Plants Melting and Turning Brown?

I think I might of made some mistakes and I’m scared my plants might are not really healthy right now. I ordered hornwort, java moss, pelia moss, pearl grass, and anubias gold coin. The only plant that is okay so far is my pelia moss. Meanwhile my pearl grass and anubis gold coin are melting and my hornwort is turning brown (but at least it stopped shedding) and it looks kind of withered. I also really messed up with my java moss. Instead of putting it in water right when I got it, I left it in the bag and basically forgot about it until I started setting up the tank. What should I do?

Another detail:
I got the anubias gold coin from aquarium co-op and it was delivered in one of those small plastic plants. I took it out and just put it in gravel and I feel like it I shouldn’t of done that now since it’s melting.
I’ll also post pictures tomorrow.

 

with your Anubias you cannot bury the Rhizome or the plant will die. Most people attach it to some wood or a decoration. There is a video talking about how to put Anubias in your tank.

as for your other plants im not sure exactly what’s wrong so I can’t say, but here is a helpful chart for aquarium plant deficiencies.
I hope some of this helps.

 

What kind of lighting do you have?
What is your lighting schedule?
What is your substrate?
Do you use root tabs or fertilizer?

Good information above. Awesome diagram.
As He said, make sure any anubias, or ferns are just attached to wood or rocks. They have a rhizome that can't be buried. When you say turning brown, is it algea?

 

with your Anubias you cannot bury the Rhizome or the plant will die. Most people attach it to some wood or a decoration. There is a video from Aquarium Coop talking about how to put Anubias in your tank Just type in
.Aquarium Coop Anubias. And It should pop up.

as for your other plants im not sure exactly what’s wrong so I can’t say, but here is a helpful chart for aquarium plant deficiencies.
I hope some of this helps.

Ty! I will attach it driftwood today. I didn’t think I needed to since I had one without driftwood for the longest time and it is thriving. From the picture, I think there might be a nitrogen deficiency.

What kind of lighting do you have?
What is your lighting schedule?
What is your substrate?
Do you use root tabs or fertilizer?

Good information above. Awesome diagram.
As He said, make sure any anubias, or ferns are just attached to wood or rocks. They have a rhizome that can't be buried. When you say turning brown, is it algea?

No lighting yet, but I’ll be ordering it today.
Just day light since I have no light yet.
Substrate is Seachem Flourite Dark.
No root fertilizer. I think I should get it though.
I’ll attach the anubias to driftwood right away then, but is there anything else I should do to prevent it from melting? It’s also definitely not algae. The java moss just turned brown and the hornwort looks a little brownish, but most withered in a way.

 

How long have you had them?
Melting is normal in low tech tanks because CO2 is low and it's harder on the plants to get adapted to their new environment. They dissolve their old leaves and regrow newer ones that are more suited to your water.
Having a light on and fertilizers from day 1 would have been best, but if there's new growth they can bounce back

 

How long have you had them?
Melting is normal in low tech tanks because CO2 is low and it's harder on the plants to get adapted to their new environment. They dissolve their old leaves and regrow newer ones that are more suited to your water.
Having a light on and fertilizers from day 1 would have been best, but if there's new growth they can bounce back

The hornwort and pearl weed were in the tank for over a month, I kept the pelia moss in a jar for about a month since I was waiting for driftwood to arrive, I had the java moss also for over a month, but I forgot about it and left it in the bag it came in until last week. Lastly, I had the anubias gold coin for a couple of days. I think I might of messed up because I took it out of the small container/pot (I found out it is called plant rock wool) it came in and just put it in gravel.

I also have a rock I could attach it to. Would that work or should I attach it to the driftwood?
I'll buy the light and fertilizer today. Do you have any recommendations on which fertilizer I should use? If it matters, I'm planning on having nerite snails in the tank.

Also, why would one anubias plant be completely okay in gravel, but the other one not?

 

The hornwort and pearl weed were in the tank for over a month, I kept the pelia moss in a jar for about a month since I was waiting for driftwood to arrive, I had the java moss also for over a month, but I forgot about it and left it in the bag it came in until last week. Lastly, I had the anubias gold coin for a couple of days. I think I might of messed up because I took it out of the small container/pot (I found out it is called plant rock wool) it came in and just put it in gravel.

