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Thanks for the advice, everyone. I'll grab some root tabs and try to chill about the melt. Fingers crossed they bounce back.

Crypt melt is pretty common when they're adjusting to new water conditions. What's your pH and hardness? They can be picky about sudden changes. Also, how often are you doing water changes? Too frequent changes can stress them out.


pH is around 7.2, hardness is moderate. I do 20% water changes ...

Just got some Cryptocoryne wendtii for my 20 gallon tank, and within a week, all the leaves turned translucent and started melting. Is this normal, or did I mess up something? Tank has sand substrate, LED lighting for 8 hours a day, and the water params are stable, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10 nitrate.

I've gotta disagree with some of the plants on this list. Nomaphila stricta, java moss, gkento4t bacopa, and riccia fluitans just won't make it in a cichlid tank. Swords and crypts are also a gamble, they don't do well in higher pH and hard water, so good luck with those. By the way, java moss is ...