How Do You Look After Java Fern?

hI i'm thinking abut getting Java Fern.
How do I look after it?
Is there anything extra I will need for my fish tank?
Anything about Java Fern will be appreciated. Thanks

 

As long as you don’t have either basically zero bioload or super purified water you will not need to do anything. Java fern and java moss are some of the easiest plants to own. Just attach it to a piece of driftwood or a decoration.

 

Light, liquid plant food, and something to attach it to like driftwood if you don't want it floating around. Generally, these aren't planted because the rhizome needs to be kept exposed or the plant will rot.

Welcome to Fishlore btw.

 

I just tie it onto some driftwood and ignore it. It is a very easy plant to look after. I don't use any fertilizer, Co2 or high tech lighting and it still does well.

 

On the topic of java ferns, I have a couple of questions.
I had a 10 gallon that I put one java fern into. My lighting was probably not strong enough, even though people say you can have java ferns with mostly any form of lighting.
I had the java fern tied onto a piece of driftwood, and used Flourish liquid fertilizer.
Within two weeks the plant was turning brown and dying. I don't know what I did wrong other than the fact that my lighting was weak (the two small leds that came with the cover). Any advice would be appreciated as I am going to try java ferns again in my new 30 gallon.

 

Light, liquid plant food, and something to attach it to like driftwood if you don't want it floating around. Generally, these aren't planted because the rhizome needs to be kept exposed or the plant will rot.

Welcome to Fishlore btw.

thanks, I really like this website it is awesome.

 

On the topic of java ferns, I have a couple of questions.
I had a 10 gallon that I put one java fern into. My lighting was probably not strong enough, even though people say you can have java ferns with mostly any form of lighting.
I had the java fern tied onto a piece of driftwood, and used Flourish liquid fertilizer.
Within two weeks the plant was turning brown and dying. I don't know what I did wrong other than the fact that my lighting was weak (the two small leds that came with the cover). Any advice would be appreciated as I am going to try java ferns again in my new 30 gallon.

I read that lack of C02 will cause this issue. Even I faced same issue with my ferns and I added liquid Co2 and the plant started growing quickly again

 

is liquid Co2 expensive?

do you think Java Fern will improve my fish tank or will it make it worse. do you think it is worth it? I have a 23L fluval edge with just a betta (named Honica if you wanted to know).

 

is liquid Co2 expensive?

Liquid CO2 is not expensive. And any live plant will improve the water quality & overall look of tank. Java fern is very easy to grow & will be good for your betta also. In my 10 gallon tank I have java fern with crown tail betta and he rests on java fern leaf.

 

I think I will get a java fern plant soon.
are there any other plants that are good for beginners that you would recommend?

 

Anubias is another plant which is very hard plant same like java fern plus I like the look of it and there are lot of varities. Java moss another plant but it grows very quickly. These 3 plants don't require any substrate they need to be attached to either rocks or driftwood. I cover java moss on top of coconut shell looks really good plus it acts as cave too

You can try java fern windelov it has different leaf structure but same as java fern

 

thank you SO MUCH alpha34. Your information has been SO HElPFUL.

 

While it is said that java ferns do not need to be fed and they do not require much light they are still plants and if given additional care they do quite well. They are leaf feeders. The roots are anchors for the plant. Be sure not to plant the rhizome in the substrate. I have only kept them in aquariums with other plants so they benefited from the supplements and lighting for those plants.

Any of the smaller Anubis would also be a good plant for your needs. This is one of the smallest

This is Sunhawk's 55. As you can see there are Madagascar lace and red myrio plants in there. To the left is a large grove of java ferns on a rock. The grove started out as one plant held down with a rock years ago. When happy they grow fast and will send babies all over. They propagate by runners, spores and by little ones from the leaves. I have to clear the aquarium of excess ferns at least once a month.

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your fish tank is amazing! I wish I could get a bigger fish tank but where I live they are really expensive. do you use liquid Co2? are there any brands you would recommend?

 

your fish tank is amazing! I wish I could get a bigger fish tank but where I live they are really expensive. do you use liquid Co2? are there any brands you would recommend?

Thank you

I am a fan of the Seachem line and have had great success with them. But as others have pointed out there are far less expensive products out there if you are willing to measure and mix your own.

The products I use are Seachem Flourish, Flourish Excel (liquid Co2), Flourish Iron, Flourish root tabs and Flourish Potassium. I use RO/DI water (we have a BRS 75 GPD unit with 90 gallons of storage) that I remineralize with Seachem Equilibrium.

I can show you some shots of our other aquariums If you like.

 

On the topic of java ferns, I have a couple of questions.
I had a 10 gallon that I put one java fern into. My lighting was probably not strong enough, even though people say you can have java ferns with mostly any form of lighting.
I had the java fern tied onto a piece of driftwood, and used Flourish liquid fertilizer.
Within two weeks the plant was turning brown and dying. I don't know what I did wrong other than the fact that my lighting was weak (the two small leds that came with the cover). Any advice would be appreciated as I am going to try java ferns again in my new 30 gallon.

I am having the same problems, plants just turn brown and die. 70 gal tank, Liq Fert (Thrive), 130 W of light 10 hours a day.

 

I am having the same problems, plants just turn brown and die. 70 gal tank, Liq Fert (Thrive), 130 W of light 10 hours a day.

What are the plants? What type of lighting is the 130 watts? Incandescent? Fluorescent? LED?

How long does it take for the plants to turn brown and die? Are you getting them from the same place? Are the lights plain white or are they color balanced for plants?

The quality is more important than the length of time they are on. Our lights are on five to seven hours a day.