Leaf colourgreen
epiphyte on stone and wood spawning plant nano tank
An upright, loosely branched moss of a bright, almost transparent green. It grows fast, takes any temperature and is one of the simplest mosses to start with.
- Light
- low
- Difficulty
- very easy
- Height
- 3 – 10 cm
- Temperature
- 4 – 26 °C
Parameters
Plant typeepiphyte
Growth ratemedium
CO₂ demandlow
Tolerates lightlow – high
pH5 – 8
Carbonate hardness2 – 21 °dKH
General hardness0 – 30 °dGH
Placementon stone and wood +2
Propagationdivision, daughter plants
Grows emersedyes
Appearance
Slender shoots 3–10 cm tall with widely spaced leaves, so the clump looks airy rather than dense. The colour is a vivid light green.
Keeping
Very easy: dim light is enough, carbon dioxide is not needed, and it puts up with both cold and warm water. Growth is quick, so regular trimming is the price — untrimmed it turns into a tangle and traps debris.
Placement
Tied to stones and roots anywhere in the tank; popular in nano aquariums and used as cover for fry and shrimp.
Propagation
By division: pull a clump apart and tie the pieces down.
Fish and this plant
Water conditions match
The water suits 969 of 1249 species in the catalogue — these are the ones people look up most often.
Swordtail GuppiesCobra GuppyBlood Red MollyButterflyfishRed Zebra CichlidJulii CorydorasFeatherfin SynodontisRed-finned ParotocinclusGastromyzon monticolaEgg-shaped GoldfishFlame TetraGardner's KillifishAfrican TetraKenyi CichlidCuckoo CatfishGolden SwordtailHypsolebias picturatusCommon ZaccoLabeo BicolorGambusiaFlying barbGastromyzon scitulusAlbino Zebra DanioZebra Mbuna
Will eat this plant
These species damage plants, especially when their diet is short of vegetable food.
Bengal LoachZebra LoachBurmese Border LoachEmperor BotiaSpined LoachMarbled HeadstanderPellegrin's LeporinusLeporinus striatusFalse Black TetraCommon MetynnisMylossoma duriventreRed Whiptail CatfishMolly sphenopsBalloon MollyLyretail MollyMarble MollyHi-Fin PlatyHawaii PlatyBlue PlatyPintail PlatyBlack PlatyChocolate Molly
Cultivars
The same plant with a different look: light, water and care are shared with the species.
Other varieties: Amblystegium riparium, Leptodictyum riparium "Stringy Moss", Leptodictyum riparium in Vitro, Leptodictyum riparium 1 2 GROW