AaronSM Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I have had my anubias for about over a week now and latly, they have been slowly turning brown, at first it was tiny spots but now its almost a reddish brown color as u can see from the, does anyone know the cause and what I can do about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardeepTheLondoner Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Can it be rubbed off easily? It looks like it could be diatom algae to me. Is the tank newly setup? This could be a cause of diatoms or your lighting schedule could be too. How long do you leave the light on? Can you see any rot near the Rhizome? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegee79 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Looks like algae to me. I had the same thing happen. 24 hours after I threw 2 baby bristle nose plecos in the tank it was all gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch_ScruffyCityAquatics Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I agree it looks like diatom, but the leaf closest to the camera on the left looks like it is yellowing... Is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronSM Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 yes so i do not know if its algae but ill see if it can be rubbed off. I turn on all my lights at around 8 am and turn it off at around 8 as well so 12 hours. Maybe i should lower the light's brightness or just lower the time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch_ScruffyCityAquatics Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Oh yeah, these are low light plants and they don’t need that much. Especially if you have a strong light. out of curiosity, is the rhizome glued to a rock or something? Too much glue on the rhizome can cause some die back. When you get a chance squeeze the rhizome carefully and make sure it’s not soft. If the rhizome is rotting you may lose the plant. Is that one leaf turning yellow? I would spend $15 on an outlet timer at Walmart or Target and set it for 6-8 hours. If it is diatom it’s going to go away eventually, but with that much light you will end up with another kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronSM Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 ok ill but the brightness of the light lower and ill put it for like 8 or 7 hours. And I got the plant with that one leaf yellow so I don't think that was my fault. I used the superglue gel and the rizhome is not soft at all so im assuming its fine. Hopefully it will look good in a couple of weeks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larrimore Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Nerite snails will clean that for you with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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