Batesy82
Aquarium Advice Regular
Does anyone have any info on Christmas Moss? I searched it on plantgeek and couldn't find it.
Light requirements?
Growth rate?
Problems?
Etc
Light requirements?
Growth rate?
Problems?
Etc
Christmas Moss
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Welshy
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Try tropica website or greenmachine aquatics website both have info on Christmas moss
Mr. Limpet
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Batesy82 said:
It's so new on the market, they haven't listed it yet. The 3 main LFS I frequent don't know/have it. Search here (xmas moss too) and there's a bit of first hand info.
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Welshy
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Vesicularia dubyana ( Christmas tree moss)
Family : hypnaceae
Origin: brazil
Height: 1-3cm
Temp: 15-28c
Gh: 1-30dh
Ph: 5.5-8
Light: low/med-med/high
Growth rate: slow-med
Demands: med
Hope this helps
Family : hypnaceae
Origin: brazil
Height: 1-3cm
Temp: 15-28c
Gh: 1-30dh
Ph: 5.5-8
Light: low/med-med/high
Growth rate: slow-med
Demands: med
Hope this helps
Mr. Limpet
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Welshy said:
Not sure why, but Plantgeek.net has it listed as Java moss.
http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_search.php?search=Vesicularia+dubyana&type=Search
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Welshy
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Mr. Limpet said:
Not too sure why that is, it's distinguishable by it's side shoots ( hence the name Christmas tree moss) not really looked in to it Ptolemy but I think java moss is taxaphielium barberi could be wrong....sorry about spelling
Mr. Limpet
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Welshy said:
They have a good database of info, sometimes things happen. I want to use tree moss from my yard ona piece of DW.
Thoughts, comments?
Thanks!
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Welshy
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Mr. Limpet said:
Would look great almost like a bonsai tree look, I did the same with some windelov which looks good too, there is some nice mosses out there I like the weeping moss....hopefully my next addition
Mr. Limpet
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Welshy said:
Just wasn't sure if I could put in an aquarium, if it would rot like non aquatic plants can, or even poison my fish.
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Welshy
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Ahh right, you mean you want to use ordinary garden moss in your tank? That would probably be a bad idea as it is non aquatic, I thought you wanted Christmas moss tied to a piece of driftwood to make it look Luke a tree
Mr. Limpet
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Welshy said:
I figured as much, but it would look great with this piece of DW.
I wish I could get xmas moss here. 4 top quality LFS and one's heard of it, none carry it
.Thanks for your help with my dumb idea.
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Welshy
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It's pretty abundant on eBay and quite cheap as well to be fair, there are lots of nice mosses out there and a lot of effects of age can be made have a look round on eBay
Welshy
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Welshy said:
P.s it's not a dumb idea! I have thought the same before
Mr. Limpet
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I know people order plants & fish online all the time, but I like to see what I'm getting when it comes to certain things.
Thanks for the support, since I'm always thinking things like that lol.
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Thanks for the support, since I'm always thinking things like that lol.
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Welshy
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No problem, understand where your coming from, have you tried asking them to order you any in? Or anyone on here have any/ can get you any and then ship it over?
Newfisher
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Batesy82 said:
I have ordered some Christmas Moss from E-Bay a few weeks ago. I have not received it yet. Because it comes from overseas, it takes quite awhile to receive it. it was quite inexpensive with free shipping. I have no idea what condition it will be in. Don' t really know for sure what I'm getting except it is listed as Christmas Moss and is suppose to be aquatic and "user-friendly" for RCS. because it was so cheap I thought I would try it. I have ordered RCS from E-Bay (from Texas) and they were quite healthy. The trouble was they were VERY tiny. You might want to try E-Bay for your Christmas Moss...which to my understanding is different from Java Moss. I could be wrong but I think they are different
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Welshy
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Yeah they are different completely different strand of aquarium moss
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Batesy82
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Well I just bought some from a local private plant grower. I'm going to try attaching I to my DW. I'll take some pics once it takes hold.
What types of way does everyone prefer to attach moss? I've heard thread, fishing line, elastics, thumbtacks etc etc. Pros vs Cons?
What types of way does everyone prefer to attach moss? I've heard thread, fishing line, elastics, thumbtacks etc etc. Pros vs Cons?
Welshy
Aquarium Advice Freak
Batesy82 said:
Fishing twine is what I use had no il effects using this but if your ab ADA fan boy you can get moss line which is a green colour which blends in perfectly with the moss
Newfisher
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You can also use a hot glue gun, which holds well and the glue, which hardens quickly, does not harm the fish and provides no danger of snagging.
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