Question about my Anubias and Amazon Sword..Plz help

[supanic4]

I have a three Anubias and two Amazon Swords in my aquarium. They are all growing pretty well. However, on the Anubias, some of the older leaves have a type of algae(?) or something growing on them and some decay(?). The outer leaves on the Amazon Swords are turning yellowish as if they are dying even though they are still sprouting more 'mini swords' on a vine like stem coming out of the middle of the plant. You can see both of these issues in the pictures I have attached to the post. Are these things normal? if so or if not, is there anything I can do to make these plants more sightly in my aquarium (especially the Anubias issue)? PLEASE leave a comment if you have any experience with this! d

Thanks,
Rudy

 

[supanic4]

So nobody knows anything about these issues? Please help if you do..or ask me questions that will help you answer


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[backpack]

Do you have a co2 setup? Are u dosing? What lights and bulbs tank height and fixture height? Ph?

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[supanic4]

I do not have a co2 setup; would this help? and if so is there anything you would recommend for my 80 gallon?

I was dosing with flourish but stopped about 6 weeks ago due to some information I found online saying bad things about it.

The lights I am using is a single LED strip 'Skyye Light': 24 x 1 watt, 48", daylight - 14k (model number: 6414)
...the light sits about 5-6 inches above the water surface.

The Ph is around 8.75-9 for my Tanganyikan setup.

I will also add that I put in 'Seachem' "Cichlid Lake Salt" and "Ph Buffer" on every water change with a small dose of prime.


Please let me know your thoughts and if you have any further questions to help with the analysis I will be glad to do what I can to answer them.

Thanks a bunch!
Rudy

 

[lethalcustoms00]

First off your ph sounds a little high to be growing Amazon sword plants in. The sword looks like it's suffering from some sort of nutrient deficiency, possibly iron. Trim the dead leaves off it at the base so it can focus all its energy on growing new leaves.


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[supanic4]

First off your ph sounds a little high to be growing Amazon sword plants in. The sword looks like it's suffering from some sort of nutrient deficiency, possibly iron. Trim the dead leaves off it at the base so it can focus all its energy on growing new leaves.


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Thanks and yeah I've been trimming when a leaf is obviously dead (don't wana do it too early...is that even possible?) As for the sword ph, I understand its pretty high but I like em and I figured it was worth the 'experiment'. Thus, I can understand the swords problem but I'm really confused about the Anubias...if anyone has some ideas or know what it is, please share


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[Fat Homer]

I have it on some of my anubias in the 200G, cant say 100% what it is, but my guess was that it could be algae / detritus build up on the leaves...

I normally wipe it off with my hands and what i cant get off i leave to see if it disappears... I've also noticed that dosing the tank with appropriate amounts of flourish excel helps reduce it when added after water changes...


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[supanic4]

I have it on some of my anubias in the 200G, cant say 100% what it is, but my guess was that it could be algae / detritus build up on the leaves...

I normally wipe it off with my hands and what i cant get off i leave to see if it disappears... I've also noticed that dosing the tank with appropriate amounts of flourish excel helps reduce it when added after water changes...


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Good to hear this is not only happening in my tank haha and ill keep the flourish in mind...just will use it sparingly


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[Fat Homer]

^ obviously though that is naturally more of a bandaid fix, so its best to find the root cause... Which in my case turned out to be high phosphates...


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[probassfisher010]

I get all sorts of random algae that seems to cover and kill my older amazon sword leaves, but my plants a lot bigger than yours and the leaves are very old (from when I first got it) that have died so far.

My anubias gets this black algae, along with reds and every shade of green, doesn't wipe off easily. I dose excel and low tech co2. I'm confident that the plant would be covered without the algae eating fish and snails I have.




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