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Domestic English Moss?

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bjorn

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Are there any domestic English mosses that grow well in a tank? Anyone tried?
 
Maybe in cold water only. I think guy from Living Waters LFS was trying out all died out after weeks or months.
 
bjorn said:
Are there any domestic English mosses that grow well in a tank? Anyone tried?
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Fontinalis antyipryetica (multiple varieties of this, and probably some of other Fontinalis species too) and Drepanocladus Aduncus are both UK native.
The Fontinalis does better in cooler water, Drep. is fine warmer.

We have a few Fissidens species here too, but I've only found terrestrial ones to date.
 
Hi all,
I have literally kilo's of one. I think it may-be Cratoneuron filicinum (or possibly not). It grows on the limestone pebbles and wood along the edge of the pond in the zone which is emersed/immersed dependent upon water level, (you can just see it front right of the photo, but it forms a complete carpet) http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr10/dw1305/pond_view_towards_no14.jpg.

I've had inside immersed and it seems quite happy in both warm and cool water, hard and soft etc. You are more than welcome to some if you want to PM me your address.

cheers Darrel
 
a1Matt said:
bjorn said:
Are there any domestic English mosses that grow well in a tank? Anyone tried?
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Fontinalis antyipryetica (multiple varieties of this, and probably some of other Fontinalis species too) and Drepanocladus Aduncus are both UK native.
The Fontinalis does better in cooler water, Drep. is fine warmer.

We have a few Fissidens species here too, but I've only found terrestrial ones to date.
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Oh great!

I managed to find place that's selling some (Pond Plant Shop) for only £3!

I'm ordering some and going to test it out in a tank on it's own to see how it does.
 
Can't find any UK sites that sell "Drepanocladus Aduncus" but they seem to sell and use it in Germanyfor tanks.
 
dw1305 said:
I think it may-be Cratoneuron filicinum (or possibly not).
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I got some Cratoneuron filicinum from Tropica a while back.
If you want to send me some of yours I can tell you if it is the same moss as mine.

bigmatt said:
cheers a1Matt - really useful info!
ANy idea on where these can be sourced (either bought or preferred natural habitat that they may be collected from legalities permitting)
Matt
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I got beaten to it by Bjorn, that same place used to sell it for £1 though!
It is very common just go to a few public ponds and you will find it.
Comes in different sizes too.
Watch out for bugs in it though, took me a very long time to get mine ready to put in a tank.
 
a1Matt said:
dw1305 said:
I think it may-be Cratoneuron filicinum (or possibly not).
Click to expand...

I got some Cratoneuron filicinum from Tropica a while back.
If you want to send me some of yours I can tell you if it is the same moss as mine.

bigmatt said:
cheers a1Matt - really useful info!
ANy idea on where these can be sourced (either bought or preferred natural habitat that they may be collected from legalities permitting)
Matt
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I got beaten to it by Bjorn, that same place used to sell it for £1 though!
It is very common just go to a few public ponds and you will find it.
Comes in different sizes too.
Watch out for bugs in it though, took me a very long time to get mine ready to put in a tank.
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Thanks, will do! Going to grow it on it's own first in a nano tank to see how it goes.
 
Hi all,
Bigmatt I think my messages inbox was full, I have your PM now, send me your address. A1Matt wrote
If you want to send me some of yours (Cratoneuron filicinum) I can tell you if it is the same moss as mine.
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I don't think this will help, I did have a quick look at the big handful I've had growing and there are least 3 different mosses in it. One is slightly spiralled and has very tough stems, and another might be Leptodictyum riparium, but it is "pick a name" really.

cheers Darrel
 
Nice pond darrel, my phone can't zoom too well so I can see the detail of the moss, does anyone have a picture of it in a tank? Or a picture of the moss you think it may be Matt?

Cheerß
 
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