Microsorum pteropus
Tied onto a piece of lava rock and ready to place. Almost impossible to kill — low light, no CO2, no fertiliser needed. Never bury the rhizome (the thick stem); it rots. Fish rarely eat it. Sample photo: “Leptochilus pteropus-2-veda aquarium-bengaluru-India” by Yercaud-elango, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Sample photo: “Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus) growing in the wild.” by Fhurzan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Low light; tie to wood or rock — burying the rhizome rots it.
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