My Shrimp Love This "Green Blanket Moss"

[ianeberle]

I just got my moss I ordered from eBay. It's called "green blanket moss" and was from a Taiwan seller. Literally within seconds of putting it in the tank, I had a shrimp on it and within a minute there was at least 10 of them swarming it...

Does anyone else have any of this?

 

[bud29]

I believe it is vesicularia sp....... It is related to other aquarium mosses such as Christmas Moss.

 

[ianeberle]

That's why I put "green blanket moss" in quotations. They didn't give me a scientific name...

 

[Hholly]

Cute shrimp tank!

 

[Icd1227]

What is that the moss is growing on?

 

[jetajockey]

Looks like some kind of cladophora algae akin to marimo moss. You'll know if it starts taking over the tank lol.

 

[aqua_chem]

I vote for cladophora sp as well, possibly Spirogyra sp as well. It's probably the same stuff as moss balls but allowed to grow on a substrate.

 

[Wy Renegade]

What is that the moss is growing on?

Stainless steel screen.

 

[ianeberle]

Yeah, it's a stainless steel wire thing. It came growing on it

 

[bettaowner]

Nice setup.

 

[bud29]

It looks almost exactly like this stuff, entitled Vesicularia Sp....... 3X Vesicularia SP Green Blanket Moss Stone Pad Plant | eBay

 

[aqua_chem]

They call clado blanket weed too.

 

[jetajockey]

'vesicularia' genus just denotes that it's a type of moss. The lack of species name tells me they don't know what it is exactly lol.

 

[bud29]

'vesicularia' genus just denotes that it's a type of moss. The lack of species name tells me they don't know what it is exactly lol.

lol probably. I do agree though, that it looks kind of like a flattened marimo ball.

 

[aqua_chem]

They wouldn't possibly lie to you to sell you a product either.

 

[ianeberle]

They wouldn't possibly lie to you to sell you a product either.

Yes they would! People at Petco lie all the time

Although, it could just be ignorance... Not sure.

 

[AaronW]

Yes they would! People at Petco lie all the time

Although, it could just be ignorance... Not sure.

More than likely ignorance. I always laugh at their one week cycle advice

 

[ianeberle]

You mean it takes longer than a week to cycle? :O

 

[bud29]

They wouldn't possibly lie to you to sell you a product either.

No, of course not! lol just like how it's not a ripoff how they are charging you $29 for 3 portions of unidentified green stuff

 

[Gillie]

I like it, I let clado cover all of the wood in one of my old tanks, it doesn't overtake other plants and really adds to the natural look that so many of us aspire to achieve. I've heard Petco has started to carry it, I may have to check it out in person.