Aldrin,
I thought about moving your post over to the "Trading Post" forum but knowing how desperate you are to obtain some Taiwan Moss, I'm leaving it here.
As far as I know, only 2 persons in this forum have the Taiwan Moss in their tanks. I have some and so has Yandy. Yandy aka Barbarik bought the moss from Mermaid in Ang Mo Kio. I've been to Yandy's house recently and I don't think he has enough to sell you any, unless of course, you are so desperate you don't mind buying just a single frond. Take note though that Yandy paid $220 for his moss so one frond alone could cost you quite a lot of money.
I've a small bunch of Taiwan Moss growing in my tank now but I've never collected money for my plants so I have no intention of selling them. I have a long list of friends who are on the waiting list for my Taiwan Moss. When I have enough to share, I will give some to these friends first. After which, I will give the Moss to people who have contributed significantly to this forum. They could be people who live in other countries. Hobbyists whom I hardly know or who have never posted anything of value to this forum are right at the bottom of my list. I hope you understand now why I can't sell you any. To be honest, I could have easily made a few thousand dollars just by selling my plants on aquabid.com. Over the years, I have been fortunate to be among the first hobbyists to have in large amounts, rare plants like the Christmas Moss, Narrow Leaf Java Ferns, Erect Moss and Downoi. But it's never been my style to profit from the hobby. I would rather make more friends instead.
The Taiwan Moss is very expensive and very rare. I would suggest, if you're really dying to have some, to drop over at Mermaid and see if you can buy some from the owner there. Last time I heard, he sells small bunches at $20 a piece. Best of luck to you in your search for Taiwan Moss. I hope you won't ask to trade anything anymore in this "Planted Tank" forum. All trades should be posted to the "Trading Post" forum.
Loh K L
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