Java fern
Microsorum pteropus
easy
Quick stats
⭐Difficulty
easy
💡Light
Low
☀️PAR
20 to 50 PAR
💨CO2
Optional
🌱Growth rate
Slow
📍Placement
Midground or background. Attach rhizome to wood or rock and never bury it in substrate.
📝Care notes
The most bulletproof beginner plant. Grows from a rhizome. Dark leathery leaves. Thrives in any tank even with plant eating fish. New plants grow from the leaf tips naturally over time.
🧪Fertilisation
Liquid micros monthly
⏰Schedule
5ml Flourish per 250L on the first of each month
✂️Propagation
Cut plantlets from leaf tips once they have a few roots and attach to hardscape with cotton thread.
