bifurcatum: Rust Spots Fungus?

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Rust Spots Fungus?
« Thread Started on May 25, 2007, 9:25pm » As title



What should I do?
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Re: Rust Spots Fungus?
« Reply #1 on May 26, 2007, 1:08am » Apply fungicide, ruduce direct light, water when media is dry only, avoid direct rain?
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« Reply #2 on May 26, 2007, 1:54am » I think the best fungicide will be the white powder type. If i am not mistaken, Zak previously having the same problem as yours.


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Re: Rust Spots Fungus?
« Reply #3 on May 26, 2007, 10:22am » Rust spot fungus won't actually kill the nep right? Just don't look as good only right? My ventrata's got a few of those spots as well but not too many.
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Re: Rust Spots Fungus?
« Reply #4 on May 27, 2007, 9:34pm » How good is your ventilation? If your ventilation is very good you will very rarely have any fungus problems at all, so if I were you I would increase your ventilation as well as applying a fungicide.

Aside from that, it looks like nothing too serious-it should make a full recovery.
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Re: Rust Spots Fungus?
« Reply #5 on Jun 2, 2007, 10:37am » Another problem.
Why my Miranda pitcher will started to rot from the bottom?

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Re: Rust Spots Fungus?
« Reply #6 on Jun 5, 2007, 10:30am » I think it is starting to die. This is the natural cycle of the pitchers. Should not be anything to be worried about.
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Re: Rust Spots Fungus?
« Reply #7 on Jun 5, 2007, 11:11am » But this is a new pitcher.
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Re: Rust Spots Fungus?
« Reply #8 on Jun 5, 2007, 11:17am » My pitchers that are really old will usually start drying from the top of the pitcher and not the bottom. Is that normal?


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Re: Rust Spots Fungus?
« Reply #9 on Jun 5, 2007, 11:46am » Did you just fed this new picther? Sometimes they turn brown when you feed them too much or when you feed them when they just open.


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« Reply #10 on Jun 5, 2007, 12:01pm » No, I never feed my CPs, All my CP catch there own food.
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Re: Rust Spots Fungus?
« Reply #11 on Jun 5, 2007, 4:13pm » Hi bifurcatum,
it looks like the pitcher is tryng to digest a big prey inside the pitcher.. However, not only the prey rots, but also the pitcher.. perhaps the prey is too big..
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