Java Fern
Scientific Name: Microsorum pteropus
Family: Polypodiaceae
About the Java Fern
Species Type: Freshwater Plants
Category: Nonsubstrate Rooted ...
Java Fern
Java Fern
By Clint Norwood
Scientific Name: Microsorium pteropus ...
Java Fern actually requires low light; in higher intensity light it gets "burned" and develops transparent patches.
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Cables, Java Fern, FROG regulator
by Erik Olson <(e-mail)> (Wed, 26 Apr 1995)
Java Fern and pronouncing Aponegeton
by huntley-at-ix.netcom.com (WRIGHT HUNTLEY) (Wed, 26 Apr 1995)
Java Ferns
by David Randall <76535.2776-at-compuserve.
Java Fern is an incredibly hardy plant that does not require much care. It should be planted on a rock or driftwood (its roots will attach to the surface it is planted on).
Java Fern (Microsorium pteropus): I have had really good success keeping Java Fern in the natives aquarium. This is another plant that thrives under Najas Grass.
Java Fern
Water Sprite
Keeping even the hardiest of plants looking their best can be difficult in a brackish aquarium. The water movement preferred by brackish fish is not a plus for plants.
Java fern grows best in cool temperates between 20 to 28 degrees celcius although they can tolerate temperatures up to 30 degrees celcius.
Water parameters like pH and hardness are not important since java fern is a hardy plant.
Java Fern - an old standby, this plant grows off of a rhizome and should not be planted in the substrate or the rhizome will rot. Simply tie it to a rock or driftwood or anchor it on top of the substrate and it will attach itself via roots.
Java Fern is very popular, you'll probably have bought some of this already. In the natural enviroment, it creeps over logs and rockwork, attaching itself by roots.
Java Fern is very easy to reproduce. Older leaves will spontaneously generate adventitious plantlets from the ends of the leaves.
Java fern
i shall hopefully get a picture of the set-up tonight when its dark, before i start messing around with a water change and feeding ...
The Java fern is a very popular plant. It is usually found in the wild growing near waterfalls or other sources of high humidity. The plant will do well fully submerged in an aquarium.
Microsorum (Java Fern):
Tolerate wide range of lighting and water conditions, slow growth, can be anchored to driftwood or stones.
Bolbitis and java fern as well as a remaining anubia were tied in the other parts of the wood, in order to be complete.
This is how it looked when all was over
Layout and planting....
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Vesicularia dubyana (Java Moss), Ceratopteris (Water Sprite) and Microsorium (Polypodium pteropus or Java Fern) are all compatible live aquatic plants.
Robust plants (Java Fern, Anubias, and Vallisneria ) can be used if live plants are desired.
WATER: pH 7.3-9.2 (8.1), 8-22 dH (15), 77-82°F (25-28°C)
SB: A territorial fish, intolerant of its own species.
Also add some little caves and a lot of Java fern and Java moss. A great idea would to put some empty snail shells in their tank since in the wild they mostly lay their eggs in them.
Some of these include Java fern, Anubias, Cryptocoryne species, water sprite and Java moss. Some of these plants, notably Cryptocorynes, actually prefer lower light.
Plenty of hiding places should be allowed; rock, driftwood, and live plants that your Cichlids cannot destroy, like Java Moss or Java Fern, may be good choices.
My non attempt was placing them back into their 30 gallon flat tank but this time I added a lot of java moss, java fern and boiled peat moss to their tank. The water turned a nice amber brown and the water conditions changed to pH 6.
Microsorium pteropus (Java Fern)
Microsorium pteropus (family Polypodiaceae) is a popular aquatic fern. This plant can tolerate very low light and almost any water quality. These ferns should be grown on top of the substrate rather than buried.
Description: A member of the Mbuna (or "Rock Dwelling" cichlid) family, their environment should be densely decorated with rocks and rock caves, fine gravel, fine gravel with crushed coral, or even sand for substrate, driftwood, Java Ferns, ...
Using a 18'' x 12'' x 12'' tank with sand, Java moss, Java fern and a sponge filter. They spawned at a water temperature of 78F, a pH of 6 and GH 1. The eggs (shown above) are quite large, measuring 2mm and a creamy white colour.
The Balloon Molly prefers a tank of at least 30 gallons with lots of strong plants such as Java fern, Sagittaria, Vallisneria and Anubias. They require a good filtration system because of their hearty appetites.
