Java Fern Offshoots....

[redwhiptailplec]

Hi all, my Java Ferns are reproducing new little Java Ferns galore with roots trailing everywhere. How do I seperate these into new plants and how large should they be before I remove them. This is happening in two lowlite tanks with power glo bulbs a 10 and a 20 gallon. Any help appreciated!

 

[kamla]

i would wait till th enew plants are about 1.5 inch
then you can attach they some where else

 

[krap101]

if they fall off id put them in like a net or something because you'll lose them. or they'll get killed by the filter

 

[Billsgate]

You can just tear the top of the 'mother' leaf off and attack the new plant to something with some fishing wire (PITA to do that, but it's nearly invisible). I don't really know of any other methods of attaching Java ferns.... I usually just stick the new plantlets in a crack or hole in a piece of driftwood. Sometimes it stays in place, sometimes it doesn't.

I don't know about what size the new plantlets should be, but I wait untill I have some (2-3) leaves that are bigger then an inch.

Good luck!