When to remove keikis?

I have pahl. lueddemanniana that has grown 2 keikis from spikes that had previously bloomed. I just cut off the larger one this weekend it is about 4 inches across and had 3 2-3 inch roots. I potted it in a 1 1/2 inch pot with sphagnum moss.

This is a pic of the newly potted keiki. Do you all think that this was an okay size to remove it from the mama plant? To small maybe? I wanted to pot it up before the roots got too long to pot with out breaking the roots.

Included is a pic of the main plant, it is growing well excecpt for one yellowing leaf. It has 2 new spikes this season.

It still has one keiki attaches, it is quite small about 2 inch leaf diameter.
When do you think I should pot this one?

Or should I leave it on the plant? I have seen pics of this species with numerous keikis on it, sometimes the keikis themselves are blooming! Does it weaken the main plant to leave the keiki's on

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Now that I look at it I am concerned about the yellowing on the other new leaf! Does that look terminal to you all?

Meg the keiki looks fine in its new pot. With 3 proper roots it should have no problem surviving.

The mother plants looks a bit scary especially since the leaves are pointing in 3 directions and not just the 2 across from each other. If the mark on the leaf dooesn't spread it should be okay I think. At least you'll have 2 keiki if it does decide to leave you.

I would highly recommend you do a physan treatment soon...or another that is good with bacterial and fungal infections. The leaf up top is definitely scary. If you cannot find physan, some hydrogen peroxide will be a good start. When you cut a sick leaf, it helps to apply cinnamon. (yes the one from your spice rack) It helps dry the leaf out faster and keeps infection from getting into the new cuts.

Hi meg,

I have noticed with the species phal that keiki, they often loose leaves faster than my normal (hybrid phals). I say treat with physan and let it alone. The keiki looks like a fine size to me.

Cheers,
BD

I'll get on it with physan and let the other keiki get bigger and then pot it. Mama plant has 2 new spikes growing, so I really hope that I can save it, it is a beautiful species!