[matt1045]

I believe it is potassium deficiency that shows as holes in the leaves.I was wondering if I can make another solution of potassium and dose this along with the already dosed pps-pro mix? What is the proper soulution to make here? How many grams per ml should I make and at what dose should I use?
Thanks

 

[matt1045]

Thanks.
Just to clarify. This is dry dosing?
Also this is ok with my pps-pro dosing?

If dosing dry should I mis with tank water to make a sloution first? I just don't want this to harm the fish
Thanks

 

[matt1045]

Thank you Zapins

Nevermore, what was the solution you made? Howmany grams per what amount of water? What dose did you do afterwards?

 

[matt1045]

thanks Shane. My old leaves are destroyed with holes, and most of my new leaves are fine. With the exceptions of some new crypt leaves and my hygro angustifolia. I had my crypt send off a new plantlet and the first leaves have holes in them. Also I recently cut my hygro and the new leaves have holes or a hole here and there.
Thanks

 

[matt1045]

my crypt yes. The hygro no. Also I found some holes in my hygro sunset leaves too. The new leaves. They are not even pinkish yet.
However I do believe you are correct in some part at snail damage or fish damage. My anubias nana petite has something going on. The new leaves are gone. All the way down to the stems. Its just the new leaves though. The old leaves are still in tack and fine.

 

[matt1045]

My fish and inverts are:
10 zebra danios
3 blue delta guppies
6 otos
6 amano shrimp

Snails
I believe I have pond and apple
I have alot so not sure what all of them are
Some have curly circular shells over there body. Not cone shapped.
Others are larger and have large, smooth shells, darker in color. These guys get pretty big. Maybe about 1/2" long

here are the pics.
This is the anubias nana petite with leave damage

this is the cryp with leave damage

sorry about the images. Apparently my camera does not want to work so well.

 

[matt1045]

ok I have ramshorn snails, bladder/pouch snails, and common pond snail. I was wrong about the apple snail. None of these snails are supposed to be a problem for plants from what I read. However I have a lot of them and they keep breeding. I found another 4 egg sacks just today, and about 30 small almost clear snail babies on the glass last night.

 

[matt1045]

Yeah I don't think I am going to go that route. I like the fish I have and i'm not going to get a fish just because of snails. I think I will try something like the cooked lettuce method. Place it in there over night and in the morning remove it. we will see how that does.

 

[matt1045]

take a piece of lettuce and microwave it for a few seconds. Plcae it in your tank just before lights go off. If you need to, put a rock to hold it down. In the morning it should have snails all over it. Then remove it from the tank and throw it away. There go the snails.