Also at the six week mark I made my first changes to the aquascape, removing the ludwigia repens and replacing it with some java fern and anubias nana var. "petite", both tied down to a stump of driftwood placed where the ludwigia had been.
Plants should be hardy varieties such as Java Fern and Java Moss that can handle the increased water hardness in the tank. In order to reduce aggression among them, it is ideal to maintain several pairs together in the aquarium.
Java fern (Microsorium pteropus) - attach this plant to wood or porous rock
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
Wisteria (Hygrophila difformis)
Hygrophila polysperma
Water fern (Ceratopteris thalictroides) ...
Sturdy vegetation such as Java Fern and Vallisneria are excellent choices. Although it makes a beautiful addition to a community tank don't be surprised if it hides regularly. Even under ideal conditions this is a fish that tends to be timid.
Cryptocoryne (Cryptocoryne wendtii)
Dwarf Sagittaria (Sagittaria subulata)
Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus)
Madagascar Lace (Aponogeton madagascariensis)
Water Primrose or Ludwigia (Ludwigia repens)
Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides) ...
Surprisingly, java fern can also be an excellent fast-grower when supplied with high CO2 and high light levels.
Java fern and Java moss works well for this. It is difficult to sex this fish, though the female is fatter. Use coarse gravel to help prevent digging. A green-colored species, H. rudolfi, grows slightly larger.
salt tolerant plants (anubias, Java fern, mangrove); driftwood; all rocks, gravel, and sand
Marine Fishes
(all coral reef fishes)
8.3 ...
Breeding Info= TANK: With 12-25G (50-100L) capacity and a spawning grid; put the plant Java Fern (Microsorium pteropus) inside.
GENDER: The Male is smaller, more slender, with smaller ventral fins.
BREEDING RATIO: 1 Males : 1 Female ...
This is because many of the plants that survive in low light (such as Java Fern and Java Moss) are actually attached to the décor and not rooted in the substrate.
This tank is planted with Rotala indica, Egeria najas, Cryptocoryne wilsii, Anubias nana, Anubias hastifolia, Nymphaea zenkeri 'Green' (Green Tiger Lotus), Microsorium tropica (Java Fern), Ceratophyllum demersum (Hornwort), ...
These are mostly fast growers with the exception of the Java Ferns and will be removed within the next month or two. They will simply grow to fast and require weekly and sometimes twice weekly trimming.
Habitat/Care/Maintenance:
As mentioned above they will eat most plants, with the probable exception of Java Fern, and so should be kept with stone or plastic decorations.
The Essentials ...
Hardy plants(java ferns)or better floating plants, neutral well filtered water with a temperature of around 25 degrees. In larger tanks(1m) several juveniles can be kept together, although the fish may get aggressiv as they get older.
Additional Notes: Don't plant it, weight it down with a rock etc and let it send out it's own roots. Anubias tolerates just about all Aquarium water and I'd rate it second only to Java Fern as the easiest Aquarium plant to keep.
Fish Books ...
Porous rocks can be used as media for plants such as Java Fern, Anubias species, or Java Moss.
Aquarium setup: Mylossoma duriventre (Silver Mylossoma) needs and aquarium with plenty of space to swim on. They prefer a planted aquarium but will often eat most plants. You might try to use hardier plants such as java fern and anubias or just ...
Examples of rooted plants are Anubias, Cryptocoryne, Vallisneria (Straight or Twisted Vallis), Echinidorus (Brord-leaf, Ruffled, or Pygmy Chain Amazon Sword -- see photo), Sagittaria (Giant or Dwarf Sag), and Microsorium pteropus (Java Fern).
Popular species include Anacharis (AKA Elodea or Egeria species), Hygrophila polysperma, Water Wisteria (Hygrophila difformis), most Vallisneria species, Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides), Amazon Swordplants (Echinodorus species), Java Fern ...
They can survive in brackish water. Jubas should be kept in groups of at least 5 to reduce aggression. The substrate should be fine sand and there should be rock caves for hiding. They will not bother java fern.
The aquarium's back glass should not be cleaned during regular maintenance, as the gouramis will feed on the algae grown there. Most plants will not survive the fish's grazing, so inedible plants such as Java fern, Java moss, ...
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