Vesicularia cf. montagnei "Krabi"

Family: Hypnaceae

Genus: Vesicularia

Difficulty

Medium

Light

Low to High

Growth Rate

Slow

Usage

Epiphyte

Plant for Spawning

Nano Tank

Ideal Conditions

Temperature

15-30°C(opt: Not specified)

CO2

10-40mg/L

pH

5-8

Nutrients

Nitrate (NO3): 10-50mg/L

Phosphate (PO4): 0.1-3mg/L

Potassium (K): 5-30mg/L

Iron (Fe): