I'm not sure what kind of bromeliad i have. I've had it for a few months and this morning i just noticed that one of the leaves was being eaten. Could this be some kind of parasite? I can't see anything on the leave(like little bugs or something like that). Also if it is some kind of a parasite can i do anything to kill it? And should i quarantine this plant, because its near some other plants i have?
That appears to be a clean cut. It would not be uncommon for a grower to remove a damaged leaf with a pair of sheers. It would be virtually impossible for any critter to remove a section of a leaf with such precision, so nothing to worry about. I don't see any water in the cone and that is the only way the plant collects liquid. There is no need to even water the soil since Bromeliad species don't have roots, only hold fasts. The hold fasts are designed to attach the plant to a branch of a tree and serve no purpose other than to anchor the plant. Nutrients and water are not carried to the plant via those hold fasts which you now have in soil. Every couple of days, just dump it out and replace the water with clean water. The plant needs very bright light to survive and prosper. In nature they grow up near the top of the rain forest canopy and receive near direct sunlight. Dim light such as normal room light will speed their demise. Once the inflorescence dies (it isn't a flower but instead an inflorescence) the plant will also die. That's just nature's way. But don't trash the plant! In time a new baby plant, possibly more than one, will grow at the base of the specimen. Once well developed you can separate the pups and repot them in their own pot. In a year or two those will produce a new inflorescence which will last for months and the process will again repeat itself. Your plant is almost certainly a hybrid and was likely grown from tissue culture rather than seed. Almost all Bromeliad specimens sold in the U.S. and Canada are tissue cultured (cloned) rather than grown from seed. You might find a name if you look up Agri-Starts IV on the net. They are the largest tissue culture producer in North America.
Thanks for the quick reply. I know about watering bromeliads and there is water in the vase but you can't see it because its under the inflorescence.
