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Melting Leaves After Planting: Causes and Solutions

By The Aquarium Calculators Editorial Team ·

Learn why aquarium plants experience melting leaves after planting and how to prevent it. A comprehensive guide to Cryptocoryne melt and other common plant melting issues.

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Plant melting is a common issue when transferring emersed-grown aquatic plants into submersed conditions in a home aquarium. As the plant adapts to its new aquatic environment, it often sheds its old leaves (melting) to grow new, adapted leaves.