MOSS IN THE AQUARIUM - WHY ARE THEY A GOOD CHOICE? The answer is simple, and it is that although it also grows in places out of the water, grows naturally under it and always, always, need very humid and quite shady places.ĭo these conditions exist in a home aquarium? Definitely yes, and that's why we are going to tell you why mosses are a great option to include in the vegetation of our little home-made habitat. Surely you are considering yourself as you read the description of Christmas Moss why is it a good type of plant to put in our home aquarium, if it is also found naturally in places that are not aquatic. This moss also belongs to the Family of Hypnaceae, whose mosses are not only found in Asia and specifically in the tropical zone of this continent, but in many other parts of the world as Europe, Oceania or America. Vesicularia is the name given to many of the moss species that exist today, and montagnei is the one that specifically designates this type of moss with the characteristic shape of Christmas fir. In fact, on our page Premium Divers you can find this and other ferns, if you click here, since they are also the ferns some of the most requested by customers.Įl scientific name of Christmas moss It is, as we have already told you, Vesicularia Montagnei. Another curiosity about its place of origin is that it often grows in total symbiosis with one of the most famous and used plants in the aquarium world: the java fern, also known as Microsorum pteropus.Īlthough this is the place where he grew up in its origins, and to this day it continues to grow in the natural environment, the truth is that because has become so popular, and also thanks to globalization, nowadays can be found in any country, city and practically in almost any store of specialized products from the aquarium world. In addition, it is interesting to know the fact that this kind of moss grows in its natural origin normally on the floor, But also on logs and rocks in the most humid environments and close to the water, although evidently the tropical climate is humid per se.
If you are interested in know more about this type of moss.ĬHRISTMAS MOSS - ORIGIN, SCIENTIFIC NAME AND MAIN CHARACTERISTICSīesides knowing visually recognize el Christmas Moss for that peculiar way of grow vertically, And appearance of its leaves, you will also like to know where does it come from.Įl moss Christmas Moss grows naturally in the Asian continent, and within this in the areas that are tropical climate: for example in India. Well, about all this, and also about what are the fish or prawn species with the ones that do the best in tandem, we are going to talk to you in this article.
Would you like to know if the Christmas Moss is a kind of moss difficult to care for and that it grows healthily? Or if on the contrary has little need to reproduce and grow easily? How would you like to know his origin, type of climate and weather characteristics What are you used to? When grows vertically the whole ensemble also resembles these types of trees.īesides having a very original and beautiful shape, is one of the favorite species for the aquascaping worldWell, it's a very leafy type of moss that covers in its entirety the vast majority of surfaces on which it grows. Although we already wrote a post that was a atlas of the main moss species commonly kept in an aquarium, today we are going to tell you everything we know about one of the most particular mosses: The Christmas Moss, also called by the scientific community as Vesicularia Montagnei.Įl Christmas Moss receives this name from specific shape of its leaves when growing around aquarium decorations, such as rocks or logs, and that looks like the Christmas trees.
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