Green growths on Java Fern

Hi all.

I've got some java fern and generally it seems like it was doing well. But now I'm seeing green growths on the leaves. They started out as little spikes now they're going "fluffy". Some stuff online says it's an infection. I attached a pic, if someone could maybe tell me what this is that's be awesome. Should I cut the affected leaves off or is this not a problem?

 

Hi, it might be an algae issue, from what I can see, the growth seems to on the tips of the leaves which is an indication that your lights might be to intense.Try cutting back your light period and see if you can get some circulation going in the areas of growth.
Also try this post on the APSA forum, there are experts on that forum that might give you a better answer.

 

No expert .. but the pic on APSA was zoomable ... unlike the pics in this thread. That pic looked like BBA ... that said java fern is great at telling you what could be going wrong in your tank longterm - anything form algae issues (since it is such a slow grower) to over light or under nutrient supply.

Later Ferdie

 

This is actually java fern warts.

Had this issue a number of times and I believe it's becoming a big problem in the industry. Most pet shops I've been to these days are selling java ferns and nearly all of them now have these warts growing on them. You can get it back under control possibly if you cut all pieces with these growths off as it's spreads through touch as far as I know. I managed to clear my java fern of this a while back

 

Thanks everyone. I'll take a look at them out of the water and see what's going on.