Hey Dad! Started doing Caridina shrimp now. The most difficult freshwater animal to do. Thank you for believing in me. Cheering me on. Buying me all those tanks. I'm working on my last one. Been running it since you passed in September. Fully loaded with plants. Now we're going to make that 55 gallon a huge shrimp breeding tank. Love you Dad
Just bought some java fern from Aquarium Co-op and what they sold me was entirely wrapped in thread. I have not kept java fern in over 10 years and was really surprised to see this on products from them. Thankfully me just watching random videos on youtube about this plant tonight, you saved my java ferns. Thank you sir.
I know this was two years ago and but i just came across your video. Pulled my tube plants out and sure enough, wrapped with black thread. All the rhizome ones, not just Java. Thank you for posting. 👍
THANK YOU. Tbh my beautiful Java Fern Windelov had been making so many babies which I glued to rocks. I never realized I needed to remove the black thread from the original..... Now it's freed and I have SO many plants!!!!! YAY
Thank you for saving my Java Ferns. You may have provided the only TH-cam video regarding Java fern setup. I picked mine up from a local pet store that kept the plants in a "tide pool". While listening to your comments, I'm checking off everything you are saying is true with my Java Fern. After keeping them for about six months, today I find the tightly wound string. Problem corrected--thank you very much! Let's see what happens now...
I'm so happy to read this! I get buried in the Sea of endless plant videos that I get stoked when someone gains something of value by bumping into this channel. You must have watched a bunch of Java Fern videos! Lol
Thanks! just received Broad Leaf Java Fern from Amazon. I had no idea it was attached with sting. Just ordered some super glue gel, When it arrives in a few days I will remove the sting and glue to rock or driftwood. in the meantime. i just added the plant to the tank to float around just above the substrate
This makes so much sense now. I’ve bought tons of these ferns and they always wither away and die. I do have the babies the leaves made but they take forever to grow. Initially, I also made the mistake of burying the roots. I want to try again now that I now to untie them. Thank you! 🎉
I did the same thing!! After watching this video, I took them out of the substrate, and they smelled so bad from root rot!!! I was able to save a few and attach them to driftwood. This guy totally saved my tank because I had them incorrectly planted all over my tank!
Thanks! I bought a nice java fern from PetsFart Wednesday. I looked it over closely and, yup, little black string. Pull the string, 6 little plants. My son and I have been trying to figure out why a little java fern floating from a tank at a mom-n-pop store can do so much better than a beautiful "plant" in a tube when planted our tanks. This really disgusts me.
You actually saved so many of my rhizome plants; I bought the from Amazon. I've had them for almost a year and they had been doing well and then...they were melting. My single Java? Six pants. The other I don't know? Ten plants. So glad I found your video whilst figuring out what was wrong with my plants. 👏👏👏
This video is 2 years old now, but i came across it while researching the new Java Fern plant i got. Thank goodness I saw this! I put the plant in my tank this morning and just took it out to check for the string and sure enough, it was there. It was also several plants! Thanks!
@@yourtap Awesome! I hope my plants stay happy, even happier now that they're not being suffocated slowly! I am new to aquatic plants so I'm still learning everything 😌
@@heidic5393 I remember being really scared in the beginning about a lot of this stuff. I would Google and watch videos after the fact I actually bought something. Lol Then panic I did something wrong. I promise if you stick with it, eventually you acclimate to it as a regular daily event. You have no fears or worry about any of your plants and animals because it becomes the way of things. You wouldn't buy a dog and just put it in the corner and hope it figures life out. We take care of it. If you happen to be worried in general about it, I hope my story helps 🤙
Woah! You just saved me money and my Java Ferns! I'm a beginner. And I just bought it from Petsmart last week. There isn't any information on the labels about string wrapped around the rhyzomes.
You caught me at a good time. I'm super stoked it was a beneficial video for you. I'll look forward to seeing around other videos. Thanks for subscribing 🤙
Awesome score. You can make a huge bush with that many. Space them out 2in apart from one another and you'll watch them cross paths. It's pretty awesome 🤙
I’ve been through SEVERAL ferns from those stores and had no idea why they were dying until now! They need to have this on the packaging! I’ve lost tons of $$ just because of this stupid string. Thank you for revealing this!
that's crazy! i just went to look at my three new plants i've had for a few days. I thought that black bundle was roots! Nope, it's string! I've cut it apart and hoping for better results this time. No wonder I can never keep these things alive! Thank you!
You're very welcome! I'm happy to have shed some light on these issues 🤙 Feel free to go berserk on videos. I've got copious amounts of them. Especially on Java Ferns.
Im here in 2024 ,pissed off and excited at the same time 😂 My poor java ferns have been suffering for about a month , now im able to rescue them thanks to you!
