What would cause this?

[Firecracker]

What would cause this to happen to my plants?  This is the second round of plants now.  I already put those tabs under the sand to keep them healthy & my water quality checks out good.

[eklikewhoa]

Re: What would cause this?

Those are not aquatic plants, problem 1
Looks like crushed coral/aragonite substrate, problem 2

[Mzungu]

Re: What would cause this?

Yup. I don't see problem 2 as being such a problem. If they're hardy plants, they can grow anywhere. However, the one in the picture isn't aquatic. So, what's happening is...it's dying.

[szidlon]

Re: What would cause this?

Did you by any chance pick that plant up at a chain pet supply, allegedly for aquatic use.  It really just aggravates the dickens out of me when I see that.  I want to carry a piece of paper and a huge marks a lot and "fix" their signage for them.  As best I can tell, most of them are more for terrariums than aquariums   .

[finfan]

Re: What would cause this?

this seriously aggrevates me too, and most of the people that work at the chain pet stores fish section are complete morons (there are one off exceptions), just take a few minutes and hear them talk to some of the customers that come in, you will pull your hair out, or ask them a question or two, the one's that are the worst/most dangerous are the ones that act like they know exactly what they are talking about but in reality know nothing, arrrggghhhh

[nacra99]

Re: What would cause this?

yeah... like they said.. it's non aquatic
it will do much better in a flower pot on your window sill.

[Firecracker]

Re: What would cause this?

Got them at Pets Mart