Anubias Rot Again, bacterial or fungal?

This is the second time in 2 years I've lost all my anubias to rhizome rot. So frustrating. The first time it happened, I lost a beautiful nana petite I had for 8 months and some new anubias. I'm going to order anubias online at some point in the next month. I want some varieties I can't buy at the fish store.

Since the rot is bacterial or fungal, how long should should I wait? I've never really thought about this before. Has anyone replaced their anubias right away without a problem?

 

Cory says to just cut off the rotten parts.

I have seen Annubias rot from just a lack of basic nutrients: Iron and C02. When any aquarium plant tries to grow without these nutrients, it melts.

 

This is the second time in 2 years I've lost all my anubias to rhizome rot. So frustrating. The first time it happened, I lost a beautiful nana petite I had for 8 months and some new anubias. I'm going to order anubias online at some point in the next month. I want some varieties I can't buy at the fish store.

Since the rot is bacterial or fungal, how long should should I wait? I've never really thought about this before. Has anyone replaced their anubias right away without a problem?

What is your lighting schedule like? Are you using any fertilizers like Seachem Flourish? They get their nutrients out of the water column so a basic all in one fertilizer like that should really help them.
Is the whole plant dead? You can just cut off any dead parts.

 

What is your lighting schedule like? Are you using any fertilizers like Seachem Flourish? They get their nutrients out of the water column so a basic all in one fertilizer like that should really help them.
Is the whole plant dead? You can just cut off any dead parts.

I run a fluval aquasky for 9 hours. For fertilizer, I have dry ferts from GLA and follow the PPS pro dosing method. Micros and macros are dosed each day with a water change on day 7. My anubias we're actually growing well until I added another one about 2 weeks. That one melted first, followed by the rest.

Cory says to just cut off the rotten parts.

I have seen Annubias rot from just a lack of basic nutrients: Iron and C02. When any aquarium plant tries to grow without these nutrients, it melts.

CO2 could be part of the problem but the jungle Vals and crypts are healthy. My plan is to start injecting CO2 at some point this year. Pricing things out currently.

 

You should definitely not need C02 for anubias or any low light plants. Does your fert directions say to dose daily?

 

You should definitely not need C02 for anubias or any low light plants. Does your fert directions say to dose daily?

Yes, I follow the low tech, low light dosing instructions. I add 5 drops of micros and 10 drops of macros.

 

Sometimes when you add plants all at once, they can consume all of the C02 in the tank and all the plants suffer.

Meanwhile, if the plants are allowed to grow slowly they grow at a rate in keeping with the tank's C02 level and the system stays in balance.