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thebuddha · 01-11-2013, 11:27 PM

Found this stuff growing under a few of my java fern leaves. I am guessing it is a type of algae. Sorry about the blurry pics :/

This picture shows what it looks like attached to the plant.
Plus, as you can see on the left-most leaf, the java fern does have a bit of black algae markings on it. Is that something I should worry about as well?

And this is what it looked like when i plucked it off, it has a reddish tint to it

Captivate05 · 01-11-2013, 11:59 PM

Looks like a baby java fern! They do spawn from their leaves sometimes

**Msheresy** · 01-12-2013, 12:01 AM

+1

They will grow plantlets on the leaves that you can pluck off and plant.

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thebuddha · 01-12-2013, 03:01 AM

lol really!?
I didnt expect that at all, i thought for sure it was an algae of some sort.
Well that sucks that I threw 4 of them away, but hey they only took about 2 days to form.

Thanks for the help guys!

01-11-2013, 11:27 PM	#1
thebuddha Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 292	ID please Found this stuff growing under a few of my java fern leaves. I am guessing it is a type of algae. Sorry about the blurry pics :/ This picture shows what it looks like attached to the plant. Plus, as you can see on the left-most leaf, the java fern does have a bit of black algae markings on it. Is that something I should worry about as well? And this is what it looked like when i plucked it off, it has a reddish tint to it

01-11-2013, 11:59 PM	#2
Captivate05 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,447	Looks like a baby java fern! They do spawn from their leaves sometimes __________________ The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Rita Mae Brown twenty-nine gallon

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01-12-2013, 12:01 AM	#3
Msheresy Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ga Posts: 209	+1 They will grow plantlets on the leaves that you can pluck off and plant. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

01-12-2013, 03:01 AM	#4
thebuddha Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 292	lol really!? I didnt expect that at all, i thought for sure it was an algae of some sort. Well that sucks that I threw 4 of them away, but hey they only took about 2 days to form. Thanks for the help guys!