Giving up on Java Moss

Elkwatcher · 2019-11-18T19:43:03+0000

I've tried numerous times starting with healthy green moss and ended up with mostly dingy brown green bunches. It's just floating on it's own, tried lower light, lower temps, ferts not that it needs it as it can get it's nutrients from the fish poop. I'll stick with Subwassertang and Christmas Moss for the shrimps to graze off of!

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By Elkwatcher,
November 18, 2019 in Plants & Mosses

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