Experience with Climacium Japonicum

[Eyal]

Does anyone has Experience with this moss and have some info on it ?

[Eyal]

Any one

[timebomb]

I tried looking for your moss in some of my "aquatic plant" books but couldn't find it anywhere. Where did you get the moss, Eyal? Perhaps, if you provide some information on how you got the moss in the first place, some people here may be able to help you.

Loh K L

[Eyal]

I saw this plant in this site : http://www.rva.jp
I don't have yet !
Here another pic with info (I think )
http://www.rva.jp/plants/moss-climacium_japonicum.htm

[phiL]

A german shop sold some of this "moss" for a while but its out of stock now.

I know about some people in a german forum who used to grow this moss.
I say used to grow because the plant died after a while. It looks like it is not an aquatic plant that can be kept submerged. The plant lost all its green leaves and turned brown after a while.

[timebomb]

I think Philipp suspected something when he put "moss" in inverted commas.
I suspect the same too, in that, the plant isn't a moss at all.

Loh K L

[propor]

I'm sure it is a moss. I think it is from genus Climacium, it can be C. japonicum.
But I'm not sure it can survive in aquarium.
Similiar species from Poland - C. dendroides - grows under water, but it has'nt palm form after time.

[imported_stephan]

Propor is right. The moss is Climacium japonum. It has a dendroid habit meaning that it forms an upright stem. The shape helps it to stay above leaf litter and competing mosses on dry ground. Unfortunately it looses this shape in water. It does grow submerged but takes on a stringy form which does not look good. It needs cool temperatures (less than 24C). I have a little attached to drift wood. I am going to add co2 and that should help improve it.

regards
Stephan

[G.rosea]

CA.dendrites grows here too. I haven't tried it in aquarium yet, but seems like Iamb cog to try. I've seen it growing submerged, and it does look different than emersed form.

I've grow it on the side (emersed) of the aquarium and it's growing even too fast. It tried to take over my aquarium... (aquarium was 12l shrimp tank)