What's wrong with my Anubias?

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I have 2 Anubias Nanas in my tank that I am likely going to have to remove. The rhizome seems to be rotting (turns dark brown, leaves 'melt' off) and some of the leaves are just outright dying and turning yellowy brown.

All my other plants are thriving, including some that are supposed to be way harder to grow.

The only thing I can think of is that they are further back in the tank, away from the light and right next to the my CO2 ladder. Is it possible that this is killing them?
 
Is the rhizome buried or just the roots.
 
Ya just what 180 said.

I have dealt with anubias alot and have found that they prefer to be attached as oppossed to buried.

When I first got into plants, I always buried the rhizome below the substrate and time after time they rotted away. Although, I have buried them but keep their roots above the substrate and let them dig in and have had success.
 
Neither, it's tied to driftwood and the roots and rhizhome are both in the water.
 
I had an anubias die from rhizome rot. It got brown & soft but when I cut off that part the middle of the rhizome would turn brown eventually & then rot some more. I gave up after a few tries. It wasn't buried & no other anubias were infected (?) or effected. The krib had something about it but no treatment, sorry.
 
I set my anubias coffe into the gravel with the rhizome above it. The leaves all melted off, but the roots are proliferating and the rhizome is still yellowish green, so I have high hopes for it's recovery. I think anubias is one of those that once it settles in becomes a hardy plant, but doesn't handle shipping and transitions well? Anyone else have a thought on the matter?
 
Sounds like my Anubias are just cursed. They are both basically dead now after looking quite good earlier on.

Oh well, I'll pull the dirftwood, and re-plant the java fern I guess to cover those spots up.
 
Kyohti said:
I set my anubias coffe into the gravel with the rhizome above it. The leaves all melted off, but the roots are proliferating and the rhizome is still yellowish green, so I have high hopes for it's recovery. I think anubias is one of those that once it settles in becomes a hardy plant, but doesn't handle shipping and transitions well? Anyone else have a thought on the matter?
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Not true. The Anubias species is one of the best to ship and can tolerate most conditions very well.

Even if their rhizomes are somehow damaged, they can still form new growth, although it will take a very long time for them to do so.

The common error folks make is that they tie the rhizomes too tightly and end up hurting the plant parts.
 
Is your Anubias newly introduce? If yes then it would melt first then regrow, this is what happen to me before. Just give it sometime it will recover within few weeks.
 
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