What mosses do you have ?

[Mars]

What mosses do you have in your tanks? What moss would you like to have?

[altoids]

i have;

Fissidens Fontanus(just started)
Mini Pellia(lots growing everywhere)

i want to try;

Fissidens Zippelianus

[varez]

Hi,

I don´t know some scientific names, hope you know them, i have flame moss, weeping moss, Xmas moss, star moss, erect moss, fissidens splachnobryoides, and another kind of fissidens sp. :huh:.The liverworths i have pellia, round pellia and mini pellia .I would like to try fissidens fontanus lol

[Trocado]

I only have java moss :(

[altoids]

i have some fissidens splachnobryoides but half of it died :cry:

any tips?

[retardo]

i have some fissidens splachnobryoides but half of it died :cry:

any tips?

What type of setup are you keeping F. splach in?

F. splach. is a terrestrial moss (in fact, most mosses that we use in aquariums are terrestrial). It doesn't need high light, but it will require CO2 injection to thrive.

[shaobo]

i have some fissidens splachnobryoides but half of it died :cry:

any tips?

Fissidens requires CO2 and can't withstand the water temp over 25C.

[dxiong5]

I had pellia but it died. what went wrong?

[Mars]

I had pellia but it died. what went wrong?
I have Monoslenium too and it's doing quite well in tank with high light and CO2...

People have you ever been going to moss collecting to local pond, river or stream?

[altoids]

What type of setup are you keeping F. splach in?

F. splach. is a terrestrial moss (in fact, most mosses that we use in aquariums are terrestrial). It doesn't need high light, but it will require CO2 injection to thrive.



Fissidens requires CO2 and can't withstand the water temp over 25C.


i have a pretty stronge light.
but if you say the CO2 injection will help it thrive then i will try it out.
thx :)

[retardo]

If you have high light, it usually is a good idea to up the CO2. More light means your plants will grow faster and need more nutrients to support the growth, meaning more CO2.

[shaobo]

i have a pretty stronge light.
but if you say the CO2 injection will help it thrive then i will try it out.
thx :)


They do great with a lot of CO2 and just medium light.... :) ~~ Not too demanding otherwise, I kept them in my shrimp tank without any dosing :)

[NISSO]

my moss

http://www.pic.co.il/Files/B01EAC8BE68D4C2FB24DB9CF001F1F5B/norm_9C648019639446E8BDBB8490ED517725.JPG

http://www.pic.co.il/Files/B01EAC8BE68D4C2FB24DB9CF001F1F5B/norm_145BF7372F7E493690FA5ABB37778E3B.JPG

http://www.pic.co.il/Files/B01EAC8BE68D4C2FB24DB9CF001F1F5B/norm_34E634E9E89F429EBD01FE197E95375A.JPG

http://www.pic.co.il/Files/B01EAC8BE68D4C2FB24DB9CF001F1F5B/norm_5D6ED1DB9F674E2ABF68A8EC92F62266.JPG

http://www.pic.co.il/Files/B01EAC8BE68D4C2FB24DB9CF001F1F5B/norm_1E56A88341324C0294ACDC08A3EEA09D.JPG

http://www.pic.co.il/Files/B01EAC8BE68D4C2FB24DB9CF001F1F5B/norm_FEF176F7A0B940679F39258121FFE12F.JPG

http://www.pic.co.il/Files/B01EAC8BE68D4C2FB24DB9CF001F1F5B/norm_EB9E88FD451643E9A36236FF55FC94C1.JPG

http://www.pic.co.il/Files/B01EAC8BE68D4C2FB24DB9CF001F1F5B/norm_B4102BC57C544F8B81EE463A7A291735.JPG

http://www.pic.co.il/Files/B01EAC8BE68D4C2FB24DB9CF001F1F5B/norm_F3EE86AAD7634BD79C7703652401ED10.JPG

[fishcop444]

if you dont have co2 injection then less light (1.5W per gallon) is best. For mosses, I think DIY CO2 works just fine. They aren't really needy in general.

