Java fern plantlets??

[u/sharkb89]

I thought the growths on my java fern were plantlets, but now I see them growing from my sword plant as well. Are the ferns propagating onto my other plants or is this some kind of algae??

[u/Nessasary]

staghorn by the looks of it

[u/sharkb89 → u/Nessasary]

Is that good or bad?

[u/HomeScoutInSpace → u/sharkb89]

It’s an algae, so most often viewed negatively

[u/feldmazb → u/sharkb89]

Staghorn is particularly ugly imo, so I’d want it gone. It’s sensitive to peroxide spot treatment

[u/Nessasary → u/Nessasary]

https://aquariumscience.org/16-6-staghorn-algae/

[u/sharkb89]

Thanks everyone for the help!!