Crypt Melt

[cherabin]

I have just rescape my 2' tank earlier last week and planted predominantly crypt sp. Substrate is ADA Amazinia II with no CO2 injection and illuminated by a single 55W PLL. Water filling up is a complete 100% from tap. No dosing of fertilizers.

I am now experiencing very bad crypt melt to all the sp; wendtii, walkeri, pygmae to name a few. The melt is to the extent where essentially there're no leaves on the plant I can be patient but will the flora eventually adapt and start sprouting new leaves?

Have never encounter this type of scenerio before and would hence like to seek advice and opinion of experience hobbyist here.

[felix_fx2]

Rhizome still there during planting?
I see that alot with my wendtii when I got them, within 1-2 weeks you should see new growth.

[cherabin]

Yes, rhizomes definitely still intact when planted. Just crossing fingers that they'll spring back.

[felix_fx2]

So long as that intact most should spring back to life. A minor few might not make it if the rhizomes are too small.

[Aquanoob]

Most of them will grow back and even much nicer than before as I encounter the same thing with my wendtii tropical and brown and the parva too. It is quite normal to have crypts melt when they are in a new environment. I even have crypt melt after I done a 75% water change but they all grow back eventually though quite slow.

[magpie]

Water filling up is a complete 100% from tap.... Did you use de-chlorinate tap water before filling up your tank?

The melt is to the extent where essentially there're no leaves on the plant... Not a good sign, the rhizome might melt and no sprout new leaves. Try to pull out the rhizome and see whether are the roots still intact.

[felix_fx2]

Most of them will grow back and even much nicer than before as I encounter the same thing with my wendtii tropical and brown and the parva too. It is quite normal to have crypts melt when they are in a new environment. I even have crypt melt after I done a 75% water change but they all grow back eventually though quite slow.

Agree on the slow part haha.
Even between my own tanks I see melting.
But I find if I didn't cut part of the roots, the regrowing is much slower.