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title: "Recently half of one of the leaves/branches of my fishbone cactus has…"
description: "Recently half of one of the leaves/branches of my fishbone cactus has turned a paler green than the rest of it. The tip of the lighter green part has also…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "ash"
published: "2025-11-13T02:16:08.011487Z"
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# Recently half of one of the leaves/branches of my fishbone cactus has…

_Posted by ash on 2025-11-13_

Recently half of one of the leaves/branches of my fishbone cactus has turned a paler green than the rest of it. The tip of the lighter green part has also turned a more muted/brown green and is thinner than the rest of the leaf. Any ideas on what I could do to fix it/prevent the brownish color from spreading more?

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## 1 comment

### Auxsman commented on 2025-11-13

1\) Check the roots, could be overwatering or just retaining too much moisture because of the soil also.

2\) Trim all black or dying roots (there are YouTube videos you can watch if you’re worried about harming it further).

3\) Re-pot in a slightly larger \*plastic with drainage\* pot and I like to use the Rosy cactus and succulent soil mix on Amazon (only ~$20).

4). Give it time but if nothing seems to get better on the one limb better to get rid of it to save the rest of the plant.

Hope this will help!

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