LondonDragon
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Plant Profile Ceratopteris thalictroides
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- Scientific Name
- Ceratopteris thalictroides
- Botanical Name
- Ceratópteris thalictroídes (L.) Brongn.
- Synonyms
- Acrostichum thalictroides L., Ceratopteris froesii Brade, Ceratopteris gaudichaudii Brongn., Ceratopteris siliquosa (L.) Copel.
- Major Group
- Monilophytes
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Ceratopteris
aec34
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I grow it floating just under the surface - it does better for me like that than in the substrate (I’m non-CO2). I trim the roots from time to time as with frogbit.
One of the stem plants that can be used as a floating plant.
Leave the detached leaf on the surface to encourage root growth.
This can then be planted in the substrate when new roots appear...the older roots normally turn dark which indicates a good time for planting!
hoggie
Parablennius
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Oldguy
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Grew it many many years ago. Water was liquid rock and lighting was tungsten filament 100W lamps. Photo period short due to cost. Grew best floating, broad pale green leaves with many daughter plant lets growing. When planted in substrate, plain gravel, the plant stated to shed its broad leaves and grow with narrow leaves. Submerged growth was poor compared with floating growth but it had to contend with a common plec, not so common back then.
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Eddie2006
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i have heard alot about this plant lately so it,s nice to know what everyone is talking about
Parablennius
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For some reason I cannot grow it submersed, it just rots away. I have no clue why except, of course, that it has access to plenty of CO2 and more light.
I love this plant, it's a solid floating grower with lovely emergent growth. My betta loves it especially, it makes a great underwater ecosystem for the fish and shrimps. Fabulous plant for a quarantine tank I think.
Kelvin12
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Is the common name for this plant, ' lace fern '. Looks very similar to what I have and it thrives. Although at the moment the leaves seem to be changing their appearance.
If I have this wrong please disregard or delete.
Dirk
If I have this wrong please disregard or delete.
Dirk
Water Sprite!
Kelvin12
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I bought it as lace fern and it looks like in the photo. I also have what is supposed to be wisteria but it doesn't look like the photo at all. Maybe just different names for different countries or incorrectly sold.
Google has it named under several common names, water sprire, lace fern, swamp fern, Indian water fern.
Shows the need to call them by their botanical names.
Dirk
Google has it named under several common names, water sprire, lace fern, swamp fern, Indian water fern.
Shows the need to call them by their botanical names.
Dirk
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sparkyweasel
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Or Indian Fern; but what they call it down under, I don't know. 🙂
Danlacey1988
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John q
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For me, although this plant wants to be a floater it does better when it's planted. Once it detaches from the substrate it eventually goes down hill.
Healthy looking specimen that's got its roots firmly in the ground.
At the side of it is an unhealthy plant that's become detached from the substrate.
In an ideal world they stay rooted and reach the surface and get the best of both worlds.
ianmianmianm
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Hello folk. I am considering this a floating plant in a tank for shell dwellers (multis). Anyone have experience of this growing in water around 8.0 and hard (around 20)? I've grown this before in softwater with a higher level light and managed to get it to float but alos emerse. Any experience would be gratefully heard. Ian.
Hi all,
cheers Darrel
Ceratopteris cornuta is native to Lake Tanganyika, so I'm going to say it will grow. Ceratophyllum demersum is also native and definitely likes hard water. Pistia stratiotes would be another option.
cheers Darrel
