Aquarium plants - brown seed like things??

[Duffer]

Help,
My aquarium plants look like they are dying and on further investigation they have small brown 'things' that would look most like a plant seed of some variety, attached to the leaves. Unsure if i should take them out and get new ones, but would rather get to the root problem.

thanks

[ScottishFish]

Telling us the species of plant you have would certainly help :22:

Java ferns sprout plantlets from their leafs, they start out as little brown dots then sprout roots and leaves. You can pick them off and attach them to wood.

[Duffer]

Telling us the species of plant you have would certainly help :22:

Java ferns sprout plantlets from their leafs, they start out as little brown dots then sprout roots and leaves. You can pick them off and attach them to wood.

Unfortunately I have no clue, I told the assistant at pets at home my set up, fish etc and said 'these ones' so i took them! :(

[ScottishFish]

Take a picture and upload it for us to see

[Duffer]

Take a picture and upload it for us to see

will do, however, this might narrow it down.... it's moving!!!! it is some kind of snail/beastie thing thats brown!!!!

[ScottishFish]

That does not narrow it down as there are millions of invertebrates which live on leaf undersides. However there's a high chance of it being a snail. Please don't try and plant it :22:

[Duffer]

That does not narrow it down as there are millions of invertebrates which live on leaf undersides. However there's a high chance of it being a snail. Please don't try and plant it :22:

should i remove the plant? cant see where to upload the picture to?

[ScottishFish]

Perhaps remove the 'unknown beastie' instead of ripping up your planst

[Duffer]

Perhaps remove the 'unknown beastie' instead of ripping up your planst

there are unfortunately quite a few of them, the leaves on the plant are dying off as well. If i remove the plants, whats a secondary option for making sure there is enough oxygen in the tank?

[ScottishFish]

Airstone, or if your filter is agitating the waters surface then that should do.

[Duffer]

Airstone, or if your filter is agitating the waters surface then that should do.

thank you for your help, i'll have to give my tank a water change and clean to get rid of them, and invest in an airstone!

[Goes to 11!]

I am betting that you simply have pest snails that hitchhiked in with your plants, Click here (http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=5&highlight=post)to read the forum sticky on how to post images.

A quality picture will simplify things greatly.

If you have not read each of the red stickys in the beginners forum (http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/forumdisplay.php?f=66) as well as the ones on cycling (http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/forumdisplay.php?f=111)you will find them very very helpful.

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[chrisfraser05]

if the plants were bought at pets at home they come with a snail presence guarantee.

Also they are normally close to death at point of sale from there.