Me too! I can’t believe they don’t tell you this at the stores or even on the website! I think I saved mine in time but I was looking up info why my ferns were growing so many bulbs on their leaves and this video came up. I’m hoping I saved a few stems in time
A quick thank you from Alaska. I also got mine from aquarium co-op, glued them in place, and while everything else in the tank was flourishing, my javas were looking bleak. You've given them a fighting chance.
I thought I removed all the black string when I first bought my huge Java fern but after this video, I checked and saw some were still attached. I also had them buried in the sand. When I pulled them out, a foul smell was released, so the roots were definitely rotting. Thank you for this video! You saved me from totally throwing my tank out of wack! I bought this fake resin coral decoration and I’m using it like a vase in the aquarium for these. As long as they aren’t buried in the sand in that ok? The coral decoration is kind of handy as it’s holding them in place separately without using glue
So the roots for these ferns are like appendages. They're meant to attach themselves to other plants or objects. Like epiphytes. Their goal is to be elevated in the water column. The nutrients are absorbed through the "Rhizome" that vine the leaves are growing from the top and roots from the bottom. FYI, they'll grow on anything. Your decorations you bought are great to use. Attach with super glue (frugally).
SO RIGHT.😉 This happened to me when I first started with Live plants. They were all dying and I have a house full of healthy plants. Couldn't figure out why? I'm a disabled senior on a very small budget. Just as I was going to resign myself back to fake ones I saw a similar video. I pulled one out to check and sure as shit there it was. Very hard to find. So I got rid of it. Only had a couple left by then but they were saved. Why they do this is stupid and rip off imo. I guess they think the quicker it dies, you'll buy more.🤔 PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION TO HIM.😏 Thxs for the video, subscribed.
Thanks for watching and for the follow! This hobby is easy for people to quit. I get it. Once you've nailed the plant part, the rest should be much easier. Check your tap water as well. If it goes through a softener. That can give you problems with plants as well. Too much sodium. 🤙
I made this mistake with my first African water fern in a tube. Couldn’t tell if it was black string or dark roots holding the bunch together and was a noob (still a bit of a noob in this). I tied the bundle to drift wood and that plant has never looked good. Still holding in there but looks bad while the rest of the tank is flourishing. Great tip man!
Thank you so much I just bought one and when you said that, I double checked it, and it did have the black string on it, thank you so much, you just saved my plant
I completely killed the first giant beautiful Java fern I bought.. guy at the store pulled the bunch out of the store tank so I assumed I just left it that way 🤷 only good part was, while the original plant started dying, it mass produced a bunch of new baby plants & they all separated themselves.. by the time I noticed my plant was just dying I had about 14 new pieces I separated & spread around the tank the way it SHOULD have been.. while the original piece died, I'll still always have Java Fern's from it
@@yourtap the babies definitely grow much better! Me , my cousin & a friend of mine are thinking about making an aquatic plants farm so people can order/buy plants that are already fully adapted to growing underwater and won't have to worry about wilting or having a bunch of them tied together...
Great advice...I just bought a 'Borneo Fern' and found I had five plants tied together. The string they used was tough to see and deal with but it's certainly there. Petsmart.
I'm happy you discovered the string in time. Completely not necessary. I buy plants from PetSmart still, and they can definitely get 5 little plants in those tubes without the string period. Thanks for dropping a line 🤙
Glad I fell down the rabbit hole and discovered this video and your channel! Bought some Java swords a few weeks into my cycle and they were rapidly degrading. Rescued 6 rhizomes bunded with a half foot of black string, hoping for a rebound!!
Oh wow i judtordered 25 java ferns windelov came in potted, i stick all of them in between small hole of rocks and woods, but never knew i have to take off the strings..now i have to take all of them out one by one and remove the string or they all going to die, thank you so much!
Thank you so much for that important information I had no idea the first plant I bought was that firm and it died! Thank you for this valuable information
th-cam.com/play/PLf2lOta7QsnjGnh4ypPlgUTdWTjE-o4RQ.html Thanks for watching 🤙 I cover nearly every plant from both PetSmart, Petco, Buce Plants Please toss a store you'd like me to take a look at. I'm always looking for an excuse to buy more plants.
Thank you! I had no idea about this. Now this weekend I will need to take the plants out of my newly planted tank, remove the strings and place them back in properly. You probably just saved me a lot of money!
Oh my goodness no wonder why I always lose them. I thought I was doing something wrong. All my other plants live but never this plant. Thanks!!!! They should def put it on the package!!!!
Is it okay if you tie it to drift wood with string leaving the rhizomes exposed? And only string around part of the stem of the pant instead of around its rhizomes or would it still die off?
