Hi Kate, There are many members more qualified than I to help with your bolbitis question so I'll leave that to them. What I wanted to interject was that this kind of email is very much ON-TOPIC; I'm glad to see the email list being used! The responses that you will undoubtedly receive from those who really know their plants will be interesting and educational for all of us. Please DO continue the email-strand ON THE LIST. Thanks, Rick -----Original Message----- From: owner-gsas-member@thekrib.com [mailto:owner-gsas-member@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Kate Breimayer Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 9:02 PM To: *GSAS member Subject: bolbitis heudelotii (plant) problem Hi, I am having a problem with my bolbitis ferns-the stems are turning black and rotting, then leaving the ends with the leaves free to disconnect and drift away from the mother plant. Some leaves also turn black. Rhizomes are attached to wood, look fine. This is happening in multiple tanks. I have been pretty bad about fertilizing and light bulbs may be old but it seems odd that such a tolerant plant would suffer the worst for it while rotala indica which likes light/fertilizer survives and turns pink at the ends. Any bolbitis tips? Or do the old leaves just do this after a while? Seems like more than half of the leaves on the affected plants are going down, so it's probably not only the oldest leaves dying, though the new ones are ok... Other tanks have younger bolbitis cut from the same mother plant with the same water parameters, no problem with them. Tips? By the way, is this considered OT for this group? Maybe replies should be off list... :) Kate ------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please send mail to majordomo@thekrib.com with "Unsubscribe gsas-member" in the body of the message. Archives of this list can be found at http://lists.thekrib.com/gsas-member/ ------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please send mail to majordomo@thekrib.com with "Unsubscribe gsas-member" in the body of the message. Archives of this list can be found at http://lists.thekrib.com/gsas-member/