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Plant Database
Java Fern
Microsorium pteropus
Java Fern
code No.
5812
The popular java fern is a versatile and easy to keep plant, in nature it exists both submerged and on the banks of streams and rivers. The roots of the plant are designed to attach to hard surfaces such as rocks and wood and the same should be applied in the aquarium. Java fern adapts to most aquaria and requires little light although it is a slow-growing plant and older leaves may become tatty and blackened at which point they should be removed. Java fern contains chemical(s) which prevent most herbivorous fish from eating the leaves.

Plant Fact File
Origin: Southeast Asia

Max Height: 25-40cm

Growth Rate: Slow

Area: Background, Midground, Special

Light: Undemanding, shaded

Temp: 20-28C (68-82F)

Propagation: Adventitious plantlets, division

Difficulty: 1

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