question about loose moss

**3inone** · 9th Dec 2010, 15:47

hey guys, i got this problem where by my containers containing mosses, usually have small slug like organism. about 2 mm long. what are those?

**Shadow** · 10th Dec 2010, 00:34

sound like planaria

**Halimlee85** · 10th Dec 2010, 11:44

haha bro it could be some snail or so ba.. cos i have one tied moss on the rock then i place in the tank and happen that the tank have snails and as time pass it infested by snail cos they multiply dammmm fast!!! then i transfer the moss to another tanks(no snail at all) but less i know now my other tank start to have some small snails. ,y point is it could be possible that the mosses u get from have some of this organism but it startng to grow and visible to you!

Ps i got hard time trying to get ride of the snails.. LOL!

**3inone** · 10th Dec 2010, 19:31

are snails bad? i got 1 zebra snail. and i get worried everytime it walks over my mosses.

1. do zebra snail eat my mosses such as US fissidens?

2. where can i get plants to cover my grounds? definitely i cant take HC. any other suggestions?

3. wrt question 2, where to go to get the best deals for such plants?

4. should i remove the snail?

**3inone** · 10th Dec 2010, 19:37

and the worst thing is its too small to take a picture of it.

and what can i try to do, so as to fix it?

are those slugs a cause for worry?>

**Halimlee85** · 10th Dec 2010, 22:34

Originally Posted by 3inone

are snails bad? i got 1 zebra snail. and i get worried everytime it walks over my mosses.

1. do zebra snail eat my mosses such as US fissidens? 2. where can i get plants to cover my grounds? definitely i cant take HC. any other suggestions?3. wrt question 2, where to go to get the best deals for such plants?
4. should i remove the snail?

1)Ans: they don't really eat the mosses but infect they help you finish up all the rotton or dead mosses and also remove algae
2)ans: you can try like hair grass or glasso.
3)Ans: almost all LFS they do sell planted but u can try c328 ,nature etc. they have wider variety
4)ans: it depend if they don't multiply then it good but if they multiply then i wish you all the best. hehe

**Halimlee85** · 10th Dec 2010, 22:35

Originally Posted by 3inone

and the worst thing is its too small to take a picture of it.

and what can i try to do, so as to fix it?

are those slugs a cause for worry?>

A) you just remove it.
b) let it grow and when it bigger then decide
c) just leave it alone!

if me.. for any unknown creature i will remove it cos i never know if it will harm my other plant or fishes.. so it better to be safe than sorry.. imho.

**3inone** · 11th Dec 2010, 11:31

ok thanks. i shall head down to seaview and ask if they have the hair grass/glasso.

**Halimlee85** · 13th Dec 2010, 18:02

Bro... try to go for Hair grass la cos i heard that hair grass is easier to grow compared to glasso... i went to one of the farm in Pasir ris and got back some Glasso not only hard to grow the planting part is also tricky. i have hard time... where eles Hair grass is easier! i do have some hair grass extra do let me know if have not gotten yours!