Microsorum pteropus grown on Mangrove wood (size XL).

Microsorum pteropus is a water fern from Asia, 15-30 cm tall. To be grown on a root or stone, attached with fishing line until it has gained a hold. If planted in the bottom, do not cover the rhizome because it will rot. Easy to propagate by splitting the horizontal rhizome.
A hardy plant that grows in all conditions. The black spots under the leaves are sporangia (reproductive organs), not signs of disease, as many believe.

Plant info
Type: Rhizomatous
Origin: Asia

Growth rate: Slow

Height: 15 - 30+
cm (typical height after two months).
Light demand: Low

CO2 : Low

See this plant in our inspiration tanks

• The Mountain (100 L)

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