Aquarium Plants Melting

Plant melting is not frequently heard but it is a common issue in the planted tank community and is usually the result of freshly moved plants or wonky water conditions.

Aquarium plants melting. Leaves are able to access light and carbon dioxide co 2 more easily from air versus from water so this method allows plants to grow faster and larger. Commercial farms often produce emersed grown aquarium plants where the leaves are in open air and only the roots are covered in water. Melting in this scenario refers to aquatic plant losing some or all of its leaves.

Having planted a 14l nano the following day all leaves on the ambulia conferta and micranthemum micranthemoides had melted. This usually happens to older leaves first which lose color and become transparent before disintegrating. Seems to be that people say dose it with flourish or co2 but don t want to damage the plants also although it seems to grow back pretty quickly.

There is a little melting on the saurogyne but the other plants are fine hc and eleoacharis i am doing 50 water changes daily in the initial stages and dose easycarbo. The plant that was having problems with melting is growing great now but not sure what to do for the algae problem. At the start make sure you are aware of the growing habits of your new plants to plan your tank environment accordingly.

I recentmy upgraded my female betta to 20 gallon and along with buying some new plants i used the ones from her 5 gallon that i have had for over a year now. Most plants purchased online or locally were grown emersed or out of water and these emersed grown leaves will melt away to make room for new submersed grown or underwater grown leaves that look smaller and healthier. Now if you see yellow or translucent leaves on a brand new plant that was recently added to your aquarium this may be a sign of melting not nitrogen deficiency.