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Plants Brittle/Breaking

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It's kind of hard to describe what's going on, but my plants just seem to be too brittle, and the leaves break/tear easily...there's a lot of scarring/bruising too. I was wondering if something might be eating them (I have goldfish and ramshorn snails), but it just doesn't seem like that.
I have pretty high lighting and use CO2. I use DIY ferts about once a week (micros, iron and potassium/sulfate mainly...phosphate when I need it).
Sorry the pics are so poor, I just took them with my phone...

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I circled the areas that show what I'm talking about...hopefully it will make it a bit easier.

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John Wong
What is your nitrate level?

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Opare
Are you sure the goldfish are not eating them?


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John Wong
My rummy red nose love to snack on my newly planted hc cuba

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Well it just doesn't really seem like they're eating them, because the breaks are really jagged as you can see, and how do you explain the bruising?
My Nitrates are really high, I'm trying to lower them...
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