Hi,

I got few E. Rubins.. all of them are not doing too well (didn't survive
the transplant shock, bad water, I don't know.. other plants are doing ok).
one of them I think is totally dead (the stem near the crown is decomposing
on all leaves), while the other two is iffi.

the other two, most of the stem bottoms near the crown are decomposing, but
there is one or two very tiny leaf bud-like thing poking through that may be
healthy. there are also one or two strands of root that is coming out of
the crown that looks healthy (the rest looks like a wadded mess).

I will probably pull out the one that looks totally melted out tonight, but
how long should I wait until I give up on the other two? I assume i
shouldn't leave it in there too long as it will polute the tank? (so far
only the bottom part near the crown is melting away. the leaves are still
intact)

linda