Root Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I introduced some Christmas Moss last year and it died off over the months (so I thought) and now it is growing in various areas throughout the tank. The Christmas Moss is spreading on a good bit of the driftwood nicely, but there is this one spot right under the light and filter output that is super leggy. It has reached about 4 inches. Is this normal behavior? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Yes, i have a huge bush of it growing attached to the back of my tank. So much so its starting to push out against my tall stems. Ill try to post a picture if I can get a good angel 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Yes, this is pretty normal. Moss actually can take a lot of light and will grow pretty quickly towards that light source. As long as there isn't algae also on the moss, then you're doing good. Adding iron into the tank can also help the moss a little bit. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 On 8/21/2023 at 2:48 PM, JoeQ said: Ill try to post a picture if I can get a good angel Yeah I would appreciate that if you get a chance. Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Here is 1 I took earlier today but its not at a good angel. The Christmas moss is all throughout the back so youll need to zoom in. Ill get a side view tomorrow for ya which should be better. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JChristophersAdventures Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 @Root Correct me if I am wrong, but I understand most moss is also grown out of the water (immersed) like most other mass propagated aquarium plants. The big difference being that on moss the immersed leaves versus the submersed leaves don't look that different, at least not to the naked eye, so we don't tend to think of melt-back with moss like we would with crypts, swords, etc... but, it does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 More pictures hope this helps. I'm also trying to get it established in my 10g but it's 'leggy' I believe from not enough light. When it finds its happy place it'll grow differently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 On 8/22/2023 at 9:23 AM, JChristophersAdventures said: @Root Correct me if I am wrong, but I understand most moss is also grown out of the water (immersed) like most other mass propagated aquarium plants. The big difference being that on moss the immersed leaves versus the submersed leaves don't look that different, at least not to the naked eye, so we don't tend to think of melt-back with moss like we would with crypts, swords, etc... but, it does. I think so! It makes sense that it would be grown that way especially since it is prone to algae. On 8/22/2023 at 1:03 PM, JoeQ said: More pictures hope this helps. I'm also trying to get it established in my 10g but it's 'leggy' I believe from not enough light. When it finds its happy place it'll grow differently. Wow this looks beautiful. Do you have it attached to anything or is it just taking to the glass naturally? I have always been intrigued by the moss backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 On 8/22/2023 at 6:24 PM, Root said: Wow this looks beautiful. Do you have it attached to anything or is it just taking to the glass naturally? I have always been intrigued by the moss backgrounds. It somehow attached itself, i think i originally stuffed it in a dark corner and it found its happy place and exploded. This is probably about 3~4 years of growth, the majority happening after switching to the EI method of fertilization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJOBrien Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 @JoeQ I am confused why you call that Christmas Moss. I do not see any parallel branches on any of the main branches that make the Christmas tree shape. This looks like the mislabeled Java Moss hybrid that I keep getting from LFS's with a couple random length parallels. Attached is a picture of some that I found. But it still is not that full consistent triangle but at least it has equally spaced parallels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Since this post I have torn out the majority of my moss, here is one piece that still remains. It is/was definitely Christmas moss. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 On 12/23/2023 at 3:44 PM, JoeQ said: Since this post I have torn out the majority of my moss, here is one piece that still remains. It is/was definitely Christmas moss. On 12/23/2023 at 1:42 PM, TJOBrien said: @JoeQ I am confused why you call that Christmas Moss. I do not see any parallel branches on any of the main branches that make the Christmas tree shape. This looks like the mislabeled Java Moss hybrid that I keep getting from LFS's with a couple random length parallels. Attached is a picture of some that I found. But it still is not that full consistent triangle but at least it has equally spaced parallels. Mine initially looked leggy, but once it started filling in, it looked very similar to this picture @JoeQ shared, and since posting this thread, it has grown out significantly and is undeniably Christmas Moss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Imo, it stays leggy until it finds its happy place and then it spreads outwards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Just a side note. I really liked Christmas moss a lot more than java moss! Not sure why. Just a visual thing. Moss is awesome. I miss my mossy looking moss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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