Plants melting

[GNAAAR]

My amazon swordplant and 1 of my other plants in one of my tanks are "melting" I am not sure why or how to stop this so any insight would be much appreciated.

 

[fishenthusiast]

Are these plants newly planted? If so, melting is common.

 

[GNAAAR]

The sword had been in the tank for months but the other plant had been in there for only a week

 

[Bert2oo1]

Looks like a deficiency to be honest, that would explain the algae on the glass as well, what light and fertilisers are you using?

 

[GNAAAR]

Looks like a deficiency to be honest, that would explain the algae on the glass as well, what light and fertilisers are you using?

I'm using a topfin led hood and I'm also using API leaf zone as fertilizer. It has grown the crap out of some off the older plants in the tank but the sword and new plant haven't been doing very good.

 

[Noah0504]

From what I've read, swords are heavy root feeders. You might want to try to pick up some root tabs and shove them under the substrate near the swords and see if that starts to help.

 

[Barliman]

From what I've read, swords are heavy root feeders. You might want to try to pick up some root tabs and shove them under the substrate near the swords and see if that starts to help.

Seconded. Also trim off the dying leaves, so the plant doesn't waste energy trying to feed them.

 

[sa1nt02]

U need a co2 your plants need to eat to stay alive along with tabs underneath plants I have a heavy planted tank also and went through the same thing.

 

[lewis.r]

Sometimes all it is when they melt is them adjusting to a new tank and your water parameters. Trim off old leaves and will encourage new growth.
Co2 can help but if you are running a low tech tank it still shouldn't be a issue.
Try maybe under-dosing excel or easocarbo as your co2 source