Is my java fern looking okay???

[wilkieam]

I just bought it the other day and it looked like this when I bought it... It looked like the other one at the store so I thought it was some sort of red and green variety from what I could see in the tube, but when I brought it home I started to think otherwise. I'm curing a piece of driftwood right now to attach it to, so for now gravel is going to have to do... Im also using API Leafzone. Opinions?

 

[Coursair]

Java Fern has a rhizome ( thick horizontal root ), don't bury that. Only the little roots can be planted. You can float the plant or gently weigh it down till the wood is ready.

 

[wilkieam]

Java Fern has a rhizome ( thick horizontal root ), don't bury that. Only the little roots can be planted. You can float the plant or gently weigh it down till the wood is ready.

Ok thanks

 

[wilkieam]

Pulled my java fern out of the gravel and discovered two things I hadn't noticed before... The roots and rhizome were bound tightly with a piece of thread, and that my java fern had a plantlet!

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Yay, a plantlet!

Yea, careful with the rhizome man, Anubias has one too

 

[wilkieam]

Yay, a plantlet!

Yea, careful with the rhizome man, Anubias has one too

Thanks for that, I was really excited about the plantlet! I'm just letting the two float until my driftwood is ready...

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Yea let them float for a while

Cut off the plantlet when the root have grown to a descent size

 

[wilkieam]

Yea let them float for a while

Cut off the plantlet when the root have grown to a descent size

The plantlet broke off when I was pruning the dead leaves... It has some decent roots, but idk what you necessarily mean as decent size..



Here's a pic of the plantlet that came off ^^^

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Oh ok your good, those are some pretty good roots, plant it, not the rhizome though, add the ferts, and watch it grow!

 

[wilkieam]

Oh ok your good, those are some pretty good roots, plant it, not the rhizome though, add the ferts, and watch it grow!

Yay! I'm so excited!

 

[wilkieam]

Should I buy root tabs or is there a way to make my own?

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

I would PM mebbid, he/she gave me an awesome way to make root tabs!
If not make your own, but I think that java fern likes liquid ferts, not root tabs, not sure though

 

[wilkieam]

I would PM mebbid, he/she gave me an awesome way to make root tabs!
If not make your own, but I think that java fern likes liquid ferts, not root tabs, not sure though

Oh okay, I'll probably check with mebbid about root tabs for my swords though!

 

[AquaShark]

Java ferns feed more from the water column than from their roots. They will benefit more from liquid fertilizer than root tabs.

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

^ there you go, thanks for confirming

Yea, you could really use root tabs that are 3 cents a piece rather than 1 dollar a piece

 

[wilkieam]

^ there you go, thanks for confirming

Yea, you could really use root tabs that are 3 cents a piece rather than 1 dollar a piece

Sounds great to me since I'll be working less hours due to school soon!

 

[wilkieam]

Java ferns feed more from the water column than from their roots. They will benefit more from liquid fertilizer than root tabs.

Thanks for the confirmation! I'm currently using API Leafzone, but might get some Flourish when I get my next paycheck.

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Yea! Lucky, I still work the same amount if hours, i work from 4:50 to 9:00 lol

 

[wilkieam]

Yea! Lucky, I still work the same amount if hours, i work from 4:50 to 9:00 lol

My hours are all over the place, but I'm going to be mostly closing once school starts back up.. The good ol' 3 to 7.

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Hah good, that's a good 4 hours