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I have 2 Jewel Ochids in my tank and they dont seem to be doing so well at the moment. They have white fuzzy balls growing off the side of them. Is this normal?
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Me fail english? That's unpossible

Where are your balls? I have some Ludisia discolour in a couple of my vivs growing on LECA, but they don't like wet soil-type substrates. These have new roots growing low down on the stem which start of looking like fuzzy balls. OTOH, it could be fungus if they are rotting - hard to tell without a picture.

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AJ Cann, Leicester UK. Virtual Frogroom:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan.cann/

I've had trouble growing Jewel orchids (or any other kind) in my vivariums. It's mostly a problem with not enough light, as well as perhaps persistently too humid conditions. They survive, but only prosper in newly set-up tanks, eventually get overwhelmed and shaded by the other plants. I've never had one bloom in the tanks except for the "about to bloom" originals. Otherwise, I mostly salvage them into a new tank as they show signs of rot.

I also wonder about growing orchids in a vivarium, since most orchids are heavy feeders, and of course we don't want to add fertilizers to our frog tanks. Some people seem to grow them successfully in dart viviariums, however. I'd like to hear more about how they do this.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
5 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
4 P. terribilis
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus

One of the types that many people have good luck with are the Pleurothalids.
They are low light high humidity and moisture plants.

Ed