Wrinkled plants??

tokiodreamy
  • #1
Hey all! So when it comes to keeping my plants alive I'm pretty experienced. But when it comes to ferts and such I'm still learning a lot!

My issue is my plants' leaves are wrinkling and I'm not sure why. I'll attach photos. They're wavy and were not like this before.

Issue happening to:
Mostly the amazon swords
Java ferns
Green crypts

Specs:
29g high
Finnex planted plus 24/7 on 24/7 mode
Florish tabs for the swords
ApI leaf zone: full dose weekly half dose weekly (doing the half dose since my anubias started having little holes in a few leafs. Doubling the dose was suggested here).
ApI c02 booster: daily

Tank mates:
3 platies
2 black phantom tetras
1 baby BN pleco

Other plants:
Anubias
Dwarf hairgrass



Amazon swords above


Java feens above


Green crypts above
 

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rabbott
  • #2
Have you taken any of them out of the water recently? I was rearranging my plants when I left a few out too long and they curled/wrinkled.

It could also be a calcium deficiency or missing macro/micro nutrients.
 

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Aquaphobia
  • #3
Is it happening to all the plants or just one? There are some varieties (usually with "crispus" somewhere in the name) that are supposed to look like that.
 
aniroc
  • #4
I had this problem awhile back and did some research. A reasonable explanation for curvy edges is that the leaf tissue between the veins is growing faster than the veins.
It is probably an imbalance of nutrients.
I would stop all the ferts for two weeks and see what happens.
 
tokiodreamy
  • Thread Starter
  • #5
I have not taken them out of the water.
Its happening to my 2 large amazon swords, a couple java fern leaves and a couple green crypts.

The crypts are cryptocoryne wendtiI "green"

I agree that it's most likely a nutrient imbalance. But I'm not skilled in this area. I'm worried to stop the ferts because of my swords and crypts. Also, I was previously told to double the dose of leaf zone since some of my anubias leaves had small holes appear.
 

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