JennDFK

I went shopping for plants and driftwood for my new 55 gallon this weekend. The fish store had a pretty lousy plant selection on that day I went so I only ended up buying one plant. It is an anubius. The problem is that due to an emergency I was unable to get the new tank set up and I left it out overnight. The next morning it looked close to death. I put it in my already established tank the next day and it seems to have perked up a little, but it still looks pretty bad. Is there anything that I can do to perk it up? If it's a goner then I can live with it... but I'm not really one to throw $7 dollars in the garbage bin without a fight.

Nate McFin

Just leave it. They can look pretty unhealthy the first month in a new tank and may even have alot of changes in color and leaf shape. It should be ok in the end.

Llama

Since its an anubias, make sure you don't bury the rhizome ('root'), just stick it to somewhere, I used an elastic band for mine, but thread or something will do fine.

JennDFK

Well I noticed that a new leaf had sprouted yesterday... Glad I hung in there. Thanks for the advice.

Jenn