Clayt Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 About 2 weeks ago I planted a new 75g aquarium and am noticing the Bacopa caroliniana is looking worse than I expected. The other plants in the tank including Amazon sword, crypts(I cut off the leaves and they have started regrowing), Christmas moss and more are doing fine. They are planted in pool filter sand. I’m using root tabs and liquid fertilizer, ph 7.4, hardness is a little soft, temp 74. 9 hours of light a day. Is this just normal melting or is there something else I should be looking into? do you recommend just giving it time? Or should I trim the dying parts and plant the tops? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) Give it time. Hard to tell with just 2 weeks. If new growth looks good, then snip the tops, trash the bottoms, and replant. Edited February 11, 2021 by Mmiller2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Mmiller2001 said: Give it time. Hard to tell with just 2 weeks. If new growth looks good, then snip the tops, trash the bottoms, and replant. I will slightly disagree, or maybe I misunderstood what you meant by "trash the bottoms". I'd cut out the portions that don't have leaves, but leave the stumps rooted in the substrate. They will probably sprout new growth. Stick the cut off portions in the substrate to make new plants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Clip the plant, so one plant becomes two. The tops will be healthy. If the bottoms are weak, get rid of them. Replant tops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayt Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 Thanks for the input! I’ll leave them alone for a little while longer and then cut the bottoms if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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