Java Moss

[dorothy]

What is the true colour of Java Moss, light green or dark green? I have seen some in planted tanks, and the java moss sometimes light green and sometimes dark green

Thanks

[Goondoo]

What is the true colour of Java Moss, light green or dark green? I have seen some in planted tanks, and the java moss sometimes light green and sometimes dark green

Thanks

I believe it should be of dark green when conditions are right.

[andrewtyr]

Matured fonts are dark green while the nips, young shoots are light green.

[kayser78]

should be dark green.

[ahkarboy]

What is the true colour of Java Moss, light green or dark green? I have seen some in planted tanks, and the java moss sometimes light green and sometimes dark green

Thanks

I think its dark gren when its gettin enough light

[hann]

Is it difficult to keep java moss? Most of mine is light yellow now, but my hornwart is still booming, so my conclusion is java moss is difficult to keep.

[|squee|]

Lower the temperature of your tank, you'll find that it helps. Keep it below 28 degrees.

[ching4ever]

keep the temperature low as 25-27C, u'll find it very easy to keep!!

[blueray]

My case more funny...my java moss seem to be ok, just not really growing. While my taiwan moss which I put into my tank later than the Java moss start to grow. No idea what did I do wrong but as long as it is not dying on me can liao

[hann]

But how to lower the temp when my light is on for more than 12 hours? Get a fan? BUt that will make the decor ugly in my opinion

[ching4ever]

get a fan or chiller will do. chiller not cheap, so if ur tank is small, get fan enough already. just hang it on top of the tank and blow the surface of the water.

[JeromeZ]

mine is dark green, but some parts (especially those attached to the driftwood) are brownish.

[rocketshrimp]

Brown is not a color of the moss. No such thing as brown moss.

Brown means that the portion of the moss is dying....

You probably need to up your CO2. Moss need plenty of that.

[ching4ever]

Ya. mine also found that some of the moss below are turning brown.
i cant find out whether it is dying or the dirt cover on top of it?
is it the fish drop and the dirt that drop on top of the moss will cover it from lighting and make it dying? how to clean those dirt?

i thought moss need high light and low temp only? it need high co2 also?

[rocketshrimp]

if the moss is growing...it will outgrow any dirt on it. You should see tiny green shoots at the tip of the moss everyday. If not, chances are the brown part is dying moss.

Those plants expert correct me if I am wrong...if you have strong lighting, you must increase co2 and ferts proportionally...else algae will occur. If you are growing the moss in low lighting, you don't need high co2.

But some mosses needs high lighting...like erect, stringy moss. These will be difficult moss to grow.

Hann,
There are tiny aquarium fans (like computer fans) that people use to cool the water down. You don't use those household fans for blowing people...that will cost you alot of money to keep it running when your lights are on. You can also DIY it if you are any electronic whiz. Fairly simple really, look for posts that discuss this.

[ching4ever]

tiny green shoots at the tip , got and it growing very well. just only the below one, not sure is dying or because of the dirt make it look little bit brown...

i only got java moss, the most easier growing moss. lol~~