Taking growth rate, price and other factors into account, what is the best moss to use for a wall? (Specifically a CRS tank) Here are some options and info about what I've heard.
Xmas moss - Readily available, does not attach well, medium growth rate
Taiwan moss - Attaches better, "slow" growth, more expensive
Java moss - IMO too unkempt and ugly
Fissidens - Very slow growing, *Looks extra cool
Weeping - I know nothing about it
Willow - ^
Peacock - ^
Please add suggestions, anything about personal experience, etc. Also, what kind would be best for ground cover tied to SS mesh?
Taiwan grows quite fast when you give it the right conditions, and enough time to adapt. At first I thought so, but a month later, after I came back from vacation, my whole breeder net had moss fronds poking outside/ whole net was covered with moss. It looks the best imo. Peacock looks a lot like xmas/taiwan. For a wall, I'd say pick either Taiwan, Xmas, Peacock, or weeping. If I were to make one, I'd go Peacock, just because I don't have it.
Id go christmas or weeping, because obviously with the weeping you would get the cool overhang affect, but you get the same with christmas moss to. Google moss wall and go to images and there should be a moss wall that uses christmas moss that always pops up. Its pretty cool.
I don't know many mosses that would make great walls.
I do know that mini fiss would be beautiful. I also know that mini Xmas moss would be bushy and full on a wall. I've always wanted a wall but never gotten around to it.
I recommend H4N for all mosses. He's wonderful to deal with.
Mini fiss is hard. Mine is a dark brown green but is slowly recovering with new shoots. It arrived fine though, so it's not h4n's fault.
Green carpet is a lot like a smooshed marimo. I think you should try it, just to see if you like it.
Mini fiss is splachnobryoides, but just looks that way. I think those actually both look very nice as carpets, especially the mini fiss. I only grow my Xmas free floating in a jar, but it probably attaches readily. I kinda assumed that green blanket and green carpet were the same, as I contacted h4n a while back and he described it as being the same. :hihi: ask more questions, I love moss! Just ask h4n...
I asked H4n for some pix but he said he was too busy.
I thought mini Fiss was Fontanus just a lot smaller? Still rather confuzzled. I do know I will be using Flame for a background. Still unsure about wall and ground.
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