On 05/29/2013 02:45 PM, Dawn Moneyhan wrote:
> I grow both anubias and java fern in hard water here and they do great. The anubias is a little slower growing in harder water, but the java fern grows and spreads so fast it surprised even me. My last addition of new java fern was about 2 wks ago. Each plant was about 5 - 6 inches tall. Today each of those plants is about 7 inches tall with new shoots both from the base as well as sprouts from most leaves. My pH here runs 8.5 - 8.6 out of the tap, averages about 8.3 - .8.5 in most of my tanks.
Maybe it's the Ph then. Mine runs about neutral. I've got two java
ferns variety "Tropica" which are barely surviving in my tank. And
they're supposed to be a faster growing variety. Are you using CO2? I
don't.
The other plants I have need constant trimming. And I scoop out some of
the floating plants 2 or 3 times a week. So it's not a general case -
but Java ferns and anubias are definite no-nos. Ain't life interesting?
Larry B
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