Mini Pelia turns brown

[tobi]

Hi, would like to check what could possibly be the problem of my mini pelia turning brown color? Recently setup my 2ft tank to cycle it and throw in the plant. Initially only got a small area got brown color and I thought it was due to substrate dirt but after I changed to LED light few days later, it became worse and looks like it has spreaded to bigger area.

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I have another mini pelia which seems slightly better and foto as attached.

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Any advice? I thought mini pelia should be quite okay and LED light seems very strong so should not be a problem.

[crevette]

Are you running chiller? Mini Pelia will rot if water temp is too high. Bring out of your tank and add ice a small tub to see if it helps...

[eviltrain]

my mini fissiden, us fissiden all growing lei.

[tobi]

oh, i didn't on my chiller because i thought cycling no need. i'll try to on my chiller and monitor. thanks crevette. eviltrain, nice to hear that fissiden is growing ok. thanks for replying to my queries.

[Humble]

Bro Crevettei is right, mini pellia need cold water to survive.