Whats the best Moss

[imported_Afroturf]

I am currently in the process of planning a 200L+ tank with lots of wood covered in moss I want it to look very natural and as if it were a scene out of a river whether it were in Asia, S America, wherever.

My question is what moss would you consider to be the most natural?
I want it to be a nice shade of green and give a quite compact but not to neat look.

Cheers.

[FC]

Just to share with you an example.

My previous tank with "Spiky" mosses - both on the wood and backdrop.

[imported_Afroturf]

Cheers Freddy nice pic, I actually got it down to either spiky or peacock i've grow peacock before and was very pleased with it and seemed to be a quick grower, both spiky and peacock be very similar, true?

I like the moss in this amano tank any idea what it is? looks like an un-weeping weeping moss?

[timebomb]

Steven,

I think Amano was using Singapore Moss (Vesicularia dubyana) in that tank.

It's kind of subjective which is the best moss to use in a planted tank. If you ask me, any moss that is grown well will look natural in a tank. Actually, I like to show you all a relatively uncommon moss in my tank. It looks like Java Moss but the strands are much finer. I didn't think much of this moss when I got it a couple of months ago but now, I'm thinking of setting up a tank just for it. Unfortunately, my computer crashed so I can't show you all the pictures. The images are still there but I can't get the damn machine to work.

By the way, you're right about Spiky and Peacock Moss. They are one and the same.

Loh K L

[strung_0ut]

Hi Steven,

I thought I would share a picture of how moss can adhere to driftwood and look natural. I'm not sure the species.



Same moss



Dennis

[imported_Shadow]

all moss are beautifull depending on how you mix it with surounding scape/plants

if you are looking for compact but not to neat, you can try Singapore moss or spiky moss.

[ballsmyberries]

just wondering, how do you get those moss green from one end to the other end? i just got my spiky moss and one end is light green, the other end is slightly darkish brown green........

-jason-

[imported_Afroturf]

Cheers guys, thats a lovely moss you got there Dennis, just the type of look i am thinking of.

I've gone for the peacock/spiky moss and singapore, i'll also use some of the weeping moss i have in my current tank to.
I know weeping moss may not fit with the idea of a natural looking moss. But the weeping i have currently growing isn't fully weeping just gently arching, and should fit in nicely.

Jason just give your moss a bit of time, there very easy to grow and your moss should soon colour up and look good.

[ballsmyberries]

Cheers guys, thats a lovely moss you got there Dennis, just the type of look i am thinking of.

I've gone for the peacock/spiky moss and singapore, i'll also use some of the weeping moss i have in my current tank to.
I know weeping moss may not fit with the idea of a natural looking moss. But the weeping i have currently growing isn't fully weeping just gently arching, and should fit in nicely.

Jason just give your moss a bit of time, there very easy to grow and your moss should soon colour up and look good.

noted with thanks...

-jason-