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I'm running a fairly low-tech tank - medium lighting (2+ wpg, though I could increase to 4.5 if I wanted), sand with a little laterite mixed in, flourish and flourish excel. I've ordered plants from the for sale and trade section of this site twice now and had the same problem with a few plants, the first time with rotala and now with some Myriophyllum mattogrossense.
The plants arrive healthy, I plant them, and then a few days later, part of the plant dies while at the same time new growth starts. I ended up trashing the rotala, but I'd like to keep the myriophyllum. There are sections of the bottom half that have turned brown and mushy, but the tops have already shot up an extra two inches. So what do I do with the brown parts? And is this a fairly common acclimation process or am I doing something unusual?
The plants arrive healthy, I plant them, and then a few days later, part of the plant dies while at the same time new growth starts. I ended up trashing the rotala, but I'd like to keep the myriophyllum. There are sections of the bottom half that have turned brown and mushy, but the tops have already shot up an extra two inches. So what do I do with the brown parts? And is this a fairly common acclimation process or am I doing something unusual?