Looking For Some Moss / Grass

[pscl227]

Hey, dont really know much about plants for aquariums, i only know the plants in my aquarium just now grow like wild fire and look fantastic!

Anyway i am looking for some advice on what to buy, i am looking for a moss type thing that will cover my half teracotta plant pot that i use as a cave.

also possibly some sort of low growing plant to cover parts of my substrate with that will look similar to grass.

thanks for the help

 

[aaronnorth]

use any moss, they are all easy but java moss is the easiest.

What are your lighting levels & tank size?

you might get away with eleochris parvula or eleocharis aciularis. If not, a marsilea specie is easy.

 

[pscl227]

well i went roud to my LFS and she gave me a huge clump of moss for free!

is there any easier ways of laying it other than tying it down, becasue it will be very disruptive to do that?

 

[aaronnorth]

you could leave it floating if you want, tying it donwn is the only option.

 

[pscl227]

you could leave it floating if you want, tying it donwn is the only option.

i tried that but it just floated half way down the tank and got into everything and made the place a mess! better get started with the fishing line then i guess

 

[Tacklebury]

Java Moss won't stick to teracotta pots.

I have tried and after 4 months it still had not taken hold.

Buy some bogwood and use some cotton thread to wrap it on.

I have had stunning results using bogwood and thread.

 

[aaronnorth]

the surface which you attach it on cannot be smooth, get somthing sharp and put some scratches on it (if you do dont mind!)