![]() ![]() Even adjustments to the lighting or too high of an increase in temperature may set them off. This is why it is very important to keep a regular maintenance schedule with routine water changes! Major changes in water chemistry can be detrimental to this plant. If a water change or two is missed and nitrates shoot up, the leaves of the Crypts could start to die off. Variations in water parameters can also trigger Crypts to melt. For example, if you move a Crypt that had been settled in one place for a while into a new spot in the tank, it will most likely melt as it adjusts to its new placement. While the Cryptocoryne plant species are known for being relatively easy to care for, they are actually quite sensitive to changes in their environment. ![]() Give your plant some time to bounce back first! If you see that your new Cryptocoryne melting, do not give up and throw it away in the trash. Remember: Even if leaves melt away shortly after planting, submersed leaves will begin to replace what was lost.The old leaves slowly decompose underwater, while new submerged-grown leaves should grow to replace them over time. Since the emersed-grown leaves are not adapted for life under the water, they will slowly begin to die off. Once we take an emersed-grown aquatic plant and put it underwater, it has to transition into its submerged form. ![]() There are many benefits to growing these aquatic plants emersed, a few of them being: (1) faster plant growth, (2) less algae problems to combat, and a (3) higher rate of survival when being shipped. The reason they are grown above water is because the live plant farms that they come from have an easier time growing them this way. Most of the live aquarium plants that we buy from stores or online retailers are sold to us in their emersed form, meaning they were grown out of water. Here are the main reasons for why Crypts melt: If you're set on planting in sand or gravel, the addition of root tabs for your crypts is recommended.
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