Java Fern

[Noddy]

Please could somebody advise me the best way to attach Java Ferns to rocks.I thought I would have some at the back of the tank and thought i could hold them down on a rock.

Many thanks

 

[G H Nelson]

Hi
Best methods are smallish dark coloured cable ties or fishing line or cotton thread also rubber bands.
I find cable ties best though.
Regards
hoggie

 

[basil]

I like to use the small black hair dressing rubber bands. Quick and easy to attach and they perish and break after a month or so bu which time the roots have fixed themsleves to the rock. Very convenient and cheap too!

 

[Arana]

Superglue

 

[basil]

Superglue

Is that a wind up? :?

 

[Sif]

Not a wind up. Tried it myself for the first time a couple of weeks ago with an anubias sp. and it worked a treat. Far better than messing around with cotton that I'd tried before. Just be careful you don't wind up with a rock glued to the end of your finger

Search the forum for more info, but you want some superglue based on cyanoacrylate. FWIW, I got some 'Super Glue Ultra Gel' from Sainsburys a few weeks ago, for a bit less than they're selling it in B&Q.

 

[mlgt]

Useful info as I never bothered using superglue before.
Will try this tonight as I have alot of java fern to attach to pieces of wood

 

[LondonDragon]

Superglue has been used in the hobby for sometime now, used to attach all sorts of plants to rocks and wood, including mosses! Just don't use too much or you will end up with a lot of white blobs!

 

[mlgt]

Really? even if the mosses grow over the pieces of wood?