Guppygirl Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Hi everyone, I have java fern in my tank and just about all the leaves are producing babies. What constitutes a baby?, is it one leaf, one root? Some of the adult leaves have up to six leaves and as many roots( some long and some short). So I thought I would ask that crazy question. Or will I find out how many babies when they grow large enough to break away from the adult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 As long as there are at least a couple leaves and roots, you can pull the babies off and attach them to wood/rock. You can also leave them on - I've had full adult plants w. 6-8" leaves growing from the leaf of parent plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppygirl Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Thanks for the reply. I asked because this Java fern is the first live plant that I have had in any of my tanks. It started out as many singular leaves grouped together in a bunch- bought at Walmart. Took off the lead and wool(foam) tie that they came with and tied one bunch with an elastic and elasticed it to my driftwood, the other bunch I just tied with elastic and tried to tie to a smooth rock- that didn't work as it slipped off and now that bunch just floats around the bottom. Now the leaves are starting babies on the ends. Some have multiple-- fernlets.:rofl: The bottom sections of some of the leaves are also starting a new shoot, or leaf. So I am excited. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanker Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 "Fernlets" - the best 'creative diction' this forum has seen in a while. Thanks for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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