@@yourtap thank you my next question is what about if you didn’t catch the string in time and you end up with pretty much just the leafs left that are propagating stress babies will the leaf have a chance to grow back rhizomes or is it pretty much a total loss? I’ve managed to get 8 baby’s from it so far it’s also not a Java fern but a El Niño fern
Holy crap i just planted mine yesterday with it all raveled. The container said to just plant it. I guess im doing an extra water change this week and fixing that up!
It would be nice if the containers for those plants had directions on them because I myself am guilty of taking those poor leaves out of the tube and jamming them into gravel. I cringe by typing that out. I know how to deal with Java ferns now but that’s a total beginner mistake made partially by the company who grows those plants.
@@yourtap I went from 3 good sized ferns to 12 single leaf plants and three 2 leaf plants... Lol I tied the bigger one to rocks and the rest or floating around now
@@Justintheinsane coincidentally I updated this video yesterday. Which is something I do when a video reaches a year, to add any missing prevalent facts. One of those leaves will produce you a plant. But yes, all those leaves and any rhizomes with leaves are going to melt into nothing. Lol
Thanks a bunch. Just planted some Java fern for my turtle and had no idea i just placed 4 bushels together in one spot. They would have died on me and I probably wouldnt have tried plants again 😂 His tank has be looking real bare since I had to get rid of his rocks. Now with 4 plants Petey will be swimming like he was back in the wild!
I appreciate you watching 🤙 Live plants make every aquarium/pond so much better. I did terrariums of frogs before fish and shrimp now. What kind of turtles do you have?
@@themightycrixus1131 that's a bummer to read, bearded dragons are fun pets. I raised one in my younger years. Used to breed Vipers as well. Those sliders may out live you bro. Lol Those are all over Texas where I'm from. 16yrs?! They must be getting big man.
@@yourtap it was sad to loose him but I rescued him from severe neglect some years ago and was honored to get my time in with him. They really are great pets and I found him in the most unexpected way. I would try a snake but I don't know how my cats would feel. 😂 I am a huge animal lover and always rescuing and rehoming critters in need. Petey was a carnival prize up in Pennsylvania and smaller than an oreo when we got him. Now he is the size of my hand! He has some miles under his belt too. Made it all the way to Charlotte, NC and even up to the Blue Ridge mountains for a few years. He has lived quite a life.
@@themightycrixus1131 thanks for sharing your stories! I really enjoy hearing about others journey with their animals. Good for you taking care of that Dragon. Snakes do find ways of getting out. Your cat definitely would be on edge constantly 🤣
Dude I just bought a clearanced red Malaysian red plant and it’s doing exactly what you said with growing roots out of its leaves. Should I just cut the root out of the leaf and shove it down into my gravel?
@@yourtap bro it did 💯, they were all tied up nasty but they all had roots so i did separate them, i do notice some roots growing in the ends of the leaf as well.
@@ICEMANTITO Those roots at the end of the leaf are the beginnings of new plants. You may notice little bumps on the top side of the leaf as well. Eventually it'll have a new baby fern to pluck off and attach to something else! 🤙
So sad I'm a beginner and just pulled the string off my new plants last night and I picked off atleast a handful of baby rhizomes and threw them away because I didn't know better😢
Don't be hard on yourself. I've killed many of plants and animals due to mistakes. They're lessons and we are capable of learning from them. Thank you for sharing your story 🤙
If you don't have direct pressure on the roots and they are free to attach themselves; larger stones would be preferable unless you don't mind them connecting to piles of stones permanently. It's more of a cosmetic decision on your part. Hope that helps 🤙
The leaves are going to die at that point. However, if you snip that leaf loose and let it float for a couple weeks. It'll produce little ferns directly off a loose dying leaf. It's pretty amazing. 🤙
@@yourtap thank you. I think I'll have to do that. Actually mine don't have black holes yet. They looked like they did but there more progressively translucent.
I planted my plants with the strings attached ...... can i pull them up cut the string an replant them now? It been a few months now. There reproducing baby leaves like crazy too
These plants aren't aquatic plants yet. They were grown in tubs and when you convert them to underwater. They lose those roots and grow new ones that have adapted to underwater growth. You're helping the process move along quicker. Hope that helps 🤙
@@DeGarisJ , correct. Their leaves will melt off as well. Nearly the entire plant makes a complete change. The only original part will be their rhizome.
@@DeGarisJ also not all plants can do this and some don't like the process at all and may completely die. So don't think that you did something wrong if that happens. The process is extremely stressful for the plant.
How can a person mend a damaged family tree ? Because I'm rotten to the core LOL 🤪
It works the same as a plant with good roots. You start over. ✊🤪
Hey Dad! Started doing Caridina shrimp now. The most difficult freshwater animal to do. Thank you for believing in me. Cheering me on. Buying me all those tanks. I'm working on my last one. Been running it since you passed in September. Fully loaded with plants.
