bical in trouble

[amitzauber]

hi guys
my two new bical seems to have problem in adjusting
them both start to blacken and they dont look good at all

any tips

i figured uot that the tem or the mist isnt high enough so i placed some plastic one use cups with hot water inside my aquarium so the temp and the mist will rise abit

is that was good thing to do ????

[arvin555]

How cold is it there now? I am in the same boat as you unfortunately, my new Bicals are not doing so well, blackening leaves and pitchers, only 1 week old now since arriving.

I too have the smallest one in a humidity dome. But of course I imagine you have it more complicated than I do, as even though it is cool season here, we don't get temps lower than 25C and humidity is still quite high, more than 60%.

My suggestion is do not use hot water, because the hot water if your climate is cold now, will just cool down in a few minutes or wihtin an hour, and your neps will still get cold. If you really need some kind of heating system, try a room that is heated all the time indoors, or if that is difficult consider using an aquarium heater. Using a covered Terrarium should help with the humidity.

I have a feeling that Bicals might not travel well, but hopefully both of us will find out that they will bounce back readily.

Good luck to both of us

TTFN
Arvin