[Blackheart]

Has anyone also had this problem with trying to find Java fern in pet stores, and LFS? I have yet to find it anywhere and I'm forced to buy it from LiveAquaria.com

why? I would think it's a pretty common enough plant

 

[Cboss]

I don't usually notice it at smaller stores, but Petsmart and Petco always seem to have some.

 

[johnny313]

my petco/petsmart suck!

 

[christian_cowgirlGSR]

There are places you can get java fern online, other than live aquaria. You can go to www.aquabid.com, http://shop.plantedaquariumscentral.com/, or http://www.bobstropicalplants.com/store/catalog/index.php?cPath=23_29. I've order from mikeswetpets from ebay [Ebay Link Removed] and can recommend them. Not to mention, you could post want-to-buy ads here on plantedtank.net or on other, similar sites, like www.aquaticplantcentral.com or www.aquariumadvice.com.

Personally, I don't think it's worth placing a small order with live aquaria. You'd spend as much or more on shipping with them as you would on the actual product you're ordering. If you get on aquariumadvice.com, severumama and HN1 are great sellers. I've done business with them as well and can highly recommend them.

 

[CGY_Betta_Guy]

perhaps try to find a forum or club local to your area and see if people have some. Usually in better condition and cheaper if its coming from someones planted tank rather than the store.

 

[speedie408]

Post up a WTB thread in the S&S. You'd be surprised. Everybody and their mom grows all sorts of java ferns on this forum.

 

[Optix]

especially since you can take 1 leaf...cut it into 4 pieces...and have 4 plants

stuffs a slow grower...but its impossible for it to die

 

[wkndracer]

got a 5gal bucket full after selling 2 5gal buckets full LOL
PM how much you want.
Mine that I have left is large enough to fill 1/3 of a standard 75g tank.


tough plant and would ship OK

 

[jasonpatterson]

stuffs a slow grower...but its impossible for it to die

I converted a fresh tank to 1.011 brackish in preparation for some Hawaiian red shrimp. It can survive in salty water as well, at least so far. My stems died off after a week or so, but the java fern appears to be fine so far (2 weeks in.) Lilaeopsis brasiliensis is actually doing better in brackish than it ever did in fresh.

 

[keithy]

the regular java are pretty common. The variety that is hard to find is the narrow/needle leaf java. The S&S is your best bet to get quality plants.

 

[radioman]

I only ever use the swap n shop just because the quality is so good since hobbyist grow the stuff.

 

[RandomMan]

Java fern is found in brackish waters in the wild. Probably one of the hardiest plants when it comes to salt in the water. I find it at all the LFS here, and Petco and Petsmart sell it in the little tubes that don't require water. I've seen regular and Windov.