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I was wondering if someone can identify this moss? I wanted Java Moss the LFS said this is very close to Java moss.....so not sure what it is. Thanks
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Hi all,
Welcome to UKAPS @vinniediego .
The simple answer is that whether it is <"Java moss"> (Taxiphyllum barbieri), or not, it should be fine in the tank. You look to have plenty of it and it looks in very good condition.
Unfortunately a name is a tough question, and all of aquarium moss naming <"is a total shambles">. Have a look at <"Moss I think"> , it won't help with an actual name but explains why accurate moss naming is so tricky.
Your moss looks like it might be the true <"Leptodictyum riparium"> (which isn't the moss normally sold as ("Leptodictyum riparium") Have a look at <"Leptodictyum riparium - British Bryological Society">.
cheers Darrel
Welcome to UKAPS @vinniediego .
The simple answer is that whether it is <"Java moss"> (Taxiphyllum barbieri), or not, it should be fine in the tank. You look to have plenty of it and it looks in very good condition.
Unfortunately a name is a tough question, and all of aquarium moss naming <"is a total shambles">. Have a look at <"Moss I think"> , it won't help with an actual name but explains why accurate moss naming is so tricky.
Your moss looks like it might be the true <"Leptodictyum riparium"> (which isn't the moss normally sold as ("Leptodictyum riparium") Have a look at <"Leptodictyum riparium - British Bryological Society">.
cheers Darrel
MichaelJ
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Hi @vinniediego, Everything Darrel said + Having this picture and a picture of it while it's submerged in your tank could make it easier to identify. I believe this is Riparium as well.
Welcome to UKAPS 🙂
Cheers,
Michael
Welcome to UKAPS 🙂
Cheers,
Michael
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PARAGUAY
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At first look it looked like "Willow Moss" but a complete guess
Hi all,
@vinniediego 's moss looks to have paired "leaves", which is the situation in many moss species. I've given up trying to identify which mosses I have, and whether they attach or not, the ones that grow in the tank always just end up as <"non-attached "big pillows"> eventually. This is some of my <"moss mountain">, but many of the tanks have similar amounts.
cheers Darrel
I don't think it is Willow Moss (Fontinalis antipyretica), because Fontinalis spp. have <"leaves in three">, so that <"they enclose the stem"> (below).
@vinniediego 's moss looks to have paired "leaves", which is the situation in many moss species. I've given up trying to identify which mosses I have, and whether they attach or not, the ones that grow in the tank always just end up as <"non-attached "big pillows"> eventually. This is some of my <"moss mountain">, but many of the tanks have similar amounts.
cheers Darrel
