In my 29 gallon tank I have three fresh water plants. Recently, the leaves of these plants have been losing their green color and have become almost clear. They're nearly see through! Does anyone know the reason for this? I don't give these plants any food and don't know if I should. Please help!

"roreaga" wrote...
In my 29 gallon tank I have three fresh water plants.

It is very difficult to keep plants healthy in an aquarium! There are some
advanced techniques such as CO2 injection that can help. I suggest you ask
in an aquarium newsgroup.

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Stephen Oakes

Stephen Oakes wrote:
"roreaga" wrote...

In my 29 gallon tank I have three fresh water plants.


It is very difficult to keep plants healthy in an aquarium! There are some
advanced techniques such as CO2 injection that can help. I suggest you ask
in an aquarium newsgroup.

--
Stephen Oakes

I had an aquarium for years and years and never had problems with having
healthy plants- in fact they flourished and I had to keep pruning them.
Didn't do anything special; just maintained the aquarium as it should be
maintained. Healthy fish and healthy plants.

What makes you say that it is difficult to keep healthy planst in an
aquarium?

Cheers.

--
All things are possible, except skiing through a revolving door.

"Basil Chupin" wrote...
What makes you say that it is difficult to keep healthy planst in an
aquarium?

Only my own experiences. Algae seems to grow quite well, as do certain
types of moss and some plants, but to keep a variety of plants looking and
growing well has always eluded me (and hundreds of others, judging by
various discussions in the aquaria newsgroups).

The symptoms described by roreaga seem fairly typical to me.

--
Stephen Oakes