walterk

I am aware that mosses favor temperatures that are on the cooler side.

I believe that there are general guidelines for the temperature range for mosses (with the max being ~80F ?).

That said, in your experience, which moss is more heat tolerant -- Christmas moss or Peacock moss?

asukawashere

I think they're more or less similar... the Vesicularia and Taxiphyllum species, in my experience, aren't as picky as some other mosses when it comes to temperature. Fontinalis, on the other hand, you can forget about in temps above the low 70s, and Fissidens seems to do better in my unheated tanks but will also grow in the upper 70s (never tried it in anything more than that).

Plain old java moss (T. barbieri) grows just fine in discus temps (82-84ºF) for example.

Topete

i too have had better success with java over all others.

dub216

i know what you mean by the fissidens, i have it in my tank, alond with java, the fissiden is doing good, just very slow to grow, i have my temp at 76, for my exodons, on the other hand the java grows like crazy, just added 4 golf ball size portions to my centerpiece driftwood not much growth yet, still getting aclamated i suppose, i do dose twice a week, once a month with subtrate firts, no co2 yet, all plants are doing well, i dont want crazy growth, due to the amount of fish i have in there, 9 exos, 1 5inch jag cory, i spiny ell, and 2 needle loaches, just thought i would share,lol

The Trigger

Java moss on my driftwood grows like a weed. I have 2 German blue rams and my tank stays at a steady 81 degrees