Now we're going to make that 55 gallon a huge shrimp breeding tank.
Love you Dad
Hi Dad. Anytime someone comments on this video, I want to remind you that I love you. It's been 9 months since you died.
I miss you man.
@@yourtap R.I.P.
I'm having a baby girl Dad! I hope you're watching. I'm going to do my best!
There should be a warning on the packaging, thanks for the heads up.
I agree. Thanks for watching 🤙
Just bought some java fern from Aquarium Co-op and what they sold me was entirely wrapped in thread. I have not kept java fern in over 10 years and was really surprised to see this on products from them. Thankfully me just watching random videos on youtube about this plant tonight, you saved my java ferns. Thank you sir.
You're welcome! I suppose we now know it's not just massive chain stores. Thanks for sharing 🤙
@@yourtap I left them a review, and then decided to rabbit hole their reviews. Sure enough a few people brought up the thread prior to my encounter.
Yeah co op sells pretty crap plants.
Me too.
I know this was two years ago and but i just came across your video. Pulled my tube plants out and sure enough, wrapped with black thread. All the rhizome ones, not just Java. Thank you for posting. 👍
You're welcome My friend 🤙
Thank you for posting this video! You just helped this aquarium novice save her new java ferns!
You're welcome 😁
THANK YOU. Tbh my beautiful Java Fern Windelov had been making so many babies which I glued to rocks. I never realized I needed to remove the black thread from the original..... Now it's freed and I have SO many plants!!!!! YAY
I'm happy to read this 🤙
Thank you for saving my Java Ferns. You may have provided the only TH-cam video regarding Java fern setup. I picked mine up from a local pet store that kept the plants in a "tide pool". While listening to your comments, I'm checking off everything you are saying is true with my Java Fern. After keeping them for about six months, today I find the tightly wound string. Problem corrected--thank you very much! Let's see what happens now...
I appreciate the kind words and I'm super stoked you learned something of value! I'll look forward to seeing around other videos 🤙
What happened with your Java Ferns? All good now?
Bro thanks so much. I was about to give up on Java fern and I watched this video. I did it and now I have a big, beautiful Java fern bush
I'm so happy to read this! I get buried in the Sea of endless plant videos that I get stoked when someone gains something of value by bumping into this channel. You must have watched a bunch of Java Fern videos! Lol
Thanks! just received Broad Leaf Java Fern from Amazon. I had no idea it was attached with sting. Just ordered some super glue gel, When it arrives in a few days I will remove the sting and glue to rock or driftwood. in the meantime. i just added the plant to the tank to float around just above the substrate
This should be way higher in the algorithm. Thank you!
This makes so much sense now. I’ve bought tons of these ferns and they always wither away and die. I do have the babies the leaves made but they take forever to grow. Initially, I also made the mistake of burying the roots. I want to try again now that I now to untie them. Thank you! 🎉
You're welcome 😄
I did the same thing!! After watching this video, I took them out of the substrate, and they smelled so bad from root rot!!! I was able to save a few and attach them to driftwood. This guy totally saved my tank because I had them incorrectly planted all over my tank!
Thanks! I bought a nice java fern from PetsFart Wednesday. I looked it over closely and, yup, little black string. Pull the string, 6 little plants. My son and I have been trying to figure out why a little java fern floating from a tank at a mom-n-pop store can do so much better than a beautiful "plant" in a tube when planted our tanks. This really disgusts me.
I'm really happy this helped you my friend. I appreciate you sharing your story. I'll see you around the Internet 🤙
You actually saved so many of my rhizome plants; I bought the from Amazon. I've had them for almost a year and they had been doing well and then...they were melting.
My single Java? Six pants. The other I don't know? Ten plants.
So glad I found your video whilst figuring out what was wrong with my plants.
👏👏👏
I'm extremely happy you found value in this video. It is true you can find them on many different rhizome plants. Thanks for watching Amy!
This video is 2 years old now, but i came across it while researching the new Java Fern plant i got. Thank goodness I saw this! I put the plant in my tank this morning and just took it out to check for the string and sure enough, it was there. It was also several plants! Thanks!
It is 2yrs old but I still respond on it because people still watch it and say Hi.
I'm happy and your plants are happy! 🤙
@@yourtap Awesome! I hope my plants stay happy, even happier now that they're not being suffocated slowly! I am new to aquatic plants so I'm still learning everything 😌
@@heidic5393 I remember being really scared in the beginning about a lot of this stuff. I would Google and watch videos after the fact I actually bought something. Lol
Then panic I did something wrong. I promise if you stick with it, eventually you acclimate to it as a regular daily event. You have no fears or worry about any of your plants and animals because it becomes the way of things.
