Can you please help to identify this moss?

[knokie]

I just set up my new tank 2 weeks ago and I got this moss in my tank, just want to confirm whether it is Fissidens zippelianus, thanks

[Niko]

Hey knokie,
if I look at your Pic, the first thing which come into my mind is that it could be Riccardia chamaedryfolia.
But your Pic is not sooo well, that I can see some details of this plant.
Compare it to some sites in the inet.
Cya Niko

[retardo]

It does not look like Riccardia chamedryfolia to me. Rc does not grow so tightly together.

It also does not have the characteristics of a Fissidens species, which grows upward with small sections of stem between leaves. The moss pictured grows flat and extremely tight and to me, it looks much more like a terrestrial (land) moss that spreads along rocks. Where did you obtain this moss?

A large picture will definitely be needed to identify more accurately.

[MyShrimps]

Hi knokie,

comparing your moss to other photos and information available on the internet I don't think that it is Fissidens zippelianus.
I am even unsure if it is a Fissidens species.

For example see:
http://killies.com/forum/viewtopic.p...58a24ecd06a9b5

Bye

Peter

[Frank]

I agree with retardo.
It looks more like moss growing on stones or trees.

[knokie]

Sorry guys.....i have tried my best to get these two pics.....I hope it helps =)

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[knokie]

It does not look like Riccardia Chamedryfolia to me. RC does not grow so tightly together.

It also does not have the characteristics of a Fissidens species, which grows upward with small sections of stem between leaves. The moss pictured grows flat and extremely tight and to me, it looks much more like a terrestrial (land) moss that spreads along rocks. Where did you obtain this moss?

A large picture will definitely be needed to identify more accurately.

I bought it from a fish shop, I afraid that I get conned by him

[retardo]

knokie,

On closer inspection it looks like it may possibly be a Fissidens species, but it definitely is not Riccardia chamedryfolia. It does possess leave structures that resemble a Fissidens. I would wait and see.... Give it a few weeks and then retake the pic.

Here's a link to how Fissidens grows: Fissidens sp.

-r

[Mischy]

Hi,

i think you should wait a bit and then see how it grows. It also might be kind of Fontinalis sp.

[knokie]

knokie,

On closer inspection it looks like it may possibly be a Fissidens species, but it definitely is not Riccardia chamedryfolia. It does possess leave structures that resemble a Fissidens. I would wait and see.... Give it a few weeks and then retake the pic.

Here's a link to how Fissidens grows: Fissidens sp.

-r

Thanks for the input, is there any way to grow the Fissidens? They grow very slow in my tank