browning plant tips

Hi,

I have a number of large Amazon swords and all of their tips are going
brown. Is it possible to "prune" these away & the plant will be OK or will
it harm the plant? I plan to add some plant food to the tank as I guess the
browning is a sign of some deficiency.

Thanks,

Sky.


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"SkyCatcher®" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a number of large Amazon swords and all of their tips are going
brown. Is it possible to "prune" these away & the plant will be OK or will
it harm the plant? I plan to add some plant food to the tank as I guess
the
browning is a sign of some deficiency.

Thanks,

Sky.

Not sure if you can cut the leaves the way you are suggesting - doesn't
sound like a great idea to me! You need to add Plant food for Iron &
Potassium & also some Trace Elements would be a good idea. If you don't have
CO2 then consider something like the Hagen thing for about £15-£20. It won't
add a lot but even a bit will help a lot .

You can remove decaying leaves from sword plants w/o to much trouble. The
real questions is why are the leaves turn brown? Low CO2, lack of light or
iron compounds? Do some research into your plant type and tank setup...

Fishboy


"Iain Miller" wrote in message
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"SkyCatcher®" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have a number of large Amazon swords and all of their tips are going
brown. Is it possible to "prune" these away & the plant will be OK or
will
it harm the plant? I plan to add some plant food to the tank as I guess
the
browning is a sign of some deficiency.

Thanks,

Sky.

Not sure if you can cut the leaves the way you are suggesting - doesn't
sound like a great idea to me! You need to add Plant food for Iron &
Potassium & also some Trace Elements would be a good idea. If you don't
have
CO2 then consider something like the Hagen thing for about £15-£20. It
won't
add a lot but even a bit will help a lot .