You wouldn't buy a dog and just put it in the corner and hope it figures life out. We take care of it.
If you happen to be worried in general about it, I hope my story helps 🤙
Woah! You just saved me money and my Java Ferns! I'm a beginner. And I just bought it from Petsmart last week. There isn't any information on the labels about string wrapped around the rhyzomes.
You caught me at a good time. I'm super stoked it was a beneficial video for you. I'll look forward to seeing around other videos. Thanks for subscribing 🤙
I AM SO LUCKY I RAN INTO THIS VIDEO I TOOK OFF LIKE A FOOT OF STRING AND NOW HAVE LIKE 8 DIFF JAVA FERNS..
Awesome score. You can make a huge bush with that many. Space them out 2in apart from one another and you'll watch them cross paths. It's pretty awesome 🤙
I’ve been through SEVERAL ferns from those stores and had no idea why they were dying until now! They need to have this on the packaging! I’ve lost tons of $$ just because of this stupid string. Thank you for revealing this!
Same
I. Had. No. Idea. My Java fern has looked terrible for months. Black leaves Despite new growth, this all makes sense now! Thanks for this video!
No problem man. You hit it on the nose. They grow the babies as the adult leaves are dying.
I'm glad someone found this beneficial.
You just saved all of my Java Fern. Love your video. Thank you so much.
My pleasure. Happy it helped!
Love to see when your videos reach more people! As always, incredible knowledge ;)
Following my channel and absorbing information I know can be helpful is appreciated.
that's crazy! i just went to look at my three new plants i've had for a few days. I thought that black bundle was roots! Nope, it's string! I've cut it apart and hoping for better results this time. No wonder I can never keep these things alive! Thank you!
You're very welcome! I'm happy to have shed some light on these issues 🤙
Feel free to go berserk on videos. I've got copious amounts of them. Especially on Java Ferns.
Im here in 2024 ,pissed off and excited at the same time 😂 My poor java ferns have been suffering for about a month , now im able to rescue them thanks to you!
You're welcome 😁
Me too! I can’t believe they don’t tell you this at the stores or even on the website! I think I saved mine in time but I was looking up info why my ferns were growing so many bulbs on their leaves and this video came up. I’m hoping I saved a few stems in time
A quick thank you from Alaska. I also got mine from aquarium co-op, glued them in place, and while everything else in the tank was flourishing, my javas were looking bleak. You've given them a fighting chance.
You're welcome 😁
I thought I removed all the black string when I first bought my huge Java fern but after this video, I checked and saw some were still attached. I also had them buried in the sand. When I pulled them out, a foul smell was released, so the roots were definitely rotting. Thank you for this video! You saved me from totally throwing my tank out of wack! I bought this fake resin coral decoration and I’m using it like a vase in the aquarium for these. As long as they aren’t buried in the sand in that ok? The coral decoration is kind of handy as it’s holding them in place separately without using glue
So the roots for these ferns are like appendages. They're meant to attach themselves to other plants or objects. Like epiphytes. Their goal is to be elevated in the water column. The nutrients are absorbed through the "Rhizome" that vine the leaves are growing from the top and roots from the bottom. FYI, they'll grow on anything. Your decorations you bought are great to use. Attach with super glue (frugally).
Sorry, you don't have to use glue at all. Wedging them onto something is great 🤙
SO RIGHT.😉 This happened to me when I first started with Live plants. They were all dying and I have a house full of healthy plants. Couldn't figure out why? I'm a disabled senior on a very small budget. Just as I was going to resign myself back to fake ones I saw a similar video. I pulled one out to check and sure as shit there it was. Very hard to find. So I got rid of it. Only had a couple left by then but they were saved. Why they do this is stupid and rip off imo. I guess they think the quicker it dies, you'll buy more.🤔 PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION TO HIM.😏 Thxs for the video, subscribed.
Thanks for watching and for the follow! This hobby is easy for people to quit. I get it. Once you've nailed the plant part, the rest should be much easier.
Check your tap water as well. If it goes through a softener. That can give you problems with plants as well. Too much sodium. 🤙
I made this mistake with my first African water fern in a tube. Couldn’t tell if it was black string or dark roots holding the bunch together and was a noob (still a bit of a noob in this). I tied the bundle to drift wood and that plant has never looked good. Still holding in there but looks bad while the rest of the tank is flourishing. Great tip man!
Thanks for sharing 🤙
Thanks! I stumbled upon this video and pulled mine and sure enough I missed the string!
Glad I could help!
So glad I found your video!!! I went from 1 fern to 6!! Never knew why all of my aquatic plants kept dying, I thought it was me. Poor plants....
