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Old 13-06-2010, 11:29 PM   #1
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Default Managed to successfully cultivate these aquatic mosses (pics intensive)

Have some nice mosses to show, spent many many months getting them to adapt to growing submersed.

Has been a challenge though.

One of this is called Zipper moss. A sp from the Fissidens family. Interesting moss, after research online, found that it is quite sought after overseas and relatively rare and pricey!

Its was pure luck that i managed to harvest them from the wild and convert it to grow successfully in submersed form. Very beautiful moss that resembles a zip

heres some pics of the moss (some are from the net), enjoy..






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Old 13-06-2010, 11:30 PM   #2
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Another type of moss resembles hyophila involunta (star moss), but its not that because i have a species of it growing submersed for a long time in my tank.

So the name of the moss still unidentified, but nonetheless managed to cultivate it.

heres some pics of it.







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Old 13-06-2010, 11:44 PM   #3
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very nice 'mystery' moss . may i know what conditions are you growing them in?

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Old 14-06-2010, 03:41 PM   #4
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Good job, they look very nice and healthy. Is their growth rate fast?

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Old 14-06-2010, 05:00 PM   #5
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really really pretty! mind sharing how you managed to cultivate them?
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Old 15-06-2010, 10:50 AM   #6
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nice close up shot there
healthy plants there too keep up the good work
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Old 15-06-2010, 11:12 AM   #7
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Thanks for sharing some of the info.
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very nice 'mystery' moss. may i know what conditions are you growing them in?
Initially i was just using a fan to maintain temp around 26-28deg C, the moss grew and so chiller is not necessary.

Ph is about 6.7-7.0

keeping my co2 levels around 10ppm to 20ppm. not that high also.


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Good job, they look very nice and healthy. Is their growth rate fast?

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Their growth rate is relatively fast. initially it was really slow when they were adapting to submersed conditions. Now the growth rate is pretty fast.

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really really pretty! mind sharing how you managed to cultivate them?
Just keep them in my tank for few months..

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nice close up shot there
healthy plants there too keep up the good work
thanks bro for your comment!

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Thanks for sharing some of the info.
No problem at all, for all the moss lovers!
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Old 15-06-2010, 03:06 PM   #9
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zipper moss, relatively easy to grow IMO.. but growth rate is slow.
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Old 15-06-2010, 09:00 PM   #10
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Bro, where to get that undentified moss ah? Wanna add to my shrimp tanks. Look pretty interesting and suitable for shrimps.
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