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'ello strangers

Anyways just thought I'd raise the question regarding a most peculiar moss behavior that is occurring rampantly in my 20G tank.

It seems that some moss I aquired a little under a year ago has decided, despite being underwater to send up sporophytes. I can take this only as a sign of how well the moss likes my tank, since otherwise it would not expend the energy to produce a sporophyte.

But anyways I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this with the mosses in their tanks.

I've never seen that, but then again I've only had java moss, which seems more than happy just to spread vegetatively.

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Hey Megil, welcome back.

Nope, never seen that before. IME it just grows outwards and upwards, not reproducing, per se.


What kind of moss is it in particular?

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I noticed a couple of months ago that my java moss sent 1 up. It only lasted for about 5 days.

Hey stranger !

Do you mean spore capsules ? (which Dr. Benito Tan mentioned in his initial report on aquarium mosses) Capsules are very common in emmersed mosses, rare in submerged. The capsules and spores inside are the only true way of identifying the moss One of his understudies also asks for people to send them capsules for study. Many types of aquarium mosses are incorrectly labelled, while several new types are being discovered. (or I should say converted from semi-aquatic to aquatic, as opposed to discovered))

From a moss enthusiasts view this is a very interesting find ! Keep us posted. Pic ?


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Alex what's the word ?

I'm also curious as to your parameters since your moss responded so favorably to it. I've emptied my 10g in order to start growing out other moss samples before they go bad. Also did you use any Excel in there ?

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