trimming cryptocoryne wendtii?

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A few of the leaves on my crypts are going dark brown on the edges and they have light brown spots all over them. Should I trim off the leaves that look like that, or will they regenerate themselves? They're kind of at the outside of the plant (they don't have many leaves, maybe 5 leaves each and 2 leaves on each look like that.)

If so, where should I cut? Right at the beginning of the stem? Bottom of the leaf?

Is this "crypt rot" that crypts supposedly suffer from when first added to the tank? The crypts have new growth on them that looks good.
 
I was wondering where to trim the crypts also. Mine have grown to tall and overshadow everything in the tank. I snipped one in the middle of the stem to see what happens but that was yesterday and nothing has occurred as of yet. I will follow this to see what the consensus is about trimming crypts.
 
i would take the leaf off right at the base of the plant
 
Trim at the base of the stem or just pull/separate the whole leaf and stem away from the plant. The leaves on the outer edge of the plants will need to be removed in this fashion when lots of algae or defects start to appear on them. It allows the plant to expend its energy to grow a new leaf vs. having to try and repair the old one which never works out. What you described is normal "aging" of the leaves. In crypt rot, either the stem or leaf will disintegrate and melt into a gooey mess within a period of 24 hrs.
 
jptjpt said:
Trim at the base of the stem or just pull/separate the whole leaf and stem away from the plant. The leaves on the outer edge of the plants will need to be removed in this fashion when lots of algae or defects start to appear on them. It allows the plant to expend its energy to grow a new leaf vs. having to try and repair the old one which never works out. What you described is normal "aging" of the leaves. In crypt rot, either the stem or leaf will disintegrate and melt into a gooey mess within a period of 24 hrs.
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Well said.
 
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