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HI-

can someone help me with some advise on growing moss preferably Java, or irish.Mabye pillow moss but I think that sounds like a generic term for that. Anyway let's just say I have a green thumb but I am having a hell of a time keeping this alive. I think it's due to lack of knowledge about growing this.I have also only tried collecting wild moss and pinning it up to the back wall of my VIV.There must be a better way to do this. So if anyone could give me some suggestions or growing requirements they would be kindly appreciated.
THANKS,
Andy

Java moss will grow terrestrially if kept damp all of the time. It grows incredibly under the 50/50 blues/reds fluorescents that I use. Irish moss is a grass and will not grow under tropical conditions. "Tropical pillow moss" available from several online suppliers grows very well in vivarium conditions, with sufficient lighting. If you find someone who sells an epiphytic tropical moss, please let me know. Using temperate moss species is acceptable, just remember that this will die off under vivarium conditions and will need to be replaced; fine if its free, but rather time consuming. Hope this helps.
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David Knight
Tempe, AZ

2.0.1 D. imitator
2.0.3 D. leucomelas
0.0.4 P. terribilis
0.0.2 D. azureus
0.0.1 D. tinctorius (Alanis)
1.1 M. madagascariensis
1.0 P. hypochondrialis

i have used temperate moss form here in nebraska and it does fine in my tanks, has lasted for over a year
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Nate
1.1 alanis tincs
0.0.2 imitators(looking for sens and horn line frogs)
0.0.2 Azureus
0.0.3 green pumilio(On waiting list that puts the waiting in waiting list )