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In my 29g tank, among other plants, I have two java ferns. One is rather small and anchored to the tip of some Driftwood, while the other, larger one, I 'planted' in the gravel (didn't know at the time that they grew better when anchored on driftwood, and don't have any wood available right now).

I've been adding "Flourish Excel" occasionally, and since I started adding that, I've noticed that my ferns are extending what looks like roots from the tips of their leaves. They don't seem to be branching new shoots or anything, just getting "hairy". I suspect that this is 'normal' behaviour, given that my plants are both doing it, however does it 'mean' anything? Am I supposed to be trimming those off of the plants?

Any help / advice is greatly appreciated.

Andrew

what you are seeing is the birth of a new Fern they propigate by growing a smaller plant on the leaves and when that baby plant is old enough to grow on its own it releases and floats around till it finds something to anchor too, Also you shouldnt plant the fern in sand soil or small stones if you do do it with brown roots only under the tones the rhinozone of the plant which run laterally will rot if you have it under the gravel.


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That is the way they reproduce by these little plantlets (for a better name)
Java ferns should not be grown in substrate at all they are not a rooted plant the hairy like roots base creeps along the surface of the substrate and gets its nourishment that way. They will grow on rocks but prefer DW.

Using Flourish Excel occasionally is not the best practice find out how much you should be using and do it regularly I feed my Betta tank with Seachem products every day the Flourish dosage is 1ml

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