[gajami]

i only have christmas moss and moss ball...:rolleyes:

[Mars]

NISSO you have very nice mosses... I really like fissidens... What is the moss on the first pic?
Is your Plagiomnium growing well?

I have Plagiomnium affine and it won't grow submered :(

[piotrkrasucki]

I have >>

Fontinalis antipertica var. antipertica
Fontinalis antipertica var. gigantea
Fissidens fontanus
Peacock moss
Anducus moss
Jawa moss
Erect moss
Weeping moss

And I have marchantiophyta>>

Monosolenium tenerum(pelia)
Mini pelia
Rccia sp.
Lomariopsis lineata-Subwassertang(I don't now any about this plant)

[Robert]

Hi Piotr,
your Lomariopsis lineata is actually a fern. We only keep the prothallium, which is a kind of stable fern gametophyte (a very early stage in the development of the fern). So it's neither a moss nor a liverwort.

best regards
Robert

[piotrkrasucki]

Thanks :)

It is my anducus moss

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii188/piotrkrasucki/DSCN6225.jpg

I don't have CO2.

[Mars]

I have >>

Fontinalis antipertica var. antipertica
Fontinalis antipertica var. gigantea
Fissidens fontanus
Peacock moss
Anducus moss
Jawa moss
Erect moss
Weeping moss



What is latin name for Anducus moss

[retardo]

Thanks :)

I don't have CO2.

You must have high light to make to it bubble like that...

[Eyal_A]

I have:
pellia , subwassertang (round pellia) mini pellia
flame moss java moss Christmas Moss giant moss
Nano Moss (Amblystegium serpens)

[piotrkrasucki]

Anducus moss >> Drepanocladus aduncus aduncus


I have high light (0,9W/L)

[kokon2208]

I have some:
Vert-Christmas Moss - Vesicularia sp
Weeping Moss - Vesicularia ferriei
Giant Willow-moss - F. ant. Gigant
Nanbei Moss - Versicularia sp. 'nan bei'
Wiror Moss - Fontinalis sp. 'japan'
Fissidens cf. fontanus 'Grande'
Brasil-moos - Ablystegium sp.
Anker-moos - Taxiphyllum sp.
Chen Zen Моss - Versicularia sp
Creeping Moss - Vesicularia sp.
Crescend Moss - Drepanocladus aduncus
Mini Taiwan-moss - Isopterygium sp.
Erect-moos - Vesicularia reticulata
Subwater Tang - Süßwassertang - Lomariopsis lineata
Triangle Moss - Cratoneuron filicinum
Flame moss - Taxiphyllum sp
Pellia - Monosolenium Tenerum
Plagiomnium Trichomanes
Star Moss - Hyophila involuta
Fissidens zippelianus
Christmas Moss - Vesicularia montagnei
Fissidens nobilis Griff
Stringy Moss - Leptodictym riparium
Peacock Moss - Taxiphyllum sp
Ricardia chamedryfolia
Pearl Moss - Plagiomnium affine (=Blepharostoma trichophyllum???)
riccia fluitans
riccia rehnana
Mini Marchantia - ...?
H. R. Moss - ...?
Java Moss - Taxiphyllum barbieri
Singapore Moss - Vesicularia dubiana
Willow Moss - Fontinalis antipyretica
Fenix Moss - Fissidens fontanus
Plagiomnium cf. Maczimowitzii
and several species to be identified yet.

[novina]

