Covering the bare spots?

yes actually you should as their rhizomes dont like to be buried :)
 
Tie it with sewing thread or fishing line. Brown or black is almost invisible. I tried rubber band with anubias not java but it was on part of the rhizome too tight, not good.
 
yea i had a rhizome completely fall off from that... oops! now i use clear fishing thread, just cause i have it here at home already and its barely visible unless youre really looking for it lol
 
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