Are they from the package or from submerged in an aquarium. Sometimes fish store buys them not submerged growth.
It takes some time to establish.
Also how is your light, temp, ferts usage?
What's you fertilization regimen? Tank parameters?
I would try to raise nitrates at the very least. What is your light?
I bought the submersed version of star repens and had absolutely no issue with die back from putting them in my tank.
I would try to raise nitrates at the very least. What is your light?
I bought the submersed version of star repens and had absolutely no issue with die back from putting them in my tank.
Yeah I just got mine two weeks ago and they're growing great. Btw you shouldn't have 0 nitrates unless your tank looks like Rivercats, and even she doesn't get 0's. Check your test again, make sure your shaking second solution really well each time you use it otherwise it gives false readings.
I just set my tank up a few days ago.... No nitrates is kind of normal.
How do you raise nitrates?
Oh well then yes but you should not be zero ammonia an nitrite then. Something doesn't add up
I just set my tank up a few days ago.... No nitrates is kind of normal.
Either calcium nitrate or potassium nitrate
Take a look at a silent start cycle. The plants use the ammonia as fertilizer so it's not uncommon for a cycled well planted tank to bottom out on ammonia.