I grow mine in various pHs (harder for livebearers, soft in dwarf cichlid
tanks), and I usually do not give them much light. Many of the Bolbitis are
attached to wood, but many are not. I don't use CO2 (too lazy) even in my
tanks with plants that migh appreciate it, and I really don't think the
ferns (Javas or Bolbitis) need it. I think the most important thing is to be
sure not to let them (the ferns, that is) read the books that say they are
difficult to grow -- what they don't know may help you. ;-) I wish you
were on this continent. Then I would send you a couple of mine. Perhaps I
just have a really hardy group of ferns, after all the years of mistreatment
they have thrived under. :-) I have probably removed most of the "weak"
genes from them by now. I got my first Bolbitis about 12 to 15 years ago,
and most of my plants are from the first start. The Dwarf Java Fern I have
had for about 8 years, and about 9 or 10 years for the Tropica and Windelov
Javas.
Julie <'><
>From: Christophe Mailliet <christophe.mailliet at web.de>
>Reply-To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
>To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [RML] Microsorium brassii
>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 09:33:30 +0100
>
>
>Hi Julie,
>From the photo, it seems to be the same plant.
>It does look like you've got a "fern-tumb" - trying to grow B. heudelotti
>has always been like burning money for me..
>Cheers
>Christophe
>
>r_m_l at yahoogroups.com schrieb am 18.11.05 06:40:33:
>
>Johannes and/or Christophe,
>
>Do you mean this one (see attached photo)? In the US they call it M.
>pteropus "Short Narrow Leaf." At least, that is what I got it as. I have
>never had any problems with any of the Java Ferns as far as this "critical
>mass" thing. If anything, I find the scores of tiny babies they produce to
>be rather annoying. Like little green gnats that just get into everything.
>;-) And it seems to grow and thrive as well as, if not better than, the
>regular form for me. Of all the forms of Java Fern I have (four currently)
>this is the one I find to be the most robust and prolific in my tanks. Of
>course, I also have extrememly good success with Bolbitis heudelotti, which
>so many people say is touchy. For me it grows under all conditions. I even
>grow it in Betta jars. I can't kill it unless I resort to dumping bleach on
>it. ;-) Maybe I just have a dark-green thumb? :-)
>
>Julie <'><
>
>
> >From: Johannes Graf <J.Graf at web.de>
> >Reply-To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> >To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [RML] Microsorium brassii
> >Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:32:00 +0200
> >
> >
> >Hi All,
> >additionally to those Microsorum species described, there is another one
> >existing in very few numbers. It is adwarf form called "angustifolium" (I
> >am pretty sure that the validity of this name has never been checked). It
> >is a extremly slowly growing, small form or species with dense, oblong
> >leaves of about 5mm with and about 5-8cm lenght. But very beautiful. Like
> >other forms of Microsorum ("Windelov") it has a critical mass when
>dividing
> >it. If you make the pieces too small, it dies.
> >Best regards, Johannes
> >
> >
> >r_m_l at yahoogroups.com schrieb am 28.10.05 10:26:03:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > If you can't get M. brassii, you might want to try Bolbitis
>heteroclita,
> >a nice fern that supposedly also occurs on New Guinea. Here in Germany,
> >there is also a very small form of M. pteropus with narrow leaves, that
>is
> >being sold as M. pteropus "narrow leaves", which to me looks very much
>like
> >M. brassii. It grows very slowly as compared to the normal pteropus.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Christophe
>
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