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You can definitely remove the dead leaves, it'll help the plant focus on growing new ones. Maybe it's just taking some time to adjust to being underwater, a lot of aquarium plants are actually grown above water before being submerged.


I can remove the dead leaves from both plants then. They've ...

oceanlover wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2024 9:26 pm Before we dive into the plant issues, can you tell me what your water parameters are looking like?

I actually stopped using the blue light pretty recently, but the browning had started way before that.

I was thinking of pruning the tops off my Ambulia and replanting them - would that help the lower leaves from looking so ratty?

Before we dive into the plant issues, can you tell me what your water parameters are looking like?


I'm using Flourish and Flourish Excel for ferts. My white light is on for 9 hours now, I used to have it on for 10 but I've been getting some algae issues lately. I cut back on the hours. I used ...

coltin wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2024 11:10 pm Need a clearer pic of the plant on the left, first pic is a bit blurry. 2nd pic looks like Ambulia to me, btw

Thanks for the ID, coltin. Now I'm wondering, should I do something about the lower leaves on my Ambulia - they're kind of wilting.

Before we dive into the plant issues, can you tell me what your water parameters are looking like?


I'm not sure about your plant species, but browning lower leaves usually means they're dying off. Pruning them might be a good idea. For your hornwort, yeah, it's probably a light issue - those ...

I've got a plant in my tank that's in a silent cycle right now and I'm not sure what it is (anyone know the species?). The lower leaves are browning - should I cut them off? I've also got some hornwort with wilting lower leaves, is this a light issue because the upper leaves are blocking them?

What's the tank size you're working with? I'm a fan of mystery snails, they've got so much character. My rule of thumb is one per 5 gallons - so a single snail in a 5g tank, or two in a 10g tank. But honestly, they're happy to live alone if you only want one. They grow to a nice size too, roughly ...

Clack wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 6:09 pm I'm quite fond of apple mystery snails, personally. They're fast growers, and if you're into that sort of thing, they come in a wide variety of colours.

I've heard they can totally destroy planted tanks.

Refer to the previous response. Appreciate it.