glasscanvasart
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I got some Bucephalandra recently. It was lost in the post for 12 days on a trip from France to me in 5C weather. Most arrived in alright condition a few damaged leaves and a couple rotting rhizomes, but the vast majority came in good health. One of the species I received was the wrong one Kishii (Dark Achilles) for Pearl Grey.
This plant came in looking pretty sorry for itself and not because of the trip. There was one emerged leaf that was in poor health and a few submerged leaves that looked quite promising. However, after a day or too in my aquarium, one of the submerged leaves appears to have melted. After another day, one more leaf had dissolved in half. I’ve read that this species does poorly underwater from a lot of sources, but I have also come across a number of successes.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to why the leaves have melted or any experience with the plant? If it doesn’t survive underwater I’ll move it to a terrarium, but should I do this sooner rather than later?
Here are some photos of before and after the melt.
This plant came in looking pretty sorry for itself and not because of the trip. There was one emerged leaf that was in poor health and a few submerged leaves that looked quite promising. However, after a day or too in my aquarium, one of the submerged leaves appears to have melted. After another day, one more leaf had dissolved in half. I’ve read that this species does poorly underwater from a lot of sources, but I have also come across a number of successes.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to why the leaves have melted or any experience with the plant? If it doesn’t survive underwater I’ll move it to a terrarium, but should I do this sooner rather than later?
Here are some photos of before and after the melt.