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The most common aquarium plants

Ceratopteris pteridoides
(Fern hornlike)

042.jpg (30852 bytes) Synonym: C. cornuta

Homeland: Tropical Africa

Horn fern - spread floating aquarium plant. Floating plants are in need of fresh air and oxygen-rich (upper glass should not be). Very light-requiring. This large and beautiful fern, whose roots go down deep into the aquarium, creating countless refuges for small fish, but also pritenyat some areas of the aquarium. Since the nutrients it absorbs only water, it is necessary to ensure that there was always enough growth substances. Horn fern reproduces by layering.