I'm happy you found this video too! 🤙
I’m so happy that I watched this! I didn’t even notice the string on my Java ferns. Removing it now! Thank you 😊
I'm happy it helped! Thanks for saying Hi 🤙
I learned about the strings from Joanne at The Small Scape 🤓🐠
such a shame that the stores don't tell you this, thank God for your vids.
Very much appreciated. I hope to continue to see you around.
Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much I just bought one and when you said that, I double checked it, and it did have the black string on it, thank you so much, you just saved my plant
Happy you learned something of value Rachel 🤙
I'll look forward to hearing from you in the future.
I completely killed the first giant beautiful Java fern I bought.. guy at the store pulled the bunch out of the store tank so I assumed I just left it that way 🤷 only good part was, while the original plant started dying, it mass produced a bunch of new baby plants & they all separated themselves.. by the time I noticed my plant was just dying I had about 14 new pieces I separated & spread around the tank the way it SHOULD have been.. while the original piece died, I'll still always have Java Fern's from it
The baby plantlets are what you're waiting on anyway. They make a bunch and do so much better than the original.
@@yourtap the babies definitely grow much better! Me , my cousin & a friend of mine are thinking about making an aquatic plants farm so people can order/buy plants that are already fully adapted to growing underwater and won't have to worry about wilting or having a bunch of them tied together...
@@mikefrost5481 that's a fantastic idea Mike! 🤙
I pulled my Java out of the tank, and sure enough damn black string, thanks , very helpful
I'm happy it helped you. See you around 🤙
Neat vid man! You just saved a ton of people a ton of money!
Awesome video, I had no idea. Now it’s all over the tank and it looks even better than before. I also took all the rhizomes off and set them too.
I'm happy to read that you found value in the video. Thanks for saying Hi 🤙
:-0 WOW! Good to know. Never would have thought. Thank you!!!
Great advice...I just bought a 'Borneo Fern' and found I had five plants tied together. The string they used was tough to see and deal with but it's certainly there. Petsmart.
I'm happy you discovered the string in time. Completely not necessary. I buy plants from PetSmart still, and they can definitely get 5 little plants in those tubes without the string period. Thanks for dropping a line 🤙
Glad I fell down the rabbit hole and discovered this video and your channel! Bought some Java swords a few weeks into my cycle and they were rapidly degrading. Rescued 6 rhizomes bunded with a half foot of black string, hoping for a rebound!!
I'm glad you ended up here too! I'll look forward to seeing you around future videos 🤙
Red three comments this guy seems legit I'm subscribed now
Thanks for following Joe 🤙
Have fun watching videos.
Well thanks man! "There was that string" i said. 8 plants geez.
You're welcome my friend 🤙
You're doing a great job. Thanks for your videos. Educational and entertaining.
I appreciate the encouragement. Feel free to binge watch the videos. There's 175 of them and I honestly thought I'd run out of ideas after 10. Lol
Oh wow i judtordered 25 java ferns windelov came in potted, i stick all of them in between small hole of rocks and woods, but never knew i have to take off the strings..now i have to take all of them out one by one and remove the string or they all going to die, thank you so much!
Thank you so much for that important information I had no idea the first plant I bought was that firm and it died! Thank you for this valuable information
My pleasure 🤙
Dude… more videos of big box store plants/care. I had no idea.
th-cam.com/play/PLf2lOta7QsnjGnh4ypPlgUTdWTjE-o4RQ.html
Thanks for watching 🤙
I cover nearly every plant from both PetSmart, Petco, Buce Plants
Please toss a store you'd like me to take a look at. I'm always looking for an excuse to buy more plants.
Now I know why my new plants are not thriving. I never knew about this - THANKS
You're welcome 🤙
Good tip. I'll keep an eye out for this. Thanks.
You're welcome 🤙
You just saved my Java ferns !!! Thank you !!!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching. I'll see you around the internet 🤙
Thanks, been wondering why a plant I've had great success with in the past now dies repeatedly when purchased in box store tubes
Wow ! Thank you so much
Thank you! I had no idea about this. Now this weekend I will need to take the plants out of my newly planted tank, remove the strings and place them back in properly. You probably just saved me a lot of money!
Hey there! I'm happy you learned something and I'll look forward to seeing you around the Internet. 🤙
thanks for posting ive had mines over months now not knowing i just now removed the black string from my plants.
You're welcome my friend 🤙
Geez!! WTH this pisses me off I didn’t know they put string on it !!
Well now you do my friend 🤙
I buy it already attached to driftwood. So far they’re doing well.
Yeah, over time they'll attach themselves. I bet they look great 🤙
Omg I was literally just looking at my ferns and wondering why it was growing so many babies on it!
That's a bunch of fun. Pluck your babies and spread them around. 😁
I was wondering about that after watching some java fern care videos. You just saved my plants 🙏
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I never had issues with java ferns...they grew huge and propagated much!
