Indian fern

Places of natural growth of this species are tropical belts on continents and islands. Aquarists have a water Indian fern in honor, and even masters of the underwater landscape also use it very successfully to create their masterpieces.

Contents of Indian fern in the aquarium

Its own decorative qualities and incredibly rapid growth this plant shows to the full with a competent content. To say that this is a complex and demanding care is impossible, but there will be some rules to follow. Successful cultivation of ferns in the aquarium is impossible without the following:

  1. Since the plant is a guest from the tropics, in the aquarium it will be necessary to provide the basic parameters as much as possible. In particular, it concerns temperature. It should be in the range of 22-26 ° C. When it decreases, the fern grows poorly in the aquarium, and the leaflets themselves noticeably fade and the decorativeness noticeably decreases.
  2. Be sure to follow the reaction of water: if it comes close to a hard alkaline, the plant withers. Ideally, the reaction should be neutral, weakly acidic.
  3. Fern needs high-quality lighting in the aquarium. It is allowed to combine natural and artificial light. The latter is quite successfully provided by daylight and even incandescent lamps. Your task is to provide the plant with 12 hours of daylight hours.
  4. Indian fern not only does without feeding, but even stinks from their excess. Especially he does not tolerate excess nitrates and nitrites.

But care is greatly simplified by the indifference of the plant to changing water. Some plants need constant replacement or partial substitution. This plant does not require such actions and grows quite well in the old water if it contains humic acids.

Reproduction of Indian water fern

If you decide to get new seedlings, then the news for you is just excellent. The fact is that the fern itself forms the lobules of the roots of the new daughter plant, and after the appearance of new leaves on it, the separation takes place by itself. When the germ is ready, it simply separates and floats in the water column. You just have to drop him into the ground. It is not surprising that Indian ferns are loved by many aquarists. Plant new processes we will be in a fine-grained soil. If the aquarium is supposed to breed more and fans to dig in the ground, the problem is solved by planting the fern in small flowerpots.