Gwallace Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 This planted 75 has been set up for roughly 8 years and planted for 1. The only plants introduced were Swords, crypts, pogo, and JF Windelov. No moss was ever introduced. The moss shown here (or whatever it is) showed up a few months ago and has slowly grown. Any idea what it is? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Maybe subwassertang? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 @Gwallace, How long was the wood in the tank before the moss (or whatever it is) grew? I ask because years ago I bought some driftwood pieces on Craigslist from a person who was decluttering and they had been in storage for some time so were totally dried out, but after I put them in my tank they grew moss. Mine looked more like Java moss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Looks like susswassertang to me, also, but I’d need a slightly crisper focus to be more certain. Could also be mini pellia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 9:36 PM, Odd Duck said: Could also be mini pellia. Looks like this one to me. I think Suss has a different texture / transparency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwallace Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 10:08 PM, PineSong said: @Gwallace, How long was the wood in the tank before the moss (or whatever it is) grew? I ask because years ago I bought some driftwood pieces on Craigslist from a person who was decluttering and they had been in storage for some time so were totally dried out, but after I put them in my tank they grew moss. Mine looked more like Java moss. 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 10:26 AM, Gwallace said: 3 years. Okay, so probably not the wood! What a puzzle! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohad Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 OMG I was just about to ask the same think for my tank , just like you I got two things growing in may tank that I never put in. is this Java moss ? the other thing that I got looks like yours. man nature finds a way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 First 2 pictures could be Java moss but there are other similar mosses so I can’t say for sure. Others may be able to identify that moss for you. Your third picture definitely looks like susswassertang to me. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohad Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I love this! I love that I did not change anything and one day these two exploded. better than algae I guess 🙂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerceptivePesce Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 The OP pic doesn't look like the mini pellia I have in my tank. Even in that lower quality pic, I can tell the leaves look more broad. It looks cool tho. I want some! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 7:52 PM, PerceptivePesce said: The OP pic doesn't look like the mini pellia I have in my tank. Even in that lower quality pic, I can tell the leaves look more broad. It looks cool tho. I want some! Mini pellia and susswassertang can be somewhat variable. I’ve not grown mini pellia myself, but my susswassertang doesn’t look exactly the same in each tank, or even each spot within a one tank. It’s similar enough that’s clearly what it is, but it isn’t identical. I’ve seen a fair amount of variation in pics of mini pellia and read enough to know it has some variability to its growth form. It seems to be a bit dependent on the amount of current/water flow along with light levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expectorating_Aubergine Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) That's subwassertang. It's actually not a moss, but a fern gametophyte. A terrestrial epiphytic fern to be exact. It's pretty tough, and can survive emersed for extended periods if it's kept even a little bit moisture. Doesn't need high light or CO2. Edited January 11, 2023 by Expectorating_Aubergine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 8:03 PM, Gwallace said: This planted 75 has been set up for roughly 8 years and planted for 1. The only plants introduced were Swords, crypts, pogo, and JF Windelov. No moss was ever introduced. The moss shown here (or whatever it is) showed up a few months ago and has slowly grown. Any idea what it is? I agree that it's susswassertang. There was probably a very small piece that hitch hiked on another plant and it's taken this long for it to grow enough to be noticeable. It seems to expand exponentially, so you may see quite a bit in another month or so. A few years ago I ordered some from a member on another forum. I received a beautiful ball, roughly tennis ball sized. It slowly faded away until I thought it was all dead, so I assumed it just didn't like my water. Months later (when I had almost forgotten about it) I started seeing little bits and pieces, and now it's multiplied enough that I have good sized amounts in four or five tanks, and have sold some a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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