Creating Java Fern Bunches

[Nubias]

Hi all,

Forever seeing these nice large bunches of java fern getting placed into aquascapes on youtube etc. but I don't have the availability of these. Mine came in rock wool pots and the rhizomes are quite thin with small root structures, I have maybe aprox. 6-8 rhizomes of each up to 80mm long with 6-10 leaves each could I tie these together with black cotton to create more of a bunch look? this should then be able to be placed a bit better within my current scape.

I have both needle and trident versions so thinking about a bunch of each.

 

[doylecolmdoyle]

Yes, there is no reason you cant bunch together many small rhizomes and tie them to a rock or some wood, I have done this before, you may find the rhizomes become all tangled together when they start to grow but this doesn't really matter.

 

[Nubias]

Thanks,
Have done it, was worried about it strangling the rhizome but using cotton hopefully degrades by the time the rhizomes have taken hold of the hardscape.

 

[rebel]

yes you can.

Also if you give them excellent growing conditions, they will naturally thicken up and almost choke themselves.

 

[jagillham]

Absolutely no expert at all, but I found the needle version gave a much better "clump". I'll be using it again.