10 Gallon Tank Half of my Anubias just died

[Ninjajonnygo]

I recently got a batch of Anubias from my local petco and they were doing great until half of them died!? I seperated the bunch into two groups and placed either on opposites sides of the tank. Only one of those groups died entirely and the other one looks extremely green and healthy. The tank also has harder water and there’s a few other plants in the tank. But I don’t see what the issue was here.

 

[Fishfur]

I recently got a batch of Anubias from my local petco and they were doing great until half of them died!? I seperated the bunch into two groups and placed either on opposites sides of the tank. Only one of those groups died entirely and the other one looks extremely green and healthy. The tank also has harder water and there’s a few other plants in the tank. But I don’t see what the issue was here.

A picture is worth a thousand words but it sounds like maybe some part of the rhizome might have had a rot problem.

It’s important to check every bit of a new anubias rhizome for signs of brown mushy tissue or just softened areas. A healthy rhizome is very firm and green - no other colour.

Any area that seems soft or has gone mushy or brown needs to be cut off well past the area that’s rotting, as the infection travels up the rhizome well ahead of the visible effects.

 

[Ninjajonnygo]

A picture is worth a thousand words but it sounds like maybe some part of the rhizome might have had a rot problem.

It’s important to check every bit of a new anubias rhizome for signs of brown mushy tissue or just softened areas. A healthy rhizome is very firm and green - no other colour.

Any area that seems soft or has gone mushy or brown needs to be cut off well past the area that’s rotting, as the infection travels up the rhizome well ahead of the visible effects.

Wait what’s a rhizome?

 

[Fishfur]

Wait what’s a rhizome?

The stem that the anubias leaves grow from is a modified one and when anubias grows emersed that stem would be underground.

A underground stem is referred to as a rhizome.

Growing underwater, the rhizome of anubias and several other plants absolutely hate being buried in the substrate and will rot if they are buried. So if by chance you buried your rhizomes, that may be a reason why some died too.

 

[Ninjajonnygo]

The stem that the anubias leaves grow from is a modified one and when anubias grows emersed that stem would be underground.

A underground stem is referred to as a rhizome.

Growing underwater, the rhizome of anubias and several other plants absolutely hate being buried in the substrate and will rot if they are buried. So if by chance you buried your rhizomes, that may be a reason why some died too.

This is how I have my living Anubias planted. They are thriving and look great so is there and issue with this?

 

[Fishfur]

This is how I have my living Anubias planted. They are thriving and look great so is there and issue with this?

Yes, there’s an issue - eventually they’ll rot if they stay buried like that. They need to be tied or glued to rock or wood with the rhizome well above the substrate.

 

[Ninjajonnygo]

Yes, there’s an issue - eventually they’ll rot if they stay buried like that. They need to be tied or glued to rock or wood with the rhizome well above the substrate.

Thank you I’ll fix that when I can.