Browning plants

[boostnbuds]

I have 2 swords and a creeping something lol, anyways they all seem healthy, except for the fact that the largest leaves on the swords are browning around the edges. It seems to be creeping inward on the leaf. Is this normal when the leaves reach a maximum size or is there something else going on?:huh:

[boostnbuds]

I do know a lot about plants growing outside of water, but this whole underwater thing is new....I have no ferts besides my fish, and I have a high output flourescent hood light,(still not much light imo) these plants i was told require low light.

[boostnbuds]

???

[shaggbark]

That does not sound normal, how much light do you have running and what size tank? What ferts do you use, swords are root feeders so maybe a root tab will help.

Any pics?

[Sammie7]

What shape are the leaves that are dying? When did you buy it? Do you have any pics? It could possibly be emmersed growth dying off as the plant adapts to immersed life. Swords like medium to high light.

[beviking]

Yeah, many swords are grown with only their roots in water/soil (emmersed)so the leaves are structurally different than those in water. When the plant is put back into water, new underwater leaves grow in and the old leaves die. The older leaves die off eventually anyway, in or out of water, which is normal. Conditions in your tank will decide when and how many but you can just pick them off as close to the base as possible. If it's all the leaves getting brown then it's something else.

[boostnbuds]

my plants

[boostnbuds]

lol

[damon]

When I first bought my Amazon Sword, the 2 biggest (old) leaves started turning yellow and brown. I thought it was dying but when I cut those 2 leaves off, the plant turned green again and no more yellow leaves.
I suggest cutting the yellow leaves and see what happens.

[boostnbuds]

thanx for the response. i did cut that nasty leaf, and started on a liquid fertilizer for the water. It says fish safe but i have been doing half doses to ensure i dont clog my fish with ferts. I will post a follow up in a few days. hopefully my plant stops dying.

I did buy the plant from the inside of a tank so i dont believe that its killing of its "land leaves" and making new ones. Its most likley my lack of experience.:headbang2:

[boostnbuds]

also....do swords really like med to high light? if this is true I think I will have to have a word with my lfs...

[beviking]

Sure the plants are in a tank when you see them but they came from a farm where they were grown emmersed. Those do look like submerge growth though.
Yes, most swords like med-high light but don't necessarily require it to survive. They just won't grow to their biggest and best that they can be...which is good for most hobbyists :)

[boostnbuds]

thanx buddy :)

[Digital]

I'm beginning to have that same problem with my sword. I will clip the ones that are going bad today. I have read that swords cannot fix themselves so dying leaves will need to be removed.

Now my question is this, clip them at the bottom of the shoot? Or clip them at the leaf itself?

[fishorama]

Clip near the crown (by the substrate)