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fishlover · 05-01-2009, 08:19 PM

Hey everyone, I'm a bit confused and I know crypt experts like you can help me.
I've read that c. wendtii doesn't like its roots disturbed, now if I was to put a nutritious tab near it, and my fingers pushed the roots a little (not uprooting it or anything) or if I was to plant something else near the crypt and that would imply me touching its roots, would the crypt melt in this case, or is the melt a consequence of more serious disturbances such as uprooting, changing water quality too much or transferring to a new tank?
Of course we are talking about underwater wendtii here,
Thanks a lot.
And also, how long does it take a crypt to start melting after a disturbance?

05-01-2009, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
fishlover Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 120 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 9900	Cases in which crypts may melr. Hey everyone, I'm a bit confused and I know crypt experts like you can help me. I've read that c. wendtii doesn't like its roots disturbed, now if I was to put a nutritious tab near it, and my fingers pushed the roots a little (not uprooting it or anything) or if I was to plant something else near the crypt and that would imply me touching its roots, would the crypt melt in this case, or is the melt a consequence of more serious disturbances such as uprooting, changing water quality too much or transferring to a new tank? Of course we are talking about underwater wendtii here, Thanks a lot. And also, how long does it take a crypt to start melting after a disturbance? Last edited by fishlover : 05-01-2009 at 08:36 PM. Reason: In the title I meant Melt, not melr. I don't know how to edit the title