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"Ok, now I am in love with moss!"
Can't say I blame you, it's a fairly easy, yet VERSATILE and for the most part hardy plant.... And when healthy it looks quite amazing..

My regular java is VERY healthy and looks amazing in 1.5 wpg tank (10 gal) that receives no additives. I have e-mails to go thru with people wanting to buy it off me. I am considering it when I upgrade the tank.. Why not ? Then I can start growing another type in there

"Mosses do well in low-light tanks right?" - Regular java, does well in low light. As for the others, the amount I have is so small I haven't got them into a tank yet to experiment. Weeping Moss likes higher light by the looks of things.

The Amazon Nut...

Hi,
I would try this site:
[link=http://www.nature-aquarium.com/home.htm]http://www.nature-aquarium.com/home.htm" style="COLOR: #FF00FF[/link]
Correspond with the author.

Frank


-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

Hi guys !

Have thread going in the local website too.
The fish manager of my favorite store was kind enough to post this which is written by the guy I call 'Doctor Moss' who has did a bit of research. See linkie...

Mosses found in Singapore Shops.
http://sea.nus.edu.sg/aquatic-mosses.pdf

You guys are a GREAT help, will write more when I awake later.. Yes pics and some type of 'report' would be a great idea Ingo. There is one challenge and that's giving them all growing conditions to thrive. But I see a custom 'moss-tainer' with many compartments in the works.
Think I will need 3 containers, each with 5 compartments.

Untitled, if you are interested a pinch of Weeping Moss in exchange for a pinch of your Pellia cuttings, then lets do it.

I've edited the list with species you've added, thanks



Last edited by DaFishMan at 15-Oct-2005 08:17

The Amazon Nut...

I can post a picture of my Pellia, if you're interested. Growing conditions are: Under water. At least in my experience.

By the way, I've not seen the moss I've tossed in the pond in that pdf file you linked for. Don't know what it is though, could be willow moss?

PM me your address and I will send you some Pellia. No need for the moss, but thanks anyway. If you want I can try and fish some of the moss I have in the pond for your inspection.

Megil that was a great link thanks !

I think I'm turning into a Bryophyte junkie...

The Amazon Nut...

As luck would have it, my Fissidens order is held up in Vancouver BC at customs.. Got a letter today, they want to open and inspect it.. Meanwhile, my friend Nelson got his order 3 days ago without incident.

CRAP !!!!

The Amazon Nut...

WOW! I never knew moss could be so beautiful... Wish I had some, were are you guys ordering it from? Mabee I can find some in the cannals around here someday when theres water in them again... Wow, I have a new found apreciation and want for some new plants hehe.

Wizerd - I have pm'd you a source of Fissidens Moss,
as well in a posting or 2 up above, there is another link.

Nice Pics of Moss in Nature
http://www.pbase.com/mikestovall/rocks_moss_and_water

Last edited by DaFishMan at 25-Nov-2005 06:03

The Amazon Nut...

[link=http://www.aquamoss.net/]http://www.aquamoss.net/" style="COLOR: #FFFFFF[/link]

Nice link here

The Amazon Nut...

Ok, now I am in love with moss! This fishy habit of mine is addictive, and the number of addictions are growing. Mosses do well in low-light tanks right? Then I may have found the greens for both my tanks!

"If you're afraid you'll make a mistake, you won't make anything."
-Family Circus

I have Pellia which I think is a damn beautiful plant. It needs a little trimming so if you want the left overs I can put them in an envelope and post it. I also had some moss, don't know how it's called, which I didn't like and tossed it into the pond where it really flourished during the summer. Bought it as Christmas moss but it definitely wasn't it. It is long and stringy and doesn't really branch.

By the way, isn't riccia a livewort? If it is then you should add riccia and mini riccia to your list.

I lovce how there are all these sites and yet no one to buy them from .

Sorry DaFishMan,

I think it is time for a name change. How about

DaMossMan

???

Did your latest addition make it through customs without getting all brown?

Ingo

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Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club

Yes Ingo LOL I have been thinking of using DaMossMan for awhile lol....

The fissidens hasn't arrived yet If I faxed them right away I'd prob have it now but as it was I had to ready my apt for a fire inspector and such, threw me off by a week..
Chee Pang has kindly suggested if I do not receive it, he will send more.. I am giving the canada customs a few more days until Wed before I put CP thru that trouble, perhaps there is a pre-christmas rush...

The Amazon Nut...

4 new types of Moss added to the list !
Wow, this is getting extensive...

The Amazon Nut...

So, on christmas eve I went into the backyard and found that my mom has a wonderfull looking moss that spends a lot of time at least partly submerged I think it MAY be fisidens, but I am not sure, I can get more of it, but very limited quantities I got enough for me and chrissy to share and mabee one other, so if you can id it for sure and want some you whom identifies it gets first dibs on it.

PM sent. Send photo please

The Amazon Nut...

Just don't take all the moss want to elave some for regrowth should aquarium environment transition prove disastrous.

BAH I didn't add the link... sheesh senior moment I guess. On my Webpage You can see my moss at the bottom the one on the right was sold to me as Java Moss, the two on the left are the un identified. My mother has a square yard of the stuff at least, I picked up some that was displaced. It has been in the tank for a couple days now and it is as green as ever. Take a look see what you think! Should I put some of it in my garden to let it grow out there so i can sell it if it transfers to the tank properly, or just let it grow in the tank and sell clips from there?

Michael

Ok, Pictures are up, just follow the link above and click on Moss Mania at the bottom. I have added three more specimens which two appear the same, I have looked for moss before in my yard and never found any today I found two, and two days ago found some on a rock near a pond in my neighbors house. I wish I had there house two ponds with waterfalls in back great for KOI!!!