Microsorum pteropus
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Microsorum pteropus, commonly known as Java fern an aquatic
fern from southeast Asia, is highly variable with several different geographic varieties that vary in leaf size and shape. It is found attached to roots and rocks in nature.
is tied to rock or driftwood and not planted directly into the substrate. It can be easily reproduced from small adventitious plants which are formed on the older leaves. These new plants should be attached to a rock or driftwood with a thin wire, rubber band or fishing line until new anchor roots have been formed. once new rhizomes have formed these can be taken off and planted onto more rocks or driftwood It can also be done with cotton
thread,as this dissolves in water after about two months. This plant does particularly well with fish that are normally detrimental to plants, on account of its relatively bitter taste.
Height 20-35cm, Width, 5-15cm, Light low-high, Temperature 18-30ºC, pH tolerance 6-8, kH 2-15. Can also withstand slightly brackish conditions.
Aquatic plant
Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments. They are also referred to as hydrophytes or aquatic macrophytes. These plants require special adaptations for living submerged in water, or at the water's surface. Aquatic plants can only grow in water or in soil that is...
fern from southeast Asia, is highly variable with several different geographic varieties that vary in leaf size and shape. It is found attached to roots and rocks in nature.
In the aquarium
Several cultivars of Java Fern exist. These include the "Narrow Leaf" Java fern, the "Needle Leaf" Java fern, the "Windelov" Java fern, the "Lance leaf" Java fern and the regular type, Cultivation in the aquarium is not problematic as long as the rhizomeRhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
is tied to rock or driftwood and not planted directly into the substrate. It can be easily reproduced from small adventitious plants which are formed on the older leaves. These new plants should be attached to a rock or driftwood with a thin wire, rubber band or fishing line until new anchor roots have been formed. once new rhizomes have formed these can be taken off and planted onto more rocks or driftwood It can also be done with cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
thread,as this dissolves in water after about two months. This plant does particularly well with fish that are normally detrimental to plants, on account of its relatively bitter taste.
Height 20-35cm, Width, 5-15cm, Light low-high, Temperature 18-30ºC, pH tolerance 6-8, kH 2-15. Can also withstand slightly brackish conditions.
External links
- The Aquarium Wiki article on caring for Java fern in the aquarium
- Java Fern- Extensive information about java fern. (scroll below ads)