dally Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 hello all! i resently started another tank. i have some small dark gravel in there, its about 2 foot by 1 by 1... anyway i bought some random crypto from a local shop. It was potted and the plant had devided in the pot, so now there were about 8 plants in it. it was for 2$ so i thought why not(and what a bargin). this tank is gonna need alota plants cause its for dwarf cichlids. When i got home i divided the little plants into pairs- without damageing the roots too much! and i planted them in the places i wonted(i also got some star grass in there, )... a few days later i brought a pleco for my other tank cause there was a bit of algea on the glass(i have 3 tanks connected all together. so i thought, 1 pleco for them all!). anyway just as i was gonna start the water adaption prosses for him i saw that my rams had breed in the tank >_<. i didnt wont him in the tank so i put him in the new tank. the next day i found out that he been eating some of the crytpos. at least it looked that way. anyway i moved him back to the other tank cause by then my naughty rams had eating there eggs ( ) anyway, after that my cryptos never recoved, the lower leaves are now loosing ther couler and going all slimy... i got 4 x-rays in there and another pair of rams- these ones are egg eaters too. bad fishys! damn it i hope this problem dosent have some obvies answer>_<. the temps at round 25 and the pH is bout 6.5-6.8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Sounds like crypt melt to me. Some crypts will often do this when put into new water conditions. To the best of my knowledge it's not a disease, just a natural survival mechanism of the crypts. The theory is that many crypts come from places where there is seasonal flooding (high water flow), if they kept their leaves during this time the whole plant would probably get ripped out - so when water conditions change (as they'd get when alot of rain is falling) the crypts loose their leaves so the plant isn't ripped out and then regrows later on. Doesn't seem to be linked with particular water conditions - just a change from what it was used to. They should recover though. Not sure if the plec was eating healthy leaves or just cleaning of the melted ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 A lot of cryps are grown hydroponically too. So the leaves that they have out of the water will dissolve and then new immersed leaves should appear. Were the roots nice and white?? Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dally Posted September 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 thanks rob! the tank i bought it from had no heater i dont think :-? alan, the roots (white) were exploding from the pot when i bought it, i didnt remove much of them when dividing the plants up ether. thank you alan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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