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    ID mosses from Colourful Aquarium

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    Hi Guys, passed by colourful aquarium during the weekend of aquarama, met uncle thomas(thomas i think), had a hard time communicating with him because of the language barrier (my fookien is really bad) anyway can you guys help me ID the mosses I purchased from him?


    2 species here, one in front and one at the back






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    Hi there. Sorry but I am not good at identifying the different species of moss. But pictures 2 - 4 looks to me like fissiden and not moss.
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    How come your moss's leave are so big? like magnified alot of times like that...

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    The plant in the second picture looks like Fontinalis antyperitica var. gigantea. Not too sure though.
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    hi there guys, fontinalis is a fissidens sp. right ? Its a bit magnified bec. I used the macro of my camera to take the pictures.

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    I think is not, correct me if i'm wrong.
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    Pic 1 look like Singapore Moss, Pic 2 is Willow moss (need medium to high light & cold water 25C to grow it nice and green, else it will turn darker color soon), Pic 3 look to me is enlarge version of Fissiden.

    fissiden look not very healthy, cover by a layer of algae? last pic no idea what moss..

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    The last one looks like Fissiden zippelianus aka zipper moss.

    Are these mosses made known to you by the shopowner?
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    yup there is still a layer of err sediment/soot because i moved around the stuff inside the tank,

    hehe language barrier, uncle Richard could not give me the english names...

    im trying my best right now to grow these mosses

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    Picture 2 & 3 looks like willow to me.

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    Fissidens are also considered mosses according to the experts at www.killies.com.

    My guesses
    1) looks like a Vesicularia species-could be Singapore moss, X-mas or other variant.
    2) Fontinalis antipyretica var. gigantea-Giant willow moss
    3) Looks like a Fissidens from the American continent.
    4) Looks like Leptodictyum riparium -Stringy Moss
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    pic 2 and 3 should be willow moss. Not an easy moss to keep. Harder than us fissiden in my opinion. PIc 1 is erect moss or sing moss.. i think.

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    Pic 1 is x-mass moss. Got no idea what the rest are. The last pic looks like straw to me XD

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    pic 2 confirm is willow moss.

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    My guess...
    1- Singapore Moss
    2 - Willow Moss
    3- US Fissiden ( not very healthy looking though..)
    4- Stringy moss

    All the best in growing them.

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