Help needed to ID mosses.

[beetlejuice403]

Hi all,

these mosses are sort of overgrown in my tank & making it difficult for me to see my shrimps & fishes... Intend to sell them off in the Marketplace to interested bro/sis, but not too sure what kind of moss they are. Anyone can help to ID it (circled in red) for me? Many thanks!!

Moss A:


Moss B:


PS: The moss B is much thinner than Moss A... Previously just dump into my tank, now all mixed up & confused.. Also sorry for unable to provide a much clearer macro shot...

[juggler]

Did you check with this article?
Mosses and the Men Who Love Them by Loh Kwek Leong of Singapore

[khseah79]

Just a guess.. Picture A is taiwan moss and picture B is java moss???

[tien13378]

May be
A: spiky or peacock
B: java

[EvolutionZ]

A : spiky moss.
b : taiwan moss.

[beetlejuice403]

Did you check with this article?
Mosses and the Men Who Love Them by Loh Kwek Leong of Singapore

Hmm juggler, thanks for the link, after reading the article... "Looks are deceiving." Anyone got a powerful microscope to lend me??

Just a guess.. Picture A is taiwan moss and picture B is java moss???

May be
A: spiky or peacock
B: java

A : spiky moss.
b : taiwan moss.

Thanks alot bro Evo, khseah, & tien.. The polls now are:

Moss A - 1 vote Taiwan, 1 vote Peacock, 2 votes Spiky;
Moss B - 2 votes Java, 1 vote Taiwan

Sigh!! Still not that sure at this juncture... Any other expert views?? Thanks!

[dcwk]

A : Peacock
B : Java

[Salphur]

A: Peacock moss
B: Mini Java moss ?

[timebomb]

My guess is:

Moss A is Spiky Moss; I'm pretty sure of this.
Moss B is probably Java Moss

I would strongly urge all hobbyists to stop using the name "Peacock Moss" because long before we started to use that name, it was already given to another moss, a non-aquatic one. You can see a picture of the true "Peacock Moss" here.

Loh K L

[EvolutionZ]

yea, many people have been saying countless times that peacock moss = spiky moss.. the peacock name is just a trade name.. would suggest to use spiky moss as 2 different name but the same moss would confuse newbies..