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Economy bunch of classic Java fern for attaching to wood and rock
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Common name: Java fern
Origin: Cultivated
Position in Aquarium: Foreground
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Growth rate: Slow
Microsorum pteropus Eco Bunch is an economy bundle of the ever-popular Java fern, offering an excellent quantity of established plant material at great value. Java fern is one of the most forgiving and widely kept aquarium plants, with distinctive wavy-edged, lance-shaped green leaves and the unique quality of growing attached to hardscape rather than being planted in the substrate.
It grows best when attached to wood or rock using fishing line, cotton thread, or aquarium-safe glue, with its rhizome exposed and free rather than buried. It thrives in low to medium light without CO2 injection, tolerating a very wide range of water conditions and making it an ideal plant for community tanks, African cichlid set-ups, and low-tech aquariums.
The Eco Bunch format provides multiple stems for attaching across a piece of driftwood or several rocks throughout the aquarium. Java fern spreads naturally over time as it produces adventitious plantlets on older leaves, making it self-propagating in the aquarium without any intervention from the hobbyist.
You’ll receive a healthy, rooted plant in a pot, similar to those shown. Each one is hand-checked before dispatch.
Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 4pm, Monday to Friday. Tracked 24 Service from £4.99, DPD Express from £6.99.
Do not bury the rhizome in the substrate. Attach the plants to wood or rock using fishing line, cotton thread, or aquarium-safe superglue. The roots will anchor naturally over time.
No. Java fern is one of the most low-maintenance aquarium plants and grows reliably without CO2 in a range of lighting conditions.
The Eco Bunch format provides more plant material in a loose, unportioned form, offering better value for hobbyists wanting to cover a larger piece of driftwood or multiple rocks.
Small plantlets develop naturally on older leaves, eventually detaching and attaching to surfaces nearby. It is self-propagating and requires no effort from the hobbyist.
Yes. Java fern is not palatable to most fish, including many herbivores and cichlids, making it one of the few plants suitable for tanks with plant-eating species.
