Why do my plants keep dying?

[LiLG]

i have a 60 gallon wit a couple dats and a jardini. i put some plants in but in less than a month they start turning yellow then wither away. i do a 40% water change once every two weeks. how can i keep plants from dying... and instead how do i have them to grow?

 

[Fat Homer]

What substrate, and types of plants are you keeping... also are there any plant supplements your putting in for your tank??? since without the right info, people aren't really going to be able to help you out?

 

[B-Vincent]

My problem when I first started putting live plants in my tank was I didn't have the right lighting. You need a plant friendly light. Then try putting some ind of substrate or plant suplement in the gravel for the roots. I did these two things and now my plants seem to be doing great and even multiply.

 

[DDFishPets]

Probably not enough lighting is one of the major factors of plant death. Additionally some may be temperature sensitive (Warm or Cold only).
The other things that could affect them, but not necessarily kill them, is diffused Co2, Substrate types, and minerals. And I doubt Algae is killing them because thats a pretty easy one to spot.

 

[studd muffin]

Probably not enough lighting is one of the major factors of plant death. Additionally some may be temperature sensitive (Warm or Cold only).
The other things that could affect them, but not necessarily kill them, is diffused Co2, Substrate types, and minerals. And I doubt Algae is killing them because thats a pretty easy one to spot.

you are right on my man

 

[Johnnybravo60025]

They also might not be aquatic plants, so that could definitely lead to some problems.

 

[DDFishPets]

They also might not be aquatic plants, so that could definitely lead to some problems.

True, I recall getting a bunch of complaints about petco or petsmarts fully submerged bamboos
It's actually okay to put in aquariums, just need to keep the leaves out of the water, which of course none of their employees know about. And of course some new victim always falls for that.

 

[bob965]

True, I recall getting a bunch of complaints about petco or petsmarts fully submerged bamboos
It's actually okay to put in aquariums, just need to keep the leaves out of the water, which of course none of their employees know about. And of course some new victim always falls for that.

This just happened to me a few days ago. I bought a couple java ferns in the little plastic tubes, and the guy tells me I get one free when I buy two. So I ran back and picked a random plant that I thought looked good, which happened to be the bamboo. It wasn't till I got home and researched it that I learned about their unsuitability for being fully submerged. Now I have these plants I didn't really want sitting in a bowl of gravel and water on my dining room table.

 

[LD50]

This just happened to me a few days ago. I bought a couple java ferns in the little plastic tubes, and the guy tells me I get one free when I buy two. So I ran back and picked a random plant that I thought looked good, which happened to be the bamboo. It wasn't till I got home and researched it that I learned about their unsuitability for being fully submerged. Now I have these plants I didn't really want sitting in a bowl of gravel and water on my dining room table.

Toss a betta in there with it

 

[DDFishPets]

This just happened to me a few days ago. I bought a couple java ferns in the little plastic tubes, and the guy tells me I get one free when I buy two. So I ran back and picked a random plant that I thought looked good, which happened to be the bamboo. It wasn't till I got home and researched it that I learned about their unsuitability for being fully submerged. Now I have these plants I didn't really want sitting in a bowl of gravel and water on my dining room table.

Well if it's tall enough to keep its leaves out of the water, or if you want to fasten it somehow. it's actually a VERY good nitrate sponge. But if it's too small and you don't want to fasten it. Don't bother. And never bury it because the roots need to be around constant flow or at least be suspended. Otherwise they rot quite often.