What's eating my bucephalandra brownie miami?

Bucephalandra 'Brownie Miami' is primarily kept as an aquatic or semi-aquatic houseplant. In aquarium settings, the main threats are algae overgrowth smothering leaves and snails grazing on foliage. In terrarium or emersed setups, mealybugs and spider mites can attack. Algae is the dominant enemy — control light and nutrients first.

Green or dark algae coats leaves, blocking light and smothering growth; most common in high-light or high-nutrient tanks Reduce lighting duration to 6–8 hours; dose Seachem Excel or liquid carbon; introduce algae-eating snails (Nerite) or shrimp (Amano)

Bladder or pond snails rasp holes in soft new leaves; damage visible as translucent pits or missing tissue Manual removal; introduce assassin snails (Clea helena) or loaches in appropriate tank setups; avoid overfeeding fish

White cottony deposits on stems and leaf undersides when grown in humid terrestrial setups Dab with 70% isopropyl alcohol; apply diluted neem oil spray; keep emersed sections ventilated