Microsorum pteropus 'red'

Scientific name: Microsorum pteropus "red"

Common name: Red Java fern

Light requirements: Low

Difficulty:Easy

Aquarium niche:Middle

Care: Microsorum pteropus 'red' is easy to care for, like the other Microsorums. Low light is sufficient, but colouration will only be visible on new growth in higher light. As the leaf matures the colouration always fade away. Suitable for attaching to wood or rocks. Multiply by rhizome splitting or adventitious shoots.