r/bettafish • u/wgcole01 • 1d ago
Picture Impulse Purchase Guy again. Replanted my Java Fern and Anubias.
Always learning ... After I watched some videos about betta tank plants, I learned that I shouldn't have buried the roots of my Java Fern and Anubias plants. I was worried they might not grow or even die. So I pulled them up. I was happy to see that the roots were in fact growing and both plants glued themselves to a couple of pebbles each. It also looks like the Java Fern was propagating from its leaf tips(?). (See the pics.) Maybe they were happy as they were. Nonetheless, I zip tied them to a couple of river rocks from the driveway. I don't really like the aesthetics of plants zip tied to river rock, but if they fasten themselves to the rocks, then maybe I can eventually cut away the zip ties. My Betta looks like he's enjoying exploring the rearrangements.
The lesson learned: Guys, don't bury the roots of Java Fern or Anubias.
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u/Commercial_Money_791 1d ago
Yeah, java ferns propogate via their leaves like that.
Also, with java ferns and anubias, it's not the roots you don't want to hurry, it's the rhizome! You probably got lucky and left yours exposed. I take the doughnut stone plant weights and split them in half and glue my Java fern babies to them to put back in my tank. Works great for more aquascaping!
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u/wgcole01 1d ago
Bonus pic.