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xlinkinparkx Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 353 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Apr-2005	Ok so i've had a java fren which was acctually 5 stuck together and today i just read about how they reproduce and on top of the java ferns theres like 1'leafs that look like babie java ferns if you understand what i'm saying what should i do??? Thankyou 10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta 1oto 2platys
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	You should wait until they get bigger and have grown a few leaves before you take them off of the parent plant. When they become large enough, pull them off and treat them like any other java fern. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	if you wait long enough you will see roots coming out of the plantlets forming on the top of the established leaves. when these get a little longer you can pull the plantlet off the leaf and it will grow on its own. "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Even once they break off from the parents they sometimes don't like being tied down (sounds like some boys I know ). So if you have a breeding net lying around somewhere and you can leave them in there till their rhizome gets a bit bigger they'll be able to handle tying better. I've had many of them decide they didnt like the pressure from being tied down and die right afterwords. Otherwise let them float around in the tank clogging your filter, or find a way to wedge them without putting too much pressure on them. ^_^[hr width='40%']"Has someone taken your faith? It's real, the [link=pain]http://babelfish.qwertydigital.com/" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] you feel. The life, the love, You die to heal. The hope that starts, The broken hearts... I’ve got another confession my friend, I’m no fool. I’m getting tired of starting again, Somewhere new."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
xlinkinparkx Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 353 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Apr-2005	OH ok thankyou, but i likke the way it look with the babeis ontop can i leave them there till they fall off and if i pull them off are all the babies connected to one root or each has a individual root??? 10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta 1oto 2platys
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	You can leave them on, they wont harm the parent plant @all. I prefer mine to stay on as they just end up clogged in my intake if they arent :%). Each plantlet will have its own seperate root system. ^_^[font color="#999999][hr width='40%']"When you try your best but you don't succeed. When you get what you want but not what you need When you feel so tired but you can't sleep Stuck in reverse And the tears come streaming down your face When you l" ][hr width='40%']"When you try your best but you don't succeed. When you get what you want but not what you need When you feel so tired but you can't sleep Stuck in reverse And the tears come streaming down your face When you lose something you cannot replace. When you love someone but it goes to waste COULD IT BE WORSE?" ~Coldplay
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45


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