Care of different types of moss

[TheresaM]

I've only had experience with java and willow moss. I'm planning to order a couple shrimp caves and have a choice of different mosses: Christmas, peacock, flame, fissidens, mini Christmas, Taiwan. I'd like to try something different...is care generally at the same for all of them?

 

[azmodan]

The care is not quite the same. Some types of moss (fissidens, mini fissidens, mini xmas, coral, mini pellia, etc) will struggle or grow extremely slowly in lowtech/lowlight set ups. Many of the basic types however (Xmas, Taiwan, peacock, flame) will do fine in lowtech set ups. Will the moss that you're planning on getting be for a lowtech set up?

 

[TheresaM]

The care is not quite the same. Some types of moss (fissidens, mini fissidens, mini xmas, coral, mini pellia, etc) will struggle or grow extremely slowly in lowtech/lowlight set ups. Many of the basic types however (Xmas, Taiwan, peacock, flame) will do fine in lowtech set ups. Will the moss that you're planning on getting be for a lowtech set up?

Two tanks, both medium lighting. Your response definitely helps, I was hoping to try Xmas and flame.

 

[azmodan]

Those would both be excellent choices. They could take a little while to adjust but they'll grow fine in the long term.

 

[TheresaM]

Those would both be excellent choices. They could take a little while to adjust but they'll grow fine in the long term.

You seem to know your mosses Which two would choose out of Xmas, Taiwan, peacock, or flame?

 

[azmodan]

I'd choose flame and any of the other three. Peacock, Taiwan and xmas moss look very, very similar to each other.


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