Help! Ricordea dying\dead?!

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The colony was fine last night but this morning i saw the tank the the largest ricordea looked deflated. Is it dying, im going to get my water tested today hopefully
 
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No I would not say it's dying just in a stage of fluid exchange, inflation/deflation. Does look like the system has a nutrient issue though, so when you get the water tested ask for nitrate and phosphate levels. How old is the system and what lighting type?
 

WHAT KIND OF SUBSTRATE ARE YOU RUNNING ON YOUR TANK?

  • Bare bottom

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  • A shallow bed of fine sand

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  • Mixed substrate or varying sand depth

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