Will this moss grow under water?

**~firefly~** · 09-02-2012, 03:50 PM

Ok cool. Not for the tank then. Interesting. I might try growing it in the garden then, there are a few damp corners it might flourish in (although I'm in the UK so it might be a bit cold for it if it's a tropical plant).

Thanks for the ID.

**Lady Hobbs** · 09-02-2012, 04:07 PM

Try it in an empty aquarium with a bunch of rocks in it and only a couple inches of water. Like a small vivarium. You could add some other plants as well. Just not fish.

**~firefly~** · 09-02-2012, 04:13 PM

That's an idea actually. I don't have a spare aquarium at the moment but I have one arriving soon that was a giveaway in a magazine subscription (Practical Fishkeeping) so soon I will have a 15 litre. I was going to just keep it as a hospital tank and set it up when I need it...but that's given me an idea.

Cheers.

**Lady Hobbs** · 09-02-2012, 04:24 PM

http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...-treefrog.html

Passing this along as a visual. Maybe you could even have an african frog?

**~firefly~** · 09-02-2012, 04:35 PM

Don't think I can realistically keep any more animals. I already have a 120 litre fully stocked, and currently cycling a 30 litre which is destined, eventually, for a colony of shrimp. Given that we are in a rented flat (with no real security with a month's notice period) I don't want to be lumbered with something I couldn't tear down without feeling guilty.

What I really need is a flat that we own! And this is why I play the National Lottery

**escamosa** · 09-02-2012, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Lady Hobbs

Sphagnum moss. Escamosa nailed it. It's for potted plants because it holds the water like potters clay. It's growing all over in the trees in tropical areas. Ugly stuff. Falls apart and ends up like shredded wheat. Do not put it in your fish tank or you'll have a mess in your filters and everywhere else.

Right on, Hobbsy! Messy stuff.