Singapore Moss.

**taygu** · 16th Apr 2009, 10:38

Hi, would like to share my limited experiences on collecting Singapore moss.

Months back, collected some moss that usually grow on the side of the drain and left it in a container in my planted tank. After a few days/weeks, you will see that it start to grow and will start to look like a moss. I tied it onto a DW and now it look like in the picture.

Last 2 weeks, I have collected some moss that grow on the ground for a new project I am working on. After some cleaning, I have "planted" them on into the tank (refer to picture). I still have some that is in the container in case those in the tank cannot make it or melt away.

You can collected those rock that already have moss growing on it, this is more natural so that you dun have to tie it at a later stage.

Cleaning the moss is always a challenge as you will usually ended with a lot of mud and debris to clean. Sometime have worm like creatures too.

To me, is worth it for the fun..

All pictures posted in the gallery.

**haagen** · 16th Apr 2009, 11:14

sorry for asking, where's the gallery? hehe

**taygu** · 16th Apr 2009, 13:27

Originally Posted by haagen

sorry for asking, where's the gallery? hehe

Hi,

I have pasted the link for you.

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/galle...imageuser=3887

**StanChung** · 16th Apr 2009, 20:26

Hi Joe,
You should link back the photos here with [img]...[/img] tags

**taygu** · 16th Apr 2009, 21:20

Originally Posted by StanChung

Hi Joe,
You should link back the photos here with [img]...[/img] tags

Worry not enough space...

**StanChung** · 16th Apr 2009, 23:20

It's already in the gallery, linking it here will not incur more space[memory] except bandwidth of opening this thread. [which people who see this thread would click the link you posted to understand what you're talking about anyway]
[did that make sense?]

**taygu** · 17th Apr 2009, 08:18

Originally Posted by StanChung

It's already in the gallery, linking it here will not incur more space[memory] except bandwidth of opening this thread. [which people who see this thread would click the link you posted to understand what you're talking about anyway]
[did that make sense?]

Hi Stan,

Thanks for the advices.

I though the link for the gallery is ok..

Let me try..
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/galle..._sm_reszie.jpg
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/galle...ock_resize.jpg
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/galle..._sm_resize.jpg
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/galle..._sm_resize.jpg

**Shadow** · 17th Apr 2009, 08:58

I think what he mean is something like this

Originally Posted by taygu

**taygu** · 22nd Apr 2009, 08:06

HI Robert, thanks but dun know how to do it...

Anyway, a update:

Moss in the tank start to show some new bud, hopefully this is a good sign.

Moss on the rock also have some new bud..

BUT moss of it is turning brown, will update if there is an progress..

**hwchoy** · 22nd Apr 2009, 18:16

indeed the original Singapore moss was found on a rock from a stream near Dairy Farm estate. this rock was put into the founder's aquarium and as it grew more it started to look similar to the Christmas moss which was hugely expensive in those days. we started passing the Singapore moss around and got Prof. Benito from RMBR to confirm its ID (which led us to discover that Java moss is NOT Vesicularia dubyana as widely stated in Internet literature).

It was also Prof. Benito who suggests the name Singapore moss, we had originally called it Bukit Timah moss

**StanChung** · 22nd Apr 2009, 19:19

Originally Posted by taygu

HI Robert, thanks but dun know how to do it...

Anyway, a update:

Moss in the tank start to show some new bud, hopefully this is a good sign.

Moss on the rock also have some new bud..

BUT moss of it is turning brown, will update if there is an progress..

That is normal. If you pinch out the green bits-grow them separately and throw away the brown parts would be better.

To make the image url[http....jpg] appear as a picture in the post you add [img]image url[/img]

**Shadow** · 22nd Apr 2009, 20:52

you forgot the [/img]

**taygu** · 24th Apr 2009, 13:21

Most of it have turn brown. Have thrown the extra away and left those in the tank and will see how it will turn out.

Saw a patch of different type and decided to collect it. This look like the one that usually grow on side of a drain.

I have left some on a piece of rock and it will attached to it.

P/S: Thanks to Stan and Robert, finally managed to get the picture up..