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With lots of variety of mosses and ferns out there, here is a compile of Photos from the great Tomasz Wastowski of his current collection. Bolbitis sp. "Gau Angin" Microsorum "Small Leaf" Microsorum "Thunder Leaf" Microsorum "Short Narrow Leaf" Loxogramma sp. Wave Moss Mosses... Bolbitis sp. "Gua Angin", Bolbitis heteroclita "Cuspidata" & Buce. Brownie Jade Loxogramme sp. Amblystegiaceae Manaus "Queen Moss" Homalia sp "Rosa" Hymenophyllaceae sp. "Wayanad" Pteridophyta sp. "Xkiat" Microsorum sp "Trident" Plagiochcila sp. Cameroon Microsorum sp. Mini Windelov Fissidens Grandifrons var. Planiccaulis Microsorum sp. Fork Leaf Bolbitius Heteroclita Difformis Fissidens Adianthoides Fissidens Dubius & Fissidens from Poland Fissidens Dubius Fissidens from Poland Fissidens Geminiflorus "Nagasaki" Fissidens sp. "Himehouogoke" F. Nobilis, F. Zippelianus, F. Adianth, F. Dubius, F. Dubius 2, F. Poland Fissidens Nobilis View full article

Bucephalandra sp. Continent: Borneo Region: Borneo Height: 2-25 cm Width: 2-16 cm Light Requirements: Low - High Temperature: 18-25 °C Hardness Tolerance: Medium (6dKH) pH tolerance: 6.5 - 7.5 Growth: Slow - Fast Demands: Low - High co2 requirements: Highly recommended All Bucephalandra are endemic plants growing only on the island of Borneo. They are grown on river sides in swift waters. Bucephalandra look very similar to Anubias in appearance. The Rhizomes attach firmly onto rocks and wood. The stems of the Bucephalandra are mostly pink or red, and during stress, the Bucephalandra can lose its leaves. Bucephalandra have only recently been in cultivation in aquarium conditions. They firstly appeared in the Japanese aquariums and the trend quickly spread throughout Asia. The price of Bucephalandra are very expensive, but over time will become more affordable. It should be noted that Bucephalandra grow rapidly in nature in high current areas, so in the aquarium we should give him similar environments. Bucephalandra leaves are very colourful. Depending on the species, you would be able to see the colours of the rainbow. Majority of the species have reddish to pink stems, with shiny green leaves. Also depending on the angel you view the leaves, you will also see bright shades of blue, light green, copper, and reddish. Bucephalandra are mainly small to medium size plants, but there is also a large variety over 25cm tall. Bucephalandra are not difficult plants, providing them with good conditions like...strong lighting, a lot of co2 and good fertiliser. If these conditions are met, we can enjoy their fast growth rates and their beautiful colours. When plants are converted to low tech aquariums, newly grown leaves would not be as colourful compared to high tech tanks. Bucephalandra propagation is very similar to the Anubias, when a new growth is formed on the main Rhizome, make sure there are a couple of roots before you can cut and remove. The newly cut growths can be tied on rocks and wood with black cotton until they have take hold of the material. But it is best left to grow together to form clumps. View full article

Sometimes a little TLC is all they need. Whatever it is you are doing is helping.?

Would like to take credit but not actually doing anything other then general tank maintenance

Keep up the good work

Moved all shrimp into trigon 190 now can't believe how they colouring up best colour I've seen for a 20p shrimp

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Ahhhh! I was searching for the wrong terminology. Pre-filter intake gets me what I want!!!! Thanks jc!!

They look great too!

It looks female to me

It's not Monday but I'm feeling blue! All Taitibees

Blue!

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