Red Moss?

**skyluck2001** · 29th Dec 2008, 12:41

Are there other coloured mosses besides the green ones? I found this pic in Wiki and would like to share it with everyone.

**louis_last** · 29th Dec 2008, 22:31

Those are actually the spore capsules, most of the time that moss would just be green like the majority of mosses, however there are some very red mosses, In Scotland we have several from the genus Sphagnum which although they grow in very wet conditions would not grow in an aquarium.
http://k43.pbase.com/u20/carrhighlan...85.RedMoss.jpg
I have seen some Sphagnum growing submerged though so next time I'm In the mountains I intend to collect some samples as it seems we have quite a few aquatic mosses in Scotland, There is one growing in my tank right now that I found in the waterfall in my garden.

**skyluck2001** · 29th Dec 2008, 23:45

Wow! Would love to see some mosses from Scotland. Please post your pics when you have them. Thanks.

**skyluck2001** · 2nd Jan 2009, 11:51

Seems like red mosses are a rarity (non-existent?) in the local aquatic scene.

**louis_last** · 2nd Jan 2009, 21:43

I believe you have a red liverwort available to you in Singapore? I seem to recall seeing it in one of the 'mosses and the men who love them' topics. Certainly in Poland there is a red liverwort that several aquascapers use.