What's eating my anubias afzelii?

Anubias afzelii is a graceful, strap-leaved aquarium species sharing the genus's characteristic slow growth and vulnerability to green spot algae. Snail grazing and herbivorous fish are secondary threats. Its narrow leaves are slightly less prone to heavy algae coverage than broad-leaved relatives but still need consistent water parameters.

Hard green dots on older leaves; narrow leaves can become substantially covered over several months in imbalanced tanks. Maintain phosphate 0.5–1 ppm; add nerite snails; spot-treat with liquid carbon or diluted hydrogen peroxide at water changes.

Small holes or grazing trails on leaf surfaces; pest snails multiply rapidly in well-fed tanks. Introduce assassin snails; trap pest snails; manual removal during maintenance; reduce excess detritus.

Narrow leaves bitten through or stripped; rhizomes dislodged by rooting behavior. Avoid housing with herbivorous species; tie rhizome to hardscape rather than planting into substrate.