Java Melting?

aminalcwakerz · 07-25-2010, 05:29 PM

Hi, I grabbed some java fern from my old tank and put them in my 2.5g nano. It's going through a fishless cycle right now with some dwarf hairgrass... but for some reason it's melting on me. Is this normal??

I tested my ammonia yesterday and it's at 4ppm. nitrites still at 0.

The leaves aren't turning brown. They're just getting clear at the tips and dissolving. The right leaf is starting to melt and the left most leaf is already gone..

**xmas_one** · 07-25-2010, 05:33 PM

That's a Crypt, buddy, it's normal for them to melt when replanted, give it a couple of weeks and you should see some new leaves...

aminalcwakerz · 07-25-2010, 06:03 PM

Lol.. Sorry, n00b here. I'm a girl btw. Thanks for the answer though!

**xmas_one** · 07-25-2010, 06:06 PM

That's cool, everyone is a noob, at least once!

Good luck with your crypt!

07-25-2010, 05:29 PM	#1
aminalcwakerz Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: alameda, ca Posts: 42	Java Melting? Hi, I grabbed some java fern from my old tank and put them in my 2.5g nano. It's going through a fishless cycle right now with some dwarf hairgrass... but for some reason it's melting on me. Is this normal?? I tested my ammonia yesterday and it's at 4ppm. nitrites still at 0. The leaves aren't turning brown. They're just getting clear at the tips and dissolving. The right leaf is starting to melt and the left most leaf is already gone..

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07-25-2010, 05:33 PM	#2
xmas_one Custom User Title (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 2,060	That's a Crypt, buddy, it's normal for them to melt when replanted, give it a couple of weeks and you should see some new leaves...

07-25-2010, 06:03 PM	#3
aminalcwakerz Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: alameda, ca Posts: 42	Lol.. Sorry, n00b here. I'm a girl btw. Thanks for the answer though!

07-25-2010, 06:06 PM	#4
xmas_one Custom User Title (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 2,060	That's cool, everyone is a noob, at least once! Good luck with your crypt!