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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i bought a java moss ball like 4 months ago. i seperated it into different tanks and now it seems to get larger. was this right? if i seperate some of the moss will it grow faster than if i left it. ps i have no special things for it. just water. no plant food, co2 etc.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	The only reason it would grow faster if you spread it out is because more light gets to more of the moss, whereas if you had left it in a clump the moss on the insides wouldn't get enough light and would probably slowly die. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	java moss is cool. you cannot kill it, reducing its light availabilty merely makes it grow differently, and fish love to spawn in it. i separate my balls on a regular basis to create new growths with no problems.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
opiate Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 82 Votes: 12 Registered: 30-Sep-2004	I've just tied a whole heap of it to a bit of drift wood..so far so good! bits have lost colour and other bits are going crazy... Last edited by bensaf at 29-Jun-2005 07:39
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
fry Enthusiast Posts: 243 Kudos: 195 Votes: 3 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	that thing doesn't even have to have water. yes, the more thinly you spread it, and the more light you allow it to get, the more it will grow. it can grow so fast and so vastly, i had to move it to a darker corner once, after removing 2/3s of it, because it layed shadow on other plants already. it is a rather efficient spawning locations too, because adult fish can't get in after the fry.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	just as what oters said...its true..what u can do is..just tie it up to slow down the growth by preventing light goin thru it...and u can always throw out in the garbage the excess...avoid flushing it in the tloilet.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
opiate Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 82 Votes: 12 Registered: 30-Sep-2004	just found out that my uncle has a 4ft tank absolutly chockers full of java moss...he weighed it all and twas 12 kilos!!! hahaha
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
fry Enthusiast Posts: 243 Kudos: 195 Votes: 3 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	did he have room for fish, or was it just java moss?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
opiate Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 82 Votes: 12 Registered: 30-Sep-2004	had like 10 guppies in there that's it.... hehe, he got rid of heaps of it and gave me heaps..now he has a full community setup! http://au.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/opiate_net/my_photos
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
fry Enthusiast Posts: 243 Kudos: 195 Votes: 3 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	very nice tank! the heater and the reflections are a bummer, though. any chance to hide the heater somewhere and do something with reflections?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
fishy Big Fish Posts: 407 Kudos: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jun-2002	Just had some Java moss delivered today. Wanting to attach it to a piece of bare driftwood. I am going to use cotton thread to tie it down, can someone tell me how long it will take for the moss to anchor securely? Thanks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I have some Moss Balls in my tank & they look really nice & absorb most of the water nasties. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
trystianity Mega Fish Posts: 1028 Kudos: 926 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	Just had some Java moss delivered today. Wanting to attach it to a piece of bare driftwood. I am going to use cotton thread to tie it down, can someone tell me how long it will take for the moss to anchor securely? Not too long, usually takes a couple of weeks depending on the tank. Once the cotton thread rots and falls off the moss should be secure.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	It depends on the wood you attach it to. Hardwoods and rock are most suitable for growing moss.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
fishy Big Fish Posts: 407 Kudos: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jun-2002	Thanks guys. I have tied the moss to the bogwood, which has been in the tank for a while. It is very soft and slightly brittle. Hope the moss will latch on quickly...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43


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