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Java fern

Epiphytes · Tough

Java fern

Leptochilus pteropus

A tough fern that grows on wood or rock and makes baby plants on its leaves.

Needs

Care levelEasy

LightLow

CO₂Not needed

GrowthSlow

HeightUp to 30 cm

Temperature20–28 °C

WhereTied to wood or rock

Feeds throughLeaves, from the water

How to keep it

Attach to wood or rock
Low to medium light

Planting the rhizome in substrate
Strong light (brown spots)

Don't bury it. Tie or glue it to wood or rock.

Good with

Animals that leave it alone

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Neon tetraParacheirodon innesi

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Bronze corydorasOsteogaster aenea

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AngelfishPterophyllum scalare

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Fancy goldfishCarassius auratus

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SeverumHeros efasciatus

Moderate20 cm22–29 °C