This offer includes 1 portion of Philippine Fern (20 leaves)
Differ from normal
Java fern with its unique "hammered" or "waffled" look. and more slender
leaves.
More than just beautiful, this plant is quite undemanding and
easy to cultivate, even doing well in lowly lit tanks and without extra
nutrients or CO2. It's also an ideal plant to use in setups that contain
burrowing or vegetarian fishes, since in general they will not disturb it. This
plant should not be buried in the gravel, but rather fixed to rocks and
driftwood, leaving its roots loose in the water. The roots eventually attach
themselves to the rock or wood.
When well adapted, it
reproduces easily, and the reproduction is quite interesting: the daughter
plants are born on the edge of the leaves of the mother plant and grow right
there, clinging on it with their little roots. With time the daughters grow
until they release themselves from the mother, and float around until they get
entangled on something. The hairy roots adhere easily.
| Plant Group |
Polypodiaceae |
| Origin |
Southeast Asia |
| Difficulty |
Easy |
| Light Intensity |
Low to Medium |
| Water Parameters |
68-82 ?F; pH 6.0-7.5; KH 3-8 |
| Propagation |
Rhizome Division |
| Plant Size |
Approximately 6" or 15 cm maximum |
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