1. Fissidens splachnobryoides
2. Fissidens fontanus
3. Fissidens sp.
4. Fissidens zippelianus
5. Fissidens fox
6. Fissidens adianthoides
7. Milimetre moss - Micromitrium tenerum
8. Anchor moss -
9. Star moss - Barbula sp.
10. Vesicularia sp.
11. Fern moss -
12. Pearl moss - Blepharostoma trichophyllum
13. Worm moss - Chiloscyphus sp. ??
14. Taiwan moss - Taxiphyllum alternans
15. Mini taiwan moss - Isopterygium sp.
16. Mini java moss -
17. Creeping moss - Vesicularia sp.
18. Weeping moss - Vesicularia ferrei
19. Giant moss - Taxiphyllum sp.
20. Japan moss - Taxiphyllum sp.
21. Brazil moss - Vesicularia sp.
22. Willow moss - Fontinalis antypiretica
23. Willow moss - Fontinalis sp.
24. Willow moss - Fontinalis hypnoides
25. Willow moss - Fontinalis sp. mini
26. Willow moss - Fontinalis antypiretica var. gigantea
27. Flat moss - Drepanocladus sp.
28. Stringy moss - Leptodictyum riparium
29. Leptodictyum sp.
30. Flame moss - Taxiphyllum sp.
31. X-mas moss - Vesiclaria montagnei
32. Peacock moss - Taxiphyllum sp.
33. Spiky moss - Taxiphyllum sp.
34. Thai moss - Vesicularia sp.
35. Singapore moss - Vesicularia dubyana
36. Mini pearl moss -
37. Erect moss - Vesicularia reticulata
38. Java moss - Taxiphyllum barberi
39. Vesicularia sp.Mini
40. Fissidens nobilis
41. Mini Pelia - Riccardia graeffei
42. Pelia sp. ?
43. Round pelia - Subwassertag
44. Pelia - Monosolenium pelia
45. Polytrichum commune
46. Nano moss - Amblystegium serpens

and some non classified

[kokon2208]

Seems like one more crazy man about mosses?) Would you like to exchange some?

[retardo]

Those are some pretty impressive lists of mosses!! How do you keep them apart?

I only keep a few, Riccardia sp., Fissidens fontanus, Fissidens splachybriodes, willow moss, and flame moss. After awhile mosses tend to look the same to me and get mixed together, so I keep the ones that I feel are significantly differentiable from others.

[kokon2208]

Retardo, I am surprised to hear that you can miх such differently looking mosses. All species you mentioned are easy to tell from one another. Look, here is my Riccardia:
http://www.tropica.ru/forum/uploads/gallery/1237273364/gallery_4582_5_224040.jpg
Аnd here is my F. fontanus:
http://www.tropica.ru/forum/uploads/gallery/1237273364/gallery_4582_5_152004.jpg
And that is my Fiss. splanch:
http://www.tropica.ru/forum/uploads/gallery/1238428776/gallery_4582_5_36933.jpg
And again:
http://www.tropica.ru/forum/uploads/gallery/1237273364/gallery_4582_5_38208.jpg
That is F. splanch as well:
http://www.tropica.ru/forum/uploads/gallery/1239814928/gallery_4582_5_41755.jpg
Unfortunately I dont have pictures of my Willow and Flame. As you can see they are so different that you will never mix them. Excuse my poor English.

[loveshrimp]

mini pellia is to expensive here. tie on 1 small little stone will slightly cost more den 20SGD.wish to have some.
i dont inject co2 to my tank.can i keep mini pellia too?

[kokon2208]

Mini pellia - what is that? If you are talking about Ricardia chamedryfolia, I doubt you can keep it without CO. Frankly speaking I never tried to keep it without CO, but I heared from many people of unsuccessful attempts.

[retardo]

kokon2208 -- sorry, let me clarify. I keep these mosses because they are easy to identify and don't mix easily with other mosses. All the others (e.g., Java, Singapore, Christmas, Taiwan, etc.) are too similar sometimes for my tastes and when they grow out and intermingle, it's hard to separate again. It is for this reason that I don't keep them, but do keep the ones I mentioned.

[skratikans]

wow ...there are some impressive lists that I see here! How do you guys aquire them? I hardly see half as many here

and btw how do you grow star moss aquatically, I have never been able to get anyone to document it successfully in the long run

[eagle167]

Some space moss would be really exciting to have

[kokon2208]

skratikans - Mostly through inet. Besides there is a moss forum in Russia where people exchange species they have.

