Bolbitis (BULLET PROOF) heudelotii, African Water Fern
You can thank our late friend, the botanical explorer of West Africa Jean-Pierre Heudelot. Our man Jean-Pierre found this cool plant and gave it the heudelotii name. These plants are coming to you DIRECTLY from Africa to Dustin's tanks and on to yours.
Yep. These are the perfect plants for me to import and for you to keep in your aquarium... why?
First- they can handle the abuse of cichlids with their hardy, thick leaves.
Second- They can adapt to almost any tank conditions. I have always kept them in slightly harder water but I hear they can take softer water as well. Like other ferns such as Java Fern, or its smaller cousin, Baby Bolbitis...
Bolbitis likes to be tied to something. Think of it like you would Anubias. Tie it to a nice rock or driftwood. The one slight drawback to Bolbitis is that it isn't the fastest growing plant.
Because of it's slightly slower growth habit- I've always kept Bolbitis in a bit more water flow, which it seems to like and keeps algae off of it.
Grab a cool piece of driftwood, some super glue or wire and make yourself some Bolbitis trees for your tank.
DON'T MISS THIS PLANT. It's made for Any Skill Level.
Ask us for a FREE Piece of Metal Wire to tie down you Bolbitis.
Customer Reviews
I love this plant ! It’s fliws with the water movement! Tall and beautiful plant
I've been wanting to add some different textures to my 75-gallon planted aquarium, and this African Water Fern was exactly what I was looking for. Such a unique plant compared to the typical stem plants. It adds a really natural, established look to the aquascape. I'm excited to see how it fills in over time. Another great addition from Dustin's Fishtanks!
This plants are beautiful and sturdy, when I unpacked I thought they were plastic. That’s how strong they are. I have it on my cichlids tank, look amazing.
Plants came in beautiful I had purchased the jumbos and certainly got that. I let them acclimate then tied them to my rocks and driftwood. Here’s a before and after.
I ordered two large Bolbitis. They came quickly and are green and healthy looking with good rhizomes and roots. I deducted one star because the portions were a bit smaller than stated in the website. Website said 6 stems minimum for a portion. Since I ordered two portions I should have received 12 stems minimum. I received 10. But the plants do look healthy so I’m pretty happy. Would be better to be totally happy though.
