growth rate of us fissiden?

**diazman** · 1st Mar 2009, 21:53

hi all, i just got a tub of the above from a nice bro. im wondering how long does it take to grow? i just tied it to my driftwood couple of minutes ago.

thanks in advance!

**JadeIceGreen** · 1st Mar 2009, 22:07

Originally Posted by diazman

hi all, i just got a tub of the above from a nice bro. im wondering how long does it take to grow? i just tied it to my driftwood couple of minutes ago.

thanks in advance!

Mine US fissiden took about 3 months to grow nice and thick.

**diazman** · 1st Mar 2009, 22:16

Originally Posted by JadeIceGreen

Mine US fissiden took about 3 months to grow nice and thick.

nice one bro! thanks again. oh ya. if the fissiden grows too long.. how should i go about to cut it?

thanks in advance once again

**Jervis** · 1st Mar 2009, 22:23

If the condition is right (i.e. low temperature), I think you will start noticing growth in 3 to 4 weeks. Be patient... they are really very slow grower!

**diazman** · 1st Mar 2009, 22:27

Originally Posted by Jervis

If the condition is right (i.e. low temperature), I think you will start noticing growth in 3 to 4 weeks. Be patient... they are really very slow grower!

thanks. i am abit worried now.. seeing there are some brown fissiden..

**lampeye** · 7th Apr 2009, 04:42

For a long time I considered it the slowest of the slow, but I recently moved my small plate of it into a tank with very strong current (over 300 GPH in a 10 gallon

) and it is going like a rocket. In less than 2 weeks I've seen a number of new branches develop, and it has greened up considerably. Who knows what I'll see in a few weeks, but I'm amazed at the difference.

It's also getting a LIGHT daily dose of Excel. Before when I used that, I had some bad times with my mosses, but they all seems to like a low dose.

**vhdl288** · 9th Apr 2009, 21:33

I think the key is high Light & flourish excel.

**Plant_Geek** · 18th Apr 2009, 09:41

Hi

I have always found in good light conditions and with Co2 it is a fast grower once established.

If i planted it thinly on a rock i would expect it to be covered in a month.

**checkerboard** · 7th Aug 2009, 17:17

Tie a thin layer on the mesh/rock. Do not overlap the fissidens as their growth will not be as neat. Use stronger lights and it should turn green.

Trimming is messy, but if it can grow densely, you can remove it gently by pulling out bit by bit without leaving holes. My fissiden can cover the rock in a month under good lights and CO2.