how do you grow star moss aquatically, I have never been able to get anyone to document it successfully in the long run So I have)). My hyophila runs in several tanks with different conditions. I cannot say that I was success with it because it`s been too litle time since I planted it (only 6 months). And the period of adoptation was long and hard. Now too early to say that we have one more aquatic moss at disposal, I still cannot give in the thought that it is absolutely terrestrial moss. In fact I only have some hints what it likes and go on taking experiments. Here is the picture (sorry for poor quality but better than nothing) of my Hyophila involuta. That is the dark green moss on the right side.
http://www.tropica.ru/forum/uploads/gallery/1239814928/gallery_4582_5_161649.jpg
And a bit closer
http://www.tropica.ru/forum/uploads/gallery/1239814928/gallery_4582_5_41755.jpg
And again
http://www.tropica.ru/forum/uploads/gallery/1238428776/gallery_4582_5_138023.jpg
I believe GreenPeace will ever sue me for drowning terrestrial plants)

[a1matt]

These are the mosses that I currently have:

Taxiphyllum alternans (Taiwan moss)
Taxiphyllum sp. (Flame moss)
Taxiphyllum barbieri (Java moss)
Taxiphyllum sp. (Peacock Moss)
Unknown (Fissidens madagascar)
Fissidens fontanus (US fissidens)
Fontinalis antipyretica (Willow moss)
Leptodictyum riparium (Stringy moss)
Crattoneurom Filicinum (Triangle moss)
Unknown (Holger moss)

These are the mosses that I used to have:

Tortula ruralis (Star moss)
Vesicularia ferriei (Weeping moss)

If anyone knows the scientific names (and also any alternative common names) for the Holger and Fissidens Madagascar I would be very happy to hear about it :)

Am happy to do swaps as well for new mosses, preferably within UK, but also within Europe. I have had bad experiences receiving moss from Asia so am not overly keen to send that far away.

[joe faria]

For now I got, with the right ID for sure:
Riccardia chamaedryfolia, mini-pellia
Fissidens fontanus, phoenix moss
Taxiphyllum sp., flame moss

Without ID, but possible then:
Taxiphyllum barbieri, java moss?
Vesicularia dubyana, singapore moss?
Vesicularia ferriei, weeping moss?
Vesicularia montagnei, christmas moss?

Regards,
Joe Faria

[kokon2208]

a1matt:
Tortula ruralis is absolutely terrestrial moss and will NEVER grow submersed. Probably under the name of Star moss you have some other moss. Look at the picture above your reply. Does your Star moss look like the moss on the last picture?

If anyone knows the scientific names (and also any alternative common names) for the Holger and Fissidens Madagascar...
It is not possible to ID the mosses by their commercial names. No chance. Only if you show pictures or provide species.

[a1matt]

Thanks Kokon,

I think that the moss sold to me under the name of tortula ruralis\star moss was a terrestrial moss. It was supplied with emersed growth (so I can not compare it to the above pic) and died when I put it in my tank.

I understand that it is not possibly to get a definite ID by commercial names.
I wonder if they are 'new' to the hobby or just new names. If I find out I will post the answer here.

[kokon2208]

So like this?
http://www.mosswall.com/ebay/image/PL/PL-MO02-01.jpg
On this very picture there is Hyophila involuta,
though the picture wrongly tells us that it is Tortula ruralis.

Ref. the Holger and Fissidens Madagascar, I can offer you some moss for exchange for those two. And probably when I see them, I can tell you how familiar they are to the hobby

[a1matt]

Kokon - yes that is the moss I bought. It was 90% DOA and the other 10% died within 2 weeks of being in my tank :(

I will pm you about swapping mosses :)

[kokon2208]

It was 90% DOA and the other 10% died within 2 weeks of being in my tank


Just a tip... Very often you can find your moss brown and looking dead. But at the same time it has a healthy "root" structure. You need to place it under a propriate condition and it starts to grow again. In that very case with Hyophila from AqMagic you should have put in on a wet ground with 100% humidity but not in water. And when it starts to grow, sink it. On the third my picture the Hyophila involuta (Star moss) from AqMagic that came absolutely brown and dead. As you can see it is green and healthy.

[a1matt]

It is good that you help me to learn from my mistake :) I will remember this advice for the future.

[vasteq]

Perhaps i could but i can't because "You are only allowed to post URLs to other sites after you have made 15 posts or more." :/ I wanted to show you my new mosses.