Anchoring with superglue: glue the rhizome and attach it to an object.Here are some tips to attach it in order to thrive and create your favorite design: The planting method also depends on the design that you want to choose for your aqua space. You can create a moss tree with your Christmas moss. The shallow root system can absorb nutrients from the water and grow in any substrate. It does not need a particular substrate to grow and thrive. This plant can be attached to stones, tree roots, and other materials like driftwood. Therefore, with time it will undergo degradation (In this case, shrimps and Panda Loach can also be a choice to feed, making beneficial and natural co-operation by cleaning). This is important also because this plant develops microorganisms and algae. It requires a high-efficient purification system and some water flow. The plant can’t grow in muddy ditch water. Therefore, it is important to keep the tank clean. The water parameters and lightning will be explained below. Starting with planting, when choosing to plant Christmas Moss, you should consider preparing the environment, specifically the room temperature. When planting attach it to walls or trees to create a tree moss. This Moss is very easy to keep, especially with our tips. Here we have the growth tips that you should consider, and the care process won’t be a problem for you even if you are a beginner. When talking about planting and maintenance of Christmas moss, there is nothing to worry about. The perfect home for infusoria creates a great coverage to feed shrimps, snails, and fish.You can easily boost its growth by keeping the aquarium’s temperature less than 77F.

Its structure is similar to a Christmas tree, being so a very attractive plant.Doesn’t require CO2 injection for growth.Here are some other benefits of this plant: Having these low requirements makes this plant easy to plant and take care of for new aquarium enthusiasts. Benefits of Christmas MossĬhristmas moss is a great plant for beginners, and this is a benefit that this plant provides because it requires a low level of CO2. This plant won’t survive in muddy water, and it will die if the habitat suddenly gets polluted. Christmas Moss tends to grow in warm streaming water as a colony only when meeting a clean environment. The plant is likely to stick to a substrate as well as different objects such as drowned tree boles, snags, branches, and stones. However, it inhabits some areas of South-East Asia, China, and Japan. Apparently, they don’t have a certain place, but often their kind is encountered in the waters of India. In Latin is known as Vesicularia Montagne, meaning “crying moss.” It is hard to tell where this moss’s natural habitat is. Origin & HabitatĬhristmas moss, according to the scientific classifications, is from the Bryida subclass, Hypnaceae family, and Vesicularia kind. This favors making thicker walls, trees, and lawns in little time with less effort. Therefore, the Christmas moss shoots have tiny sprouts with symmetric growth from the branch stem.Ĭhristmas moss is known to have a faster growth rate, denser, and more horizontally compared to Java moss. Java moss is characterized by almost straight shoots (branches) without any sprouts. It is said that they are so alike, but when you get closer, you can clearly see their difference in the structure of the branches.

Christmas Moss vs Java MossĬhristmas moss is commonly mistaken for a widespread Java Moss. That is how mini Christmas moss looks like. Compared with other types of moss that we grow in our tanks, it has slow and compact growth. Mini Christmas moss, in our experience, is perfect for nano aquariums and cannot get out of hand. The regular Christmas moss has a bigger frond distance compared to the mini version. It is known to have smaller internodal distances, is compact, and has a slower growth rate compared to the normal version. Mini Christmas moss is the minimalist version of Christmas moss. This plant can be attached to a hardscape or left free-floating. With a small piece of Christmas moss, you can plant and grow an amazing plant in your tank. This amazing plant is recommended for beginners because it is very easy to maintain. It can also create coverage for fry, being so, a great food source for the tankmates. This amazing plant has a medium growth rate with a size of 3’’ (4cm) tall. This plant can be used to create various styles and for multiple purposes, starting with wrapping rocks or aquarium driftwood, carpeting, or even walls. It has a bold green hue and is found in most aquascapes, fir-tree shapes, and bright green colors. Christmas moss is a plant that most aquarium enthusiasts love.

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