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title: "Please help my dear stripe calathea is very sick, but still alive!!…"
description: "Please help my dear stripe calathea is very sick, but still alive!! We have her in the bathroom to have more humidity. Any advice you can give us would be…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Valentina"
published: "2024-04-11T01:46:38.916943Z"
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# Please help my dear stripe calathea is very sick, but still alive!!…

_Posted by Valentina on 2024-04-11_

Please help my dear stripe calathea is very sick, but still alive!! We have her in the bathroom to have more humidity. Any advice you can give us would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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## 7 comments

### Botanista commented on 2024-04-11

That looks like tap water damage like mine had use aquarium water conditioner (I use api stress coat) in the tap water. They’re very dramatic about their water. Mine is just now recovering after months of a determined death spiral. Hopefully it can grow some new leaves not sure what the odds are when it’s down to one 🤞🏻

#### Valentina replied on 2024-04-11

Thanks so much!

### Naomi commented on 2024-04-11

I use rain water for mine and its thriving

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#### Valentina replied on 2024-04-11

Fantastic, she’s beautiful, thank you!

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-04-11

Definitely hard water burn. Try a rattlesnake for a heartier calathea. I don’t think there’s much hope when you’re down to one leaf like this 🙁

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-04-11

I read recently that the bathroom humidity thing has been debunked. That the inconsistency of the humidity (someone showering and then not) can do more harm than good

#### Valentina replied on 2024-04-11

Thank you for both of your comments

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