not using CO2. Just a small 3 gal nano tank with a filter and air stone and my limnophilia and Java moss
If I used a fertilizer like easy green as directed, would I potentially see a algae bloom?
Yes you'll experience algae blooms but as long as you keep your light on for less than 12 hours a day you should be alright
Even better w/ less than 8 hrs (except if u have ligh demanding plants, but U can increase wattage). Algae bloom when you have some kind of imbalance between light and nutrients (CO2 encluded). Even better if U divide UR lighting period in 2,w/a few hours' interval in between.
Excellent video as always. Please make it so my amazon frogbit stops dying! haha, was growing well for a few weeks in my shelldwellers tank and now it has all vaporized
Wonderful tips!! Thank you 😊. 🐟🐟🐟🐟
I'd like to know the process of quarantining new plants before adding them to an established tank...
No need to, unless U bother having snails. If U do bother, then a bath is necessary. I DO Q, to avoid SOME quantity (not all, which is impossible) of algae.
Thanks for the tips
About 4 months ago I trimmed the roots of the plants cause they were invading the bottom but now they are Growing very slow and i have algae too i have Co2 System too,
what i did wrong and can i speed them up now? Thank You For Sharing!
the mustard betta at 1:55 is he yours? :O mine looks like that!!!!!
Can confirm the transport issues. 2 months ago, a package of Co-op plants and other stuff spent an extra week in the care of USPS during a heat wave. They were half-melted coming out of the package. I was sad; they would have been so pretty. (not the co-op's fault/not worth my time to pick a fight with USPS; I plan on ordering them again when the weather's good)
Hi Garrett, make sure you reached out to customer service for a refund if you haven’t yet.
Excelente video, muchas gracias
Great video, thanks.
Cory your amazing
How will the melting plants effect the water parameters for my fish & shrimp?
In normal circumstances, there will be nearly no effect on the tank. If you were to plant a majority of the tank with emersed plants that start to melt. You could see some elevated levels of ammonia if the situation was big enough.
@@AquariumCoop That’s what I figured. Thank you for the confirmation. BTW, you’re doing a great job on these Aquarium Co-op videos. I’ve learn quite a bit from both channels 😁
@@AquariumCoop This is happening to me right now with a whole NEW aquarium full of melting plants.....even the anarchis are melting, ammonia a little high, nitrites off the charts, and nitrates are ok after water change..... thinking about ripping the plants out, they are keeping me from having fish!
Could off the chart water hardness be killing my plants? I just put in a softener pillow and pray they will survive.
The moss turned 99 percent brown. No chlorine in water.
Was the moss from another hobbyist or a store? Most often moss at a store is grown out of water and dies back a ton when put under water.
@AquariumCoop I got it from a recommended etsy seller. I have the moss in two pieces. One is completely brown and one has two hairs of green left in it. It must have been a heck of a shock, I would be surprised if it can actually come back from this. Also got duckweed and most of it died too. The other plants are looking not great, some look melty now.
Gave a squirt of fertilizer and hoping the softener helps.
Thank you again! You helped with my amazon sword. Thanks Aquarium Co-Op
Just 2 of your sponge filters size medium
Do your live plants have pest snails
Great tips and info as always.
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I love planted tanks.
Do you quarantine plants before adding them to the tank? I would have thought the quarantine process causes plants to melt.
Some of my plants are randomly growing roots from half way up the plant an even off of the leaves, is that good or bad?