What's on my java fern?

[Winged]

I left town for almost a week, come back and two of my java ferns look like this:






Sorry for the not great pictures, but I'm leaving for work and that's the best I can do for now. Also sorry if they're freakin' huge.

 

[cguarino30]

those are baby java ferns. When the leaves got older, they sprout babies. They hairs you see are roots. Give them a week or two and you can pluck the babies off and they'll be big enough to start wedging in rock cracks or holes in driftwood.

 

[BioHazard]

Ewww, that is kinda weird... Maybe they are tubifex worms? Do they move at all? Approximately how long are they?

 

[customdrum]

they are babys coming out the leaf, usually they come out the tip of leaf. leave them alone and there will be baby java ferns in weeks

 

[Bubbles2112]

Yep--baby java ferns. If you don't touch them they will float away when they get bigger.

 

[jpappy789]

I agree, I usually let mine float for a bit before planting.

 

[Star_Rider]

yup mother leaf.. leave it be..soon you'll have little plants floating all over your tank.

I have a ton of them:swear:

:thm:

 

[kog]

Ewww, that is kinda weird... Maybe they are tubifex worms? Do they move at all? Approximately how long are they?

hehe yea that is kinda weird

 

[Winged]

Awesome! That's what I was thinking, and I was hoping that's what it was.

 

[BoCoMo]

yup mother leaf.. leave it be..soon you'll have little plants floating all over your tank.

I have a ton of them:swear:

:thm:

I'll take some of those!