To be fair, my plants were underwater when I bought them... Never had strings attached. Like you said, don't bury the rhizomes!
Thank you! Very helpful!
You're very welcome 🤙
Thanks for this , I had no idea!
You're welcome 😁
Wow all three of mine had that string on them wow I'm so happy I clicked on this video wow God bless
Oh my goodness no wonder why I always lose them. I thought I was doing something wrong. All my other plants live but never this plant. Thanks!!!! They should def put it on the package!!!!
Thanks for watching 🤙
Only thing that kills java fern in my experience is covering the rhizome, other than that it will grow no matter what even with very poor lighting.
Thank you SO MUCH!!!!
You're welcome my friend 🤙
Ok I did not know this and I’m going to go fix this problem when I get home from work tonight
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Hmm, I have a project for tomorrow’s maintenance day.
OMG, THANK YOU! I had no idea. I’ll pull mine out and cut the string
Good stuff
Is it okay if you tie it to drift wood with string leaving the rhizomes exposed? And only string around part of the stem of the pant instead of around its rhizomes or would it still die off?
Once the plant has wrapped it's own roots around an object; at that point you remove/cut the string off. Hope that helps 🤙
@@yourtap thank you my next question is what about if you didn’t catch the string in time and you end up with pretty much just the leafs left that are propagating stress babies will the leaf have a chance to grow back rhizomes or is it pretty much a total loss? I’ve managed to get 8 baby’s from it so far it’s also not a Java fern but a El Niño fern
@@zaeway651 simply a floating dying leaf can produce babies. It won't grow back a rhizome. But there's a likely chance it'll leave a replacement.
Love your sense of humour!
I appreciate 🤙
You might have just saved a bunch of my plants, thank you
You're welcome!
Will my Java fern reproduce and take over the tank I have couple small Java fern?, love your videos.
A thriving plant can definitely take over a tank.
Thank you 🤙
Holy crap i just planted mine yesterday with it all raveled. The container said to just plant it. I guess im doing an extra water change this week and fixing that up!
Happy you watched this so soon after planting. Thanks for saying Hi! 🤙
Can i just stick them like 3-4 plants together in between rocks or woods after removing the black strings? Like without glueing them?
Absolutely! Do it however you like it my friend 😄
Thank you!
You're welcome! 🤙
Wow. I checked my plants that I bought from Petsmart after watching this video. And, it's true that there's string around the ferns...
Very helpful :)
Wow thanks for the info, had planted them without even knowing
You're welcome 🤙
Sigh, I was wondering about the string. Gonna have to replant my tank again...oy.
It would be nice if the containers for those plants had directions on them because I myself am guilty of taking those poor leaves out of the tube and jamming them into gravel. I cringe by typing that out. I know how to deal with Java ferns now but that’s a total beginner mistake made partially by the company who grows those plants.
We all did it. I completely agree. Their directions don't point out what counts the most. Thanks for watching 🤙
I was wondering If I needed to remove the string or not, thanks for clearing that up for me lol
You're welcome! Thanks for watching and following 🤙
@@yourtap I went from 3 good sized ferns to 12 single leaf plants and three 2 leaf plants... Lol I tied the bigger one to rocks and the rest or floating around now
@@Justintheinsane coincidentally I updated this video yesterday. Which is something I do when a video reaches a year, to add any missing prevalent facts. One of those leaves will produce you a plant. But yes, all those leaves and any rhizomes with leaves are going to melt into nothing. Lol
Thank You So Much🌱👍🐠
You're most welcome 🤙
Whelp, that explains why my ferns keep dying. Great info!
Thanks for watching and I'll see you around future videos! Save those baby Ferns! It's explained on my latest video 🤙
im pretty mad right now. I just planted them nicely and now i gotta take em out to remove this damn string lol
But hey; could've been worse. If they had died in a month and then had found this video. Think about how pissed you'd be then. 🤣🤣
Thanks a bunch. Just planted some Java fern for my turtle and had no idea i just placed 4 bushels together in one spot. They would have died on me and I probably wouldnt have tried plants again 😂
His tank has be looking real bare since I had to get rid of his rocks. Now with 4 plants Petey will be swimming like he was back in the wild!
I appreciate you watching 🤙
Live plants make every aquarium/pond so much better. I did terrariums of frogs before fish and shrimp now.
What kind of turtles do you have?
@@yourtap I have a 16 year old Red-Eared Slider.
I had a Fancy Bearded Dragon but he passed recently.
@@themightycrixus1131 that's a bummer to read, bearded dragons are fun pets. I raised one in my younger years. Used to breed Vipers as well. Those sliders may out live you bro. Lol
Those are all over Texas where I'm from. 16yrs?! They must be getting big man.
