Quickie About Java Fern.

[Jaymz]

Just got some Java Fern for my low-tech tank as I heard they're easy to grow and whatnot, just fancied asking about planting them. I know you're meant to let the roots grow above the substrate, but it looks as messy as sin because of the spongy felty stuff the plantpots are packed with. How's best to get rid of this stuff without damaging the plant? Or can it be buried beneath the sand so long as the rhizome isn't covered up?

Cheers.

 

[PeterWest]

Its best to have the rhizome attached to a piece of bogwood or something of the same sorts. Wouldn't recommend it in substrate.