my new MONSTERS to be: Black Mangroves...

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Nice job growing all those plants.

I've massive amounts of shagg carpet going on:

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The Jungle:

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Just how dense is it??

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Wow I hadn't seen this latest update. I bet those lush plants really keep the water nice and clean for your goldies.

Thanks hydro! Yeah they're keeping great conditions, I only have to do water changes once a month and thats really just to replace water evaporation...

A few weeks ago I lost about half of one of my leather fern... Any ideas why?

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Still staying lush overall tho...
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I think I have aphids?? A few of my Mangroves and my Palm have this sticky/weepy fluid on the surface and all these little "scales" developing all over...

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Can anyone recommend treatments that are fishtank friendly??
 
Those little scales are actually bugs called scale....its how they got their name if possible i would take the plants from the tank and add a few drops of dish liquid to a spray botle of water it smothers them.....if you cant remove them they should wipe off with a bit of careful elbow grease..
...nice plants i especially love the papyrus
 
Thanks basskid! I actually just heard about scale insects and I think you're totally right. I tried rubbing them off with a cottonball and alcohol, but it seems a bit too rough for the leaves so I think I'm gonna try taking them out and soaping them...
 
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