Detailed Information About the Javafern Aquarium Plant

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Brief Overview

Of all the plants in your aquarium, Javafern Live Aquarium Plant will have the potential to be the most robust and most hearty. This plant is common in pet stores, but a little harder to find than Anubias or Anacharis. As with all leafy plants you add to your aquarium there are some vital steps that need to be taken in order to ensure the overall health of your ecosystem. Javafern Aquarium Plant is no exception. We discuss these factors below. If you enjoy the broad leafy structure of Javafern Fish Tank Plant you may also like the similar leaves of the Swordplant, or maybe even the thinner stalks of the Microsword.

Detailed Wikipedia Information

Also known as Microsorum pteropus, Java Fern is an aquatic fern from southeast Asia, and 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. Several cultivars of Java Fern Aquarium Plant exist. Cultivation in the aquarium is not problematic as long as the rhizome 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. This plant does particularly well with fish that are normally detrimental to plants, on account of its relatively bitter taste.

Height 20-35cm, Width, 12-18cm, Light low-high, Temperature 22-30 degrees C, pH tolerance neutral, Hardness tolerance: soft - hard or brackish. Easy to keep.

Physical description

As mentioned above, this plant grows in many shapes and sizes around the globe. Most commonly in pet stores, however, you will see it as pictured above. (well I do anyway) It grows in very much the same style and shape of a large temperate fern, only much smaller, of course, and the leaves are whole and flat rather than fanned out segments. Most often the color is dark green and uniform.

In the aquarium

There are important steps that need to be taken when introducing a new plant into your aquarium. First be certain it has adequate light. We cover good aquarium lighting in another section. When you get your Javafern Aquarium Plant home remove all dead leaves and plant matter. Clip them even if they are only a "little dead". The transfer into a new environment can shock a plant in the same way it can shock a fish. The plant will be weaker and more susceptible until it gets established. For this reason it is important that only strong, healthy leaves are on the plant when you first put it in so those leaves get the energy and your plant will thus flourish. The very important second step is to wash your plant thoroughly and INSPECT it carefully for snails. There are many species of pest snails that can be introduced into your tank via a new plant. They are very small and sparse at first, but they can overtake your aquarium in weeks. Snails are discussed in our Common Problems section. With these steps take your Javafern is sure to thrive and be a fantastic addition to your tank.

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