please help with my 10G planted

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Jack Dempsey
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i have a 10 gallon planted tank that is having some issues. first issue, some of my plants are developing holes in the leaves. second issue, some leaves are falling off my plants. Third issue, i don't know what my plants are called.

Tank specs:
Gravel: 2-3 inches of black gravel
Lighting: Marineland single bright LED
Filtration: Fluval C3
Stock(don't bust me up on this): one 3/4" LMB, one 1" rock bass, five 1" syno. petricolas and a 2" L129.
Temp: 76-78 degrees Fahrenheit

so what I'm looking for is why do my plants develop holes, lose leaves and an ID on that reddish plant and the long green ones. also, i had an amazon sword i bought a 4" tall and left in an unheated tank no tank light and instead natural sunlight(as the tank was in front of a window and i took the background off). this amazon sword tripled in size within months and when i moved it into a cycled 16G bow front with an LED light it died. thanks and heres the pic.

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any pics of the plants in question? how long are you leaving the lights on daily?

i leave the lights on from roughly 7:30am to 9:00pm. ill get pics in a sec.

also, the other weird thing is they are losing their larger parts but now there are these tiny ones emerging from the ground.
 
are u sure your pH is right? its not good for plants to be in the wrong pH and can have some of the symptoms you listed.
 
The plants on the far right and far left might be some kind of Aponotgeton? I'm not sure, I can't tell from the pic. I think I see Anubias nana in the background, and that lotus looks like a Red Tiger Lotus, Nymphaea zenkeri.

Pinholes in leaves means there is a potassium deficiency. You can pick up this fertilizer at most pet stores. You definitely want to use ferts with those plants (aside from the Anubias, they grow in anything)
 
and if your looking to start a algea farm your lights are being left on way to long also how many watts is yor fixture.

I'm not sure about my watt fixture. And I'm not looking to start any algae either.

Here are some more detailed pics of the plants. The water is cloudy from a recent WC.




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Extra non-relevant info:
The LMB and Rock bass are only in this tank because they are very small and really enjoy the plants, drift wood, and current from the filter. I'm just growing them out for my 1400 gallon pond and the will be moved at around 3" long or earlier depending how they get along with the catfish. I also think that it is a great environment to get the two to start eating pellets and frozen food.


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