I also have a rock I could attach it to. Would that work or should I attach it to the driftwood?
I'll buy the light and fertilizer today. Do you have any recommendations on which fertilizer I should use? If it matters, I'm planning on having nerite snails in the tank.

Also, why would one anubias plant be completely okay in gravel, but the other one not?

Plants are definitely meant to be removed from rock wool. You can attach it to whatever you think looks best, it doesn't matter I'd say one anubias doing well in gravel, and another not, has nothing to do with the gravel and just depends on the individual plant. Prior growth conditions can dictate how strong/healthy a plant is when it reaches you

Fertilizer, Nilocg ThriveC
Light, Nicrew and Beamswork are more budget friendly and low tech lights

Pearlweed is prolific but it has fine roots like most small plants, and it might have a bit harder time rooting in gravel.

 

Plants are definitely meant to be removed from rock wool. You can attach it to whatever you think looks best, it doesn't matter I'd say one anubias doing well in gravel, and another not, has nothing to do with the gravel and just depends on the individual plant. Prior growth conditions can dictate how strong/healthy a plant is when it reaches you

Fertilizer, Nilocg ThriveC
Light, Nicrew and Beamswork are more budget friendly and low tech lights

Pearlweed is prolific but it has fine roots like most small plants, and it might have a bit harder time rooting in gravel.

Ty! I was worried I messed something up lol. Do you reccommend I attach the anubias to my driftwood or a rock? Doesn it matter?
Thanks for the fertilizer recommendations! I was also planning on getting the Nicrew light, so I'll order that today.
The pearl weed is doing the worst out of all my plants. I'm not sure it's going to make it. Should I try attaching it to something maybe?

 

Ty! I was worried I messed something up lol. Do you reccommend I attach the anubias to my driftwood or a rock? Doesn it matter?
Thanks for the fertilizer recommendations! I was also planning on getting the Nicrew light, so I'll order that today.
The pearl weed is doing the worst out of all my plants. I'm not sure it's going to make it. Should I try attaching it to something maybe?

Nope, doesn't matter at all. Many of use do both.
I would leave the pearl weed in gravel, but technically you could tie the it to rock or wood. It should survive if the water column is dosed adequately, though it isn't a species normally kept above substrate.

 

Nope, doesn't matter at all. Many of use do both.
I would leave the pearl weed in gravel, but technically you could tie the it to rock or wood. It should survive if the water column is dosed adequately, though it isn't a species normally kept above substrate.

I found a small piece of driftwood I could use for the anubias, but I have no idea what wood it is. I don't remember where I got it from, but it used to have an air plant on it. Would it be safe for tank use? I will sand it down and cure it. Also, the fertilizer won't affect my tank cycle, right?

 

I found a small piece of driftwood I could use for the anubias, but I have no idea what wood it is. I don't remember where I got it from, but it used to have an air plant on it. Would it be safe for tank use? I will sand it down and cure it. Also, the fertilizer won't affect my tank cycle, right?

No, fertilizer won't affect the cycle.
Hmm not sure. I'd think the vast majority of hardwoods are aquarium safe as long as they are long dead and dried, and have never been exposed to unsafe contaminants.

 

No, fertilizer won't affect the cycle.
Hmm not sure. I'd think the vast majority of hardwoods are aquarium safe as long as they are long dead and dried, and have never been exposed to unsafe contaminants.

I started curing the driftwood, forgot about it, and now its burned . I'm leaving it outside for now to get rid of the smell and I guess I'll try curing it again, but would it be safe?

 

I started curing the driftwood, forgot about it, and now its burned . I'm leaving it outside for now to get rid of the smell and I guess I'll try curing it again, but would it be safe?

That's unfortunate Really not sure, could you cut off the burnt bits?

 

That's unfortunate Really not sure, could you cut off the burnt bits?

I'm leaving it outside for the night to get rid of the smell and I was thinking of sanding it down and finish curing it (with a timer this time lol). I've done some research and it seems to still safe to use in my tank. I guess I'll see tomorrow.

 

Update:
All my plants except the pelia moss are doing really bad. The anubias is completely soft, I only have a small batch of hornwort left, and the java moss and pearl weed are not improving. It looks like I'm going to have to get new plants .
Next time I'll add them in when my tank is cycled and I'll add in fertilizer.