Xmas moss

m.milliner · Post by **m.milliner** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 5:04 am

Anyone have any experience with Xmas moss? Best water parameters? And where it originates?

I'm looking for a moss that grows in South America and isn't "tied down"...like riccia.

Thanks!!

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 5:16 pm

Rumor has it that Xmas moss is from SA. However,
I know it likes cooler water, so if it is from SA,
its from the cooler regions. That may be a problem
in your Discus tank with the higher temps.

m.milliner · Post by **m.milliner** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 7:25 am

Thanks Ghazanfar...looks like I need to give up on moss for the discus tank...and the riccia is "WAY" to much trouble.

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 2:06 pm

Yeah most mosses require cooler water. But now
since you're not restricting yourself to a biotope,
you have a lot more species of plants to work with!

Jonathan Kalmes · Post by **Jonathan Kalmes** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 10:35 pm

I am still down here in Florida and found something that might do for you. No idea what it is, and it's really difficult to describe. It kind of forms a net of really tough fibers, which feel almost like hair, then has a lot of tiny green leaves form all over the net. The leaf size is very small (I originally thought it was some kind of algea when I first spotted it. I'll bring some back with me and you can see what you think of it. Might be a possibility for you.

Xmas moss

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