Buce rhizome melting after attaching to wood, wait or trim?
Attached a few buce to a piece of spiderwood last week with thread and two of the rhizomes have gone soft and brown at one end. Leaves are still green on both. Water is clean and flow is moderate, no big algae. Pic below of the nano tank where they're sitting. Do I cut the soft part off now or leave it and see if it stops?
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I'd cut back to firm green tissue with clean scissors, soft rhizome just keeps rotting toward the good part. Leaves usually come back from the firm side.
Yep, and don't tie the thread tight over the rhizome itself. Thread across the root side is fine, squeezing the rhizome is a common cause.
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