Description
The Water Sprite or Fine leaf Indian fern is a highly decorative, fast growing fern that’s suitable as solitary plant in larger tanks. It is also labeled Ceratopteris siliquosa and C. thalictroides "Fein".
This aquatic fern grows submerged and also as a floating plant. It is recommended to put the leaf rosette of Ceratopteris species not too deeply into the substrate. The "heart" of the plant where new fronds develop should remain above the bottom surface.
However, when water sprite is delivered as potted plant, it often has hardly roots and detaches easily from the rockwool substrate during transport. But the plants will grow new roots in the aquarium. They can be floated until the roots are long enough for planting, or pinned onto the ground with a plant pin (e.g. JBL-ProScape-Plantis) right away. New plantlets may sprout on broken leaves.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Also known as Ceratopteris thalictroides "Fein"
Fine-leaved
Fast growing
Not demanding
Also suitable as floating plant
Synonyms
Acrostichum thalictroides L., Ceratopteris froesii Brade, Ceratopteris gaudichaudii Brongn., Ceratopteris siliquosa (L.) Copel.
Complete Botanical Name
Ceratópteris thalictroídes (L.) Brongn.
Family
Pteridaceae
Genus
Ceratopteris
Category
Floating Plants
Difficulty
easy
Growth
very fast
Carbon Dioxide
need
pH Value
5-8
Temperature Tolerance
18-30℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-21 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Proliferating leaves, Spores
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
