Reply With QuoteThese plants are meant to be planted. They can feed from the substrate. Are you using co2?
ludwigia repens rubin is a very common plant sold locally. They are either in pots or tied to driftwoods.
Supposedly easiest red plant to keep, however I am facing numerous challenges keeping them alive.
Although those in my tank do get sufficient lighting(3wpg), the leaves still turned pale green and eventually rotted with holes. Their stems also turned soft despite fertilisers introduced.
My question is are these plants meant to be tied to driftwood and not planted? If not what advice can you give? Many thanks.
These plants are meant to be planted. They can feed from the substrate. Are you using co2?
must be planted into the soil.
check out my signature, the plants on the left back are all ludwigia repens
Yes co2 injection plus substrate- jbl 7+13ball & base fertiliser. Daily liquid drops but still not doing well. Some leaves rotted, others infested with BBA and stem softened.
Thought these plants supposedly be easy
that is weird, mine only leaf rot after that it grew back and all is fine.
i'm using Lapis with base first, no root ferts. CO2 and liquid fertilizers (under-dosed).
pH 6.6
kH 6
hope this can help you solve your problem!
Look at how miserable they are! I'll have to uproot all this weekend and replace with something else. undecided for now.
As far as I know Ludwigia repens are known to have stems melting after some time. but the leaves rotting is something i have never encountered .
what are the livestock in your tank?
Mixture of tetras,pencils,cory and pleco. Overstock I'd say of 100 in a 4x1.5x2
My interest has wandered! Do U?
Your plant are lacking of potassium!Thats why alot of holes on old leaves. When you have more plants, your ferts and CO2 has to increased also. My CO2 indicator always shown more than required.
Your plant looks like your pleco is chewing on them instead than ferts problem.
Last edited by blue33; 26th Nov 2008 at 11:50.
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The last time I had pleco in my tank, it ate away my Echidorous and I always thought it was Iron deficiency, and many people told me that also. But then I came upon a book that says Pleco will eat away your plants. I finally took the plecos out and tried my hands on Echidorous again and the problem stopped...you might like to try thisOriginally Posted by Morgan01
there are canivorous plecos, i think you should try those. they will not disturb your plants!
I love my plecos haha so I will have to let them chew. believe the culprit is L104 but really thanks for all your inputs guys
Last edited by Morgan01; 2nd Dec 2008 at 00:17.
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