Is this Java Fern?

[Super_Blueberry]

I got this from a friend who 'thinks' this is java fern. I love the look of it in my tank, so I just wanted to make sure I don't kill it. I did a google search and my leaves don't quite have the wrinkled look like the pictures show.

 

[laoski]

hmm looks like a variety of an amazon sword plant, but i coujld be wrong though.

 

[jcolon]

Agree with laoski ... looks more like a sword from that picture. However a simple test is does it have a rhizome? From the picture it doesn't appear to, so I'd say it's a sword meaning tying it to DW will not help. Swords are root feeders so they need to be planted into the substrate so the roots can extract nutrients. BTW ... root tabs are really beneficial.

 

[Super_Blueberry]

Agree with laoski ... looks more like a sword from that picture. However a simple test is does it have a rhizome? From the picture it doesn't appear to, so I'd say it's a sword meaning tying it to DW will not help. Swords are root feeders so they need to be planted into the substrate so the roots can extract nutrients. BTW ... root tabs are really beneficial.

I know, that's why I want to know what it is, so I can plant it correctly. Does this angle help?

 

[jcolon]

Don't see a rhizome so I'm sticking with a sword.