Dying lepanthes in terrarium? slow decline.

[piti]

@vraev

As for the deformation of growths - I claim no expertise on Lepathes, but from my experience some orchids may respond in that way to lack of fertilizer, but other factors (not enougth moisture for instance) may have just the same impact on plants. In addition to that, I'm not sure how dependant on ferts Lepanthes are. Personally, I provide ferts to my Lepanthes occasionally, circa once in a few months, while fertilizing other orchids. Mikael (if you haven't seen his nanovivariums, take a look...it's really something) claim that he doesn't fertilize his Lepanthes at all... and he has some of the nicest looking Lepanthes I have seen. I also have telipogonifloras and calodictyon that I haven't fertilize since I have them (>1 year) and they are doing great. So...I would stick with what estacion seca recommend, lower the light levels, and wait for a few weeks before adding any other changes.

Good luck!

[vraev]

Fair enough. Will try it out. Thanks. I will get some pics to show whats happening in terms of "curling"... to give u guys an idea.

[DavBis]

Few mistakes there imho. L. Telipogoniflora likes it a bit shady, so no direct light. Watering 8 times a day seems way too much for enclosed space. It would be good to know temp range as 3C difference may not be enough. I do 26C day and 18C night. Also, working fogger may be beneficial, allowing you to cut down on watering that you should do in any case. Hope it helps.

[vraev]

Thanks for your advice. I have adjusted them in the tank and so far these new telipogoniflora seem to be ok.

With regards to deformed leaf growth...check out this picture. The leaves in this picture..u can see the concave shape / bowed shape. the new leaves are also smaller. Do u guys think this is nutrition deficiency?



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Here are some pics of the issues in my plants now.

L. saltatrix. Growing but making these deformed crinkly leaves. They are almost crispy and desiccated. Too close to the lights??





Other lepanthes species... misplaced tag. But notice the common bowed leaf in the centre of the frame... notice it is glossy and almost rounded and concave.







It is not all gloom though... while a lot of plants are declining..some are still doing ok.

Tank pic added in another post below

The big problem is these annoying bastards still remain in the tank. I pretty much now resort to manually picking them. Every month or twice a month, I remove the L. calodycton, L. telipogoniflora mounts and try to pick clean that section of the wall to remove any snails. I found this right now. I hate these things so much.







video: https://youtu.be/F2eys3vVBPE

[Leafmite]

The tank looks great! I have just started on these little miniature orchids and I found your threads on the topic very informative and useful. Thank you!

I just have four of them right now and am going to wait until spring to see how they do before getting more (which I really want to do...) but they are really neat.

[vraev]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

The tank looks great! I have just started on these little miniature orchids and I found your threads on the topic very informative and useful. Thank you!

I just have four of them right now and am going to wait until spring to see how they do before getting more (which I really want to do...) but they are really neat.

Thanks. I am glad you found it helpful. It is unfortunate that there isn't really much info for the beginner on lepanthes. It is nice to have a trail to follow along and get guidance from.

Here is a better shot of the tank taken today.

btw... has anyone faced those leaf curling issues as I am facing with their lepanthes? any suggestions on how to solve it? thanks.

[Leafmite]

I don't have enough experience with these to say what it might be.
Hopefully, you will get an expert opinion.

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Love the new pictures!

[vraev]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

I don't have enough experience with these to say what it might be.
Hopefully, you will get an expert opinion.

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Love the new pictures!

Thanks.

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[estación seca]

Your earlier photos showed bright red Venus' fly traps and Nepenthes. Are they still in the tank? These carnivores only get the bright red colors you showed with EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY high amounts of light.

My reading indicates Lepanthes grow under dense canopies in wet forests where there is very little light; I have read of people having to use bright LED headlights to find them in forests during the day. I'm a cactus & succulent grower, so I always push light levels until the plants complain, but curling leaves that are steadily smaller just screams too much light. If you have red-leaved Lepanthes that continue growing and blooming with normally-sized leaves, they are doing fine. But the ones struggling should go into much less light.

[vraev]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Your earlier photos showed bright red Venus' fly traps and Nepenthes. Are they still in the tank? These carnivores only get the bright red colors you showed with EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY high amounts of light.

My reading indicates Lepanthes grow under dense canopies in wet forests where there is very little light; I have read of people having to use bright LED headlights to find them in forests during the day. I'm a cactus & succulent grower, so I always push light levels until the plants complain, but curling leaves that are steadily smaller just screams too much light. If you have red-leaved Lepanthes that continue growing and blooming with normally-sized leaves, they are doing fine. But the ones struggling should go into much less light.

Yes. The flytraps are still in there and still red. Kk. I'll move those lower. Thanks.

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