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Hi, here are some snapshots of a fissidens species in my tank . Enjoy!


http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/cheepang/Fissidens/Fissidens_1.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/cheepang/Fissidens/Fissidens_3.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/cheepang/Fissidens/Fissidens_5.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/cheepang/Fissidens/Fissidens_2.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/cheepang/Fissidens/Fissidens_8.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/cheepang/Fissidens/Fissidens_9.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/cheepang/Fissidens/Fissidens_10.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/cheepang/Fissidens/Fissidens_11.jpg

Chee Pang


Last edited by cp at 08-Oct-2005 21:38

Last edited by cp at 08-Oct-2005 21:40

Last edited by bensaf at 09-Oct-2005 10:03

What an interesting/beautiful/healthy plant you have!

Is it commonly available in the hobby? What requirements does it need (light, fertilizer, etc)? I would be interested in buying some if I could find it.

Welcome to FishProfiles.com.

EDIT: Just noticed you have the exact same Freshwater Limpet species as I do.

Last edited by Cory Addict at 08-Oct-2005 22:32

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

Hi, thanks for the compliments.

For those not familiar, fissidens is a type of moss. The fissidens was brought in from Taiwan a couple of years ago. It was originally in emmersed form but was then successfully adapted and grown in submerged form in my tank. It has been growing in my tank for more than a year now.

The fissidens is growing in my 4-feet planted tank. The temperature of my tank varies between 26.5 and 27.5 ºC. The pH fluctuates between 6.2-6.8 with supplemented CO2. From my observation, it grows better under direct light in my 2.6wpg tank. A key difference between fissidens and mosses is that fissidens does not branch as much. Once established, it will form a nice and neat coat on the driftwood you tie it to, the fronds growing vertically much like erect moss. It is a slow-growing moss, reaching a maximum length of only about 3.5 cm in 2-3 months time. The good thing about this is that once it has established in your tank, you can just sit back and enjoy, not worrying about re-tieing it very often.

If anyone is interested with this rare and exquisite moss, please pm or email me at cheepang_ng@hotmail.com. Below is a photo of the full tank. Please feel free to comment.

Cheers

Chee Pang

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/cheepang/Fissidens/Tank_1.jpg


Last edited by cp at 10-Oct-2005 04:44

Last edited by bensaf at 10-Oct-2005 04:47

Wow, what an awesome looking plant! How do you tie it to the driftwood initially?

BTW, Your tank is beautiful too.

Last edited by upikabu at 10-Oct-2005 06:28

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