How much light is required for java moss to thrive?
ninjaaa! asked:
I know java moss is the kind of plant that you can just leave in water and it will grow, but I’m wondering what kind of light it thrives under. It is a low-light plant – does that mean it CAN survive with very little light, or does it mean that it THRIVES under very little light? (ie, is it possible for java moss to suffer because it is getting too much light?)
So basically, the more light the better?
I know java moss is the kind of plant that you can just leave in water and it will grow, but I’m wondering what kind of light it thrives under. It is a low-light plant – does that mean it CAN survive with very little light, or does it mean that it THRIVES under very little light? (ie, is it possible for java moss to suffer because it is getting too much light?)
So basically, the more light the better?
Java Moss is a weed and is very hard to kill. It will grow under low light or bright light. It will spread quickly with more light. [who] Palor
Java Moss, Taxiphyllum barbieri, is widely used by aquarists as a spawning medium. Egg scatterers such as barbs and characins will scatter their eggs onto the Java Moss, and the moss prevents the fish from devouring their eggs as the eggs would have fallen into the moss. It is also the perfect spawning medium for the plant spawners group of killifish, where a clump of Java Moss, Taxiphyllum barbieri, can be introduced into a small tank with the killifish, and the moss can be collected a week later, which will be full of eggs.
The Java Moss, Taxiphyllum barbieri, can also be the perfect filter medium for fry rearing. Other than providing micro-organism for the growing fry, the Java Moss, Taxiphyllum barbieri, soaks up all the waste products produced by the fry and the leftover foods. From my years of experience in breeding fish, it has showed that the fry grows faster and healthier when they are reared together with Java Moss, Taxiphyllum barbieri. Well, in actual fact, any other aquatic plants would have the same effect, but Java Moss, Taxiphyllum barbieri, is a much more hardy plant, and it can even grow in low light level. You could just dump a clump of the moss into the tank and all your worries will be over. [who] CLIVE H
i use on my planted tank 20 g. 6500K lighting from corallife which is very good on my plants and java moss. Also i use a turbo co2 system.
It will make your java moss grow crazy of course.
But i have had them in low lighting. there is a fine line as it can grow dark and brown. so you should look into a 6500K bulb… it was about 10 dollars. [who] bettachris