Are my plants dying or are they just "adapting"

[josmo10]

So I've had all of these plants for about 3 weeks now or so and some of them are looking like their dying. I know sometimes they melt or die back and then regrow but the red one looks rough and the green one with the long stem and round leaves seems like its just barely clinging to its roots. I use easy green as directed for a 55 g tank and I used root tabs as directed. I just want to know if I need to do something or if I just need to wait.  I just dont wanna assume it'll be fine and let them die when I could have fixed it

Edited April 11, 2021 by josmo10
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[KBOzzie59]

Water parameters?

[josmo10]

Ph is about 8 no ammonia or nitrite about 20 nitrate I have hard water and temp is about 79 the fish are thriving and a few of the plants are doing pretty well just the couple are looking brown or dying

 

Edited April 11, 2021 by josmo10

[Kirsten]

Honestly they look pretty good to me! Some plants like water sprite can be a little finicky. Honestly I think I've bought 4 now from various sources and I have yet to have one live and thrive. And stem plants in general can be hit-or-miss. Keep up with the ferts (don't forget the easy green for the stem plants!), good lighting, don't go overboard on the water changes unless you really have to for the sake of your fish, and I think you'll be pleased in the long run.

[josmo10]

Update on my Plants .. if you look at this one ( think its water pixie) there is new growth and its actually quite a bit I think this one is doing fine

[josmo10]

these java fern dont look like their ding great but maybe thats how their sposed to look I read they grow REALLY slow but I took them out of the brick and planted them directly into the substrate with a root tab.. we'll see how this goes

[josmo10]

this one looks ok too I think I see new growth but it keeps turning more and more brown but I think this one just needs patience

[josmo10]

This is my favorite plant I want it to grow but its leaves are all curled up and it doesnt have any new growth that i can see of all the plants this is the one im most worried about. if anyone has advice on this plant that would be awesome

[josmo10]

so this one just fell out of the pot and now its floating this is the only one I think is for sure dying im gonna let it float see what happens but they are sendin me a new one so ill just plant the new one when i get it

[Jay Cee]

Hey, I'm no expert...but

I been where you are and this is what I did based on what I thought I learned. And that has been from Bentley, Cory, Bob S., Irena

and others. So... here it goes, I divide my weekly dose into daily doses, I have a 75g and do 1 pump daily.

My stem plants that have roots and also have in the Co-op planters (LOL) I push root tabs in to the fiberglass as far as you can.

If I see growth I know they are good, when growth has stopped I know its time for another one. 

Your Java Fern looks good better than mine have when I first got them. Mine had been bad, yellowing, brown spots and holes and 

what kept them from dyeing  was potassium ( from Seachem Flourish ). Again I'm no expert I just have had similar experience with the same plants. Oh and just FYI you do have to watch too much ferts because your algae can get out of control. GOOD LUCK ! 

[FishyMike]

Its my understanding that the java fern is a rhizome plant that feeds from the water column. I'm not sure how they will do planted in the substrate. I'm a fan of gluing them to rocks or wood. your other plants look okay! I didn't have any luck with bacopia Caroliniana. 

[cONTRAST]

I do believe the Scarlet Temples aren't fully converted, and may require you to wait for the tops to sprout runners. You then cut them below the new root runners and plant them in good stratum. I could be wrong, it was something I thought Cory mentioned in a pod cast. I did that with mine after hearing about it, and they are still going healthy, tall, and very densely packed levels of red foliage. I have a lot of natural iron in my tap water, with a high KH. I run mid to high light w/ medium c02 injection in a fully planted 45 gallon community tank. I can see some runners at the top of yours already. It worked from me but with my memory lol I might have just got lucky and misheard/misapplied advice...

Maybe someone else can confirm this about converting Scarlet Temples?

[cONTRAST]

Also, 

Your Java fern needs to be unplanted and put back in the wood piece it came with ( if it came on a wood base ) as it is a rhizome, and it will rot for sure. If you have some super glue just find a good piece of décor and glue the bottom the of the stems to it, above the surface of your tank bed. 

[Patrick_G]

Your new growth on the water sprite looks good. Don’t worry to much if the old growth dies back. Before you know it you’ll have all healthy new growth. Give it a month or two.