in my aquarium my anubias is wilting any reasons why ?

Question

and my java looks kind of burnt i dont no why i have a 96 watt florecent light. i had took out some fish for about 2 months so i could afford some neons and discus so iahd an absents of fish but now i have 6 orange striped tetras and 3 flying foxes and my plants have been looking like this for about 2 weeks my anubias has some blck dots and appers to be wilting and my java apears dark green and black spots and looks burnt help please its a 40 gallon

Answer 1

Your plants are lacking nutrients since you did not have fish in there for a while and I assume you're not dosing fertilizer. Your nitrate is probably too low. Right now you're running 2.4 watts per gallon which qualifies as a medium light tank. Medium light tanks sometimes require CO2 injection and fertilizer. Try adding Flourish and Flourish Excel and see if that helps. You also don't mention what kind of substrate you have. If it doesn't have laterite in it, or if it's not fluorite or eco-complete you may need to supplement minerals such as iron.

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Answer 2

Your water quality isn't good enough for the tank plants to florish well. Try getting some fertilizers that will help them survive.

Answer 3

I would suggest a check on your nitrates and water changes to control that if needed and also an iron supplement.

MM