KevinXav Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I have some Cryptocoryne lutea, they were green, but their leaves borders are turning brown. Could it be a deficiency? I am using root tabs, but no liquid fertilizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koi Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 No, totally normal mine do the same. They take on different colors in different lighting, think of it as getting a tan. Just be worried if you see yellow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Matt Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 With stronger lighting I would get browns and almost red on my crypts. I second the paying attention to yellowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinXav Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Are you sure this is normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Yes. They are young and freshly planted and converting to your tank parameters...known often as "crypt melt". They COULD melt back to the ground and come back strong a month later. I had one I planted, decided to move to a different tank, ripped out, and 3 months later I had healthy crypts at that location coming back from roots I left behind. The leaves don't mattter at all, the roots are getting established and then they will take off. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koi Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) Ive had the same experience that Brandy mentioned where a piece of leftover root brought back another plant. Here are two pictures of lutea in different tanks if it makes you feel any better. kind of lower light Higher light Edited January 16, 2021 by Koi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) Even if they seem dead, they might not be! I pulled one out thinking it was dead, and now there is new growth from a tiny root that must have survived. Another one also wilted but has started to spring back to life. Edited January 16, 2021 by Maggie Added photo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Its good to hear about the crypts getting a "tan". Will someone identify this one for me? The LFS said it was a "Crypt Bunch" Considering it was a real fish store I wasn't sure if they were kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koi Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, Tanked said: Its good to hear about the crypts getting a "tan". Will someone identify this one for me? The LFS said it was a "Crypt Bunch" Considering it was a real fish store I wasn't sure if they were kidding. Looks like a type of crypt wendtii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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