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African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant
African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant
African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant
African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant
African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant
African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant
African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant
African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant
African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant
African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant
African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant
African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii Aquatic Plant - Buce Plant

African Water Fern / Bolbitis Heudelotii

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$ 29.99 - $ 29.99
$ 29.99
$ 29.99 - $ 29.99
$ 29.99

Common names: African Water Fern, Bolbitis Heudelotii

African Water Fern is a well known variant of Bolbitis which originates from the tropics of West Africa. This plant has longer and more transparent leaves compared Bolbitis Difformis but the two grow in a similar manner. It is a slow grower like other Bolbitis and does best when attached to rock or wood.  

This plant can be grown emersed or submerged. It multiples by growing new leaves from the rhizome and can be propagated by splitting the rhizome.

Size: 4-8 inches

Notes:

  • Bolbitis prefer to be placed in areas of an aquarium that experience higher flow rates.
  • Do not make drastic changes to the aquarium. Unstable parameters will result in melt and rotting of the aquarium plant.
  • Remove the cotton surrounding the roots and plant above a quality substrate. For instructions on how to properly prep aquarium plants, click here.
  • Burying the rhizome will cause the plant to die
  • Plant is grown best attached to wood, rock, or sitting on top of substrate
  • CO2 injection and quality aquarium soil will yield better growth.
  • Please research appropriately to ensure your plant thrives.

Family Name: Dryopteridaceae

Origin: Africa

pH: 6-7.5

Care: Easy

Light: Low

Co2: Not necessary

Propagation: Cut along the rhizome

Growth rate: Slow

Overall rating: 4.2891564 / 5 from 83 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

African Water Fern, or Bolbitis Heudelotii, is a tropical plant from West Africa known for its longer, transparent leaves. It thrives in aquariums with higher flow rates, preferring attachment to wood or rock. Customers appreciate its quality, appearance, and vibrant color, along with the fast shipping.

Summary topics

  • Plant Quality (9%): Customers loved the exceptional quality of the plants and packaging used by buce., and the Crystal shrimp.
  • Plant Appearance (11%): Customers expressed satisfaction with the look of the Bolbitis Heudelotii, stating that it looks great and amazing.
  • Plant Color (7%): Customers expressed appreciation for the beautiful and vibrant dark green color of the water fern.

Review topics: ["size","color","quality","pieces","looks","shipping","condition","order","plants","specimen","pot","leaves","portion","roots","foliage","bolbitis","melt","packaged"].

Review highlights

  • "Healthy large plant, no complaints about anything including shipping speed." — James K.
  • "Great quality plant, packaged well, very healthy, just small." — Cindy S.
  • "I cannot even begin to say how much I love my plants they were healthy, green and arrived very quickly will def." — Shanna b.

Reviews

Came in great shape and

"Came in great shape and shipped quickly. Looks awesome!"

— Thomas D. (5/5)

I ordered a bunch of

"I ordered a bunch of plants to fill out my new aquarium from Buce Plant for the first time. The quality of the plants were really good -- the leaves look great and very healthy. The leaves were also bright green. No rotten leaves or leaves that melt in a few days once you plant them in your aquarium."

— Balakrishnan G. (5/5)

I shouldn’t rate this as.

"I shouldn’t rate this as. Although your team sent me the plants you reversed the charge before sending because I assume you realized they weren’t in good condition. From a customer service perspective I rate that very high but the plants were not equally great."

— Vicki R. (5/5)

Beautiful Bolbitus

"This was my first stab at Bolbitus Heudelotii. It's been in a low tech tank for two weeks now, and no melting or problems. It seems to have settled in nicely."

— Benjamin B. (5/5)

"Rhizome disintegrated. Hopefully i can salavage the plant"

— Carlos (2/5)

"Doing very well"

— Jeffrey (5/5)

Quality plants

"My second order here and I'm hooked! Great plants! They are beautiful and healthy!"

— Deanna H. (5/5)

7/10, good plants, some dead, no refund

"I would say it was fairly good quality, this is the second order I have gotten from buce by the way. In a similar fashion to the first, out of the ten or so pots that I ordered two were dead (cryptocorine wenditii brown). They didn’t refund me because I didn’t spend the extra money on an insulator for the box which is kinda ridiculous because it wouldn’t have made a big difference. I got the plants from the delivery drivers hands and planted them immediately. An insulator would not have helped. Despite this, the 8 or so living pots look great!"

— Jude M. (4/5)

Healthy plant

"My water fern arrived in great condition and is decent size and color"

— Ben (5/5)

Top Notch Company

"Best plants I have ever purchased!! Bigger than I expected! Vibrant color!"

— Tony H. (4/5)

Q&A

Hi - Do you only have large pots of this available now? Will you be re-stocking the smaller pots?
Hi Nikki, Thank you for your question! We do plan on restocking the smaller pots, however, it is difficult to give out a set date for when. To be notified of when something becomes available, be sure you select "Email Me When Available" on the product's page. If you have any other questions, feel free to send them to support@buceplant.com. Have a great day! -Team Buce Plant
Hi Buceplant! I bought a lot of tissue culture plants from you guys when I started my last tank. The reason was I didn't want to bring any algae, snails or potential disease into my pristine tank. I have found Bolbitis Heudelotii in tissue culture form in the past and wondered if you could get it for me? Thank you, Pete
Hi Pete, Thank you for your continued support. We also love using tissue culture plants for those reasons as well. We will have to get in contact us our suppliers to see if they are going bring back this plant. Please check back with us at a later date. Feel free to contact us at support@buceplant.com for any additional questions. Best regards,