🌿 Microsorum pteropus ‘Philippine Mini’ – Compact Java Fern with Narrower Leaves

Microsorum pteropus ‘Philippine Mini’, also known as Java Fern Philippine Mini, is a compact and refined variant of the classic Java Fern Philippine. This cultivar is prized for its narrower, more delicate leaves, making it an excellent choice for aquascapers who want to add fine texture and structure to smaller or minimalist layouts.

At Aquarium Plants Factory, we cultivate this variety emersed to ensure strong, adaptable growth. Once transitioned into your aquarium, it thrives in low- to medium-light conditions and requires minimal care—perfect for low-tech tanks. Like all Java Ferns, Philippine Mini is a rhizome plant, best attached to driftwood, rocks, or other hardscape elements rather than buried in substrate, which can cause rot.

Ideal for nano tanks, shrimp setups, or detailed aquascaping, Java Fern Philippine Mini brings understated elegance and natural movement to the midground or background without overpowering the layout.

🌟 Key Features:

• Miniature Growth Form: Smaller, narrower leaves compared to the classic Java Fern Philippine

• Hardscape-Friendly: Attaches easily to wood, rocks, and décor—no need for planting in substrate

• Low Maintenance: Suitable for low-tech aquariums; grows well without CO₂

• Refined Aesthetic: Perfect for nano tanks, shrimp aquariums, and minimalist aquascapes

• Slow-Growing: Minimal trimming required and easy to manage

🔎 Botanical Information:

• Scientific Name: Microsorum pteropus ‘Philippine Mini’

• Synonyms: Leptochilus pteropus ‘Philippine Mini’

• Common Names: Java Fern Philippine Mini

• Plant Type: Rhizome plant

• Placement: Attach to driftwood, stone, or hardscape

• Growth Rate: Slow

• Lighting: Low to Medium

• Origin: Southeast Asia

💡 Optimal Growing Conditions:

• Lighting: Low to medium lighting encourages healthy, steady growth

• CO₂ & Fertilization: CO₂ is not required; occasional fertilization promotes vitality

• Water Parameters:

  • pH: 6.0–7.5

  • Temperature: 68–82°F (20–28°C)

  • Water Hardness: Soft to moderately hard

🌱 Growth & Propagation:

• CO₂ Requirement: Not required

• Nutrient Substrate: Not required

• Can Grow Emersed: Yes

• Propagation Method: Rhizome division

📦 What You’ll Receive:

Sold as loose bare-root plants, bunched plants, or potted plants:

• Bare-root Plants: Approximately 6 leaf portion, loose rhizome

• Bunched Plants: Approximately 6 leaf portion bundled with foam and plant weight

• Potted Plants: Approximately 6 leaf portion, potted in rockwool and net pot

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Photos are sample representations. Actual plants may vary in size, shape, or coloration. Unless otherwise specified, we do not guarantee plants are free of pests, pesticides, or exclusively submerged-grown.

🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner

Never release Java Fern Philippine Mini—or any aquarium plant—into natural waterways. Always dispose of trimmings and unwanted portions responsibly to protect local ecosystems.

 WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.