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title: "What’s going on with my fishbone cactus?? It’s been like this for…"
description: "What’s going on with my fishbone cactus?? It’s been like this for about 5 months now just growing the long sticks and some of the small ones in the photos. I…"
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author: "Anabell"
published: "2026-05-01T16:59:42.358703Z"
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# What’s going on with my fishbone cactus?? It’s been like this for…

_Posted by Anabell on 2026-05-01_

What’s going on with my fishbone cactus?? It’s been like this for about 5 months now just growing the long sticks and some of the small ones in the photos. I can tell it’s fine cause it’s still growing but not the waves just long and straight

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## 4 comments

### Ms.Issy commented on 2026-05-01

How much light is it getting?  
Thin growth can be caused by not enough light for a lot of plants.

#### Anabell replied on 2026-05-01

It’s right in the window it doesn’t get direct light but it’s really bright nothing but sky

#### Ms.Issy replied on 2026-05-01

🤔 I know they like bright indirect sun; so if it is not a north facing window (in the northern hemisphere) that’s probably not it.  
Possibly a fertilizing issue? Maybe it’s hungry?  
Less likely, it might need a repot. If it’s super root bound that might possibly cause a growth issue.

### My plants commented on 2026-05-03

The skinny ones are baby leaves, they will get wavy as the grow. It’s a happy plant 😁

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