Planting Java Fern Mat

10 gallons care level.

Planting java fern mat. Java fern is a beautiful addition to the freshwater planted aquarium. There are a couple of ways to propagate. It s ok if you have to pull off or cut away some of the roots in order to separate part of the rhizome from the wood or. There are many different varieties of this fern.

Java fern tied to bogwood. These sometimes start off as black. Java fern stats minimum tank size. 22 27 c 72 82 f maximum size.

Alternatively you can wait for the plant to develop tiny java ferns on its leaves. Very easy to grow does not need much light. Full mats of this plant ship as a 4 x 2 5 inch mats with 20 to 30 leaves. If you do bury roots in substrate the fern absorbs nutrients and the plant will grow slowly or die.

When planting java fern you re not planting or attaching them to soil or a substrate. The separate plants will then continue to grow. The mat can also be broken into smaller pieces to spread the plant to different locations or multiple aquariums. Growing around 10 inches tall with creeping green rhizomes java ferns are well suited for not only planted aquariums but also those that contain cichlids and other large south american fish.

This plant like all plants grow. Do not completely bury the mat as the rhizome still needs to breathe. Firstly you could cut the rhizome in half and replant the cut sections. Java fern microsorum pteropus grown in a 3 x 5 inch mat consisting of 35 to 45 stems.

Cutting the rhizome grows babies on the leaves java fern is a slow medium growing background plant. It comes on a mat of substrate that can be discarded or planted under the substrate. Place the mat directly into the aquarium in an area of your choosing and allow the java fern to expand as it grows. A very hardy slow growing plant.

Java fern s a sturdy plant and it may survive for a few weeks in gravel or soil but for the long term you should attach it to rock or wood. Cut through the rhizome with the scissors pull the sections apart and attach one or both pieces to driftwood or stones. 13 inches 35 cm the java fern microsorum pteropus is an aquatic fern native to south east asia. The java fern mat in the picture is one that is planted in one of our personal aquariums and is the same size we send.

The java fern is attached a mat of coco fiber substrate that can be discarded or planted under the substrate. The java fern mat has multiple plants growing off the same aquarium safe mat. We also offer a half size mat that measures 2 5 x 2 inches. 6 8 ph and soft to moderately hard temperature.

Important note do not place rhizome in the substrate.