zen

Actually the pictures i posted previously was 2 months old. Took some pictures last night and would like to share with you my new moss collection:

Flame Moss. Originating country is unknown and hence, no scientific name given yet. It is the latest craze here. I really like this moss as it gives an impression that the driftwood has caught fire!!!



Another picture of Flame and Weeping moss showing their great contrast. One is dripping down and the other is flaming up.... I am waiting for them to touch each other....

Mikee

Hey zen well looks like i have everything pretty much except for ferts. Im just a bit scared to use ferts because i dont know ones which are safe with shrimp since this a shrimp only tank and not sure on which ferts are most important. The shrimp are great at cleaning though i constantly see them eating stuff from the moss. I also have malaysian snails (i think thats what there called) in the tank as well. The bit of moss that i have in the tank looks like its growing though because i see these bright green buds at the tip of the fronds

zen

Mike, shrimps and moss are great combination. Shrimps can clear debris from the moss and the moss provides a natural environment for the shrimps to breed But i hope it is not Yamato or Amano shrimps. They are large enough to eat up your moss.

Good to hear that your moss is growing with those bright green buds, which shows the moss has adapted to your water condition. Most of us are waiting to see these buds when we just introduced moss to the tanks. All you need is just add more moss to form a lawn or something and stick to your regime of no fert and they will do just fine.

Mikee

wow those are some great pictures that flame moss looks very nice i need to get my hands on a different variety of moss.. right now i only have one type and im not quite sure what it is.. looks like it could be java moss or maybe taiwan i really like the look of that weeping moss though. I only have cherry shrimp and crs in the tank so i dont think ill have any problems. I think i see a shrimp in the first pic that you showed keep the pictures coming!

Tankman

I really like your tank a lot. It looks really natural and pleasing to the eye! You've really got it going there with the mosses... How do you manage the hair algae without the moss-devouring SAEs?

I've been trying to catch mine but they're totally not easy to remove...

zen

Hi Tankman, there is a great site here http://www.aquamoss.net/Articles/Sia...uatic-Moss.htm, where the writer gave a fabulous write up on how to catch SAEs in a tank. There is another article of an experiment done by having SAE and Moss in a same tank. Just after an hour and the moss was destroyed!

Like in most newly setups, my tank had its taste of algae. I focused on nutrient management to get rid of them. After 3 months, I hardly see any algae. In addition, I added shrimps instead of SAEs for cleaning task.