Well I was out of town this weekend and came back to a couple
surprises. The guppy that I had placed in my quarantine tank was
dead and covered with fuzz. The big surprise was there were 9
fry swimming around in the tank also. They don't show any
signs of disease or any other problems though. Apparently the
2 new plants like my tank. the second one that everyone is not
sure of grew about 2 inches and the hornwort grew about 6-7"+.
At first I though the fish had somehow pulled the plants up fron
the gravel but I then realized it had just grew that much. So
good and bad new this weekend. Hopefully everything will
be fine from here on out. BTW my readings a
Ammonia:0ppm
Nitrites:0ppm
Nitrates: 20ppm
Ph:7.8(as usual)
Temp:79F

Anyone have any idea why my plants went crazy for the 3 days I was gone?

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I see you've got the crypt identified. It should grow very well for you
if you use an iron fertilizer. Tetra Florapride is a good one to start
with since it has iron and potash. Not sure on your second plant - I
agree with Videoman's choices. The third is definately hornwort and grows
well floating up close to the lights.

Your guppy has tail rot. That usually means that there is a water quality
problem in the tank. You must test the main tank for ammonia and nitrite
and see if the pH has changed from its usual reading. It should be
between 7 and 8 for guppies.

In the quarantine, do small, frequent water changes to keep the water
quality very high. Salt is good, and I'd also treat her with melafix to
help her immune system fight off the bacteria and keep the fin from
developing fungus.

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