Anubias Plant question.

[plah831]

oh, yes! i recognize that tank. We never did find out what your other little plant was, did we? It just looks so much like Anubias nana in that pic.

also, not trying to be mean, just warning you that yoyo loaches will get too big for a 6 gallon. They are small (6-7 cm), but too big for that little tank. How are they doing in there?

 

[Swiftwind]

Yup, don't worry.. I'm planning on getting at least a 30G (113L +) tank for them once they get bigger. They're actually really enjoying the tank, they sleep under the driftwood, chase eachother around the place and generally seem very happy. They always come to greet me in the morning & at night! They're such great fish I don't think I can part with them.

My tank's changed a little.. I've added a few more plants. I really should make an update and post some new pics!

 

[plah831]

oh good. They'll love the bigger tank

 

[Captain Hook]

Ahh...sorry I didn't see the part where you mentioned it was an old leaf. I suppose it is most likely a nutrient deficiency. However, in my experience anubias species rarely show signs of deficiencies other than the leaf edges curling.

Nice looking tank you have there. The small plant looks more like a Crypt than Anubias nana. Could be Cryptocoryne x willisii but the pic is pretty small so it's hard to tell.

http://www.tropica.dk/productcard_1.asp?id=107

 

[Swiftwind]

Well, I went to prune the plant a few minutes ago and I found that the yellow leaf wasn't even attached to the plant! So that's why it was going yellow. Glad I checked it out though, and at least it's no longer sitting in my tank.

 

[plah831]

Cryptocoryne x willisii definitely looks like it! I'm not very well-versed in the crypts, there are so many of them. But that was my guess in another thread, if it weren't A. nana

 

[Captain Hook]

Well, I went to prune the plant a few minutes ago and I found that the yellow leaf wasn't even attached to the plant! So that's why it was going yellow. Glad I checked it out though, and at least it's no longer sitting in my tank.

Lol, mystery solved! It's good that you pulled it out, rotting leaves will create organic ammonia which can cause algae and a number of other problems. With smaller tanks especially because they are more prone to large changes in water chemistry.