@@yourtap it was sad to loose him but I rescued him from severe neglect some years ago and was honored to get my time in with him. They really are great pets and I found him in the most unexpected way. I would try a snake but I don't know how my cats would feel. 😂
I am a huge animal lover and always rescuing and rehoming critters in need.
Petey was a carnival prize up in Pennsylvania and smaller than an oreo when we got him. Now he is the size of my hand! He has some miles under his belt too. Made it all the way to Charlotte, NC and even up to the Blue Ridge mountains for a few years. He has lived quite a life.
@@themightycrixus1131 thanks for sharing your stories! I really enjoy hearing about others journey with their animals. Good for you taking care of that Dragon.
Snakes do find ways of getting out. Your cat definitely would be on edge constantly 🤣
You just saved my plant
I'm happy you found this video then 🤙
Thanks! I just took my new ferns out & saved them❤❤❤
I'm happy to read that. Thanks for watching 🤙
Just 24 hours later & most of the little plantlets look much better!
Me too. Fortunately they were only like that a few days. Good luck with yours.
Dude I just bought a clearanced red Malaysian red plant and it’s doing exactly what you said with growing roots out of its leaves. Should I just cut the root out of the leaf and shove it down into my gravel?
Wow thanks for this video, i knew that ball was not roots...... Im fixing to go do this right now.
Happy it helped 🤙
@@yourtap bro it did 💯, they were all tied up nasty but they all had roots so i did separate them, i do notice some roots growing in the ends of the leaf as well.
@@ICEMANTITO Those roots at the end of the leaf are the beginnings of new plants. You may notice little bumps on the top side of the leaf as well. Eventually it'll have a new baby fern to pluck off and attach to something else! 🤙
@@yourtap thanks once again, you're the best
This video is going to save my Java fern hopefully.
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Here is another video on care and propagation.
Thanks for watching. Save those ferns! 🤙
Great Java Fern public service announcement.
Also solved the mystery of my 1st Java Fern dying. 🕵️♂️🕵️♂️
Happy it helped 🤙
Thank you. Gonna be honest, I thought the black strings were part of a root network? Need to go home and separate some java fern now
I believe we all thought they were roots. Thanks for watching 🤙
Thanks for the info. I'm going to take the string off
You're welcome. Thanks for saying Hi 🤙
So sad I'm a beginner and just pulled the string off my new plants last night and I picked off atleast a handful of baby rhizomes and threw them away because I didn't know better😢
Don't be hard on yourself. I've killed many of plants and animals due to mistakes. They're lessons and we are capable of learning from them.
Thank you for sharing your story 🤙
Can I put it in large gravel substrate? Like marble sized stones
I don’t have the ability to glue them to something I’m hoping showing the root balls into larger gravel will work
If you don't have direct pressure on the roots and they are free to attach themselves; larger stones would be preferable unless you don't mind them connecting to piles of stones permanently.
It's more of a cosmetic decision on your part. Hope that helps 🤙
Once java ferns get black holes and are dying, can they be saved? Or do I need to just cut those affected leaves off?
The leaves are going to die at that point. However, if you snip that leaf loose and let it float for a couple weeks. It'll produce little ferns directly off a loose dying leaf. It's pretty amazing. 🤙
@@yourtap thank you. I think I'll have to do that. Actually mine don't have black holes yet. They looked like they did but there more progressively translucent.
@@thanhvanvo03 my pleasure. Appreciate the conversation 🤙
I planted my plants with the strings attached ...... can i pull them up cut the string an replant them now? It been a few months now. There reproducing baby leaves like crazy too
You can absolutely remove the strings at this point. Those babies you can put on the tip of something and watch it grow a chain of ferns. 🤙
Cool thanks man
@@justinzduniak6499 No problem. Thanks for saying Hi 🤙
Pretty sure this is Shia LaBeouf...
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Wow thank you!
You're welcome 🤙
I’m so glad I found this video
Me too! Thanks for watching 🤙
Dude I got java fern off of etsy and of I hadn't watched your videos it woulda died. This literally came with the black thread.
Happy this helped 🤙
Why do you recommend trimming the roots?
These plants aren't aquatic plants yet. They were grown in tubs and when you convert them to underwater. They lose those roots and grow new ones that have adapted to underwater growth.
You're helping the process move along quicker.
Hope that helps 🤙
Oh! That's really interesting! Very useful information. Do you know if this applies to other plants that have grown out of water?
@@DeGarisJ , correct. Their leaves will melt off as well. Nearly the entire plant makes a complete change.
The only original part will be their rhizome.
@@DeGarisJ also not all plants can do this and some don't like the process at all and may completely die. So don't think that you did something wrong if that happens.
The process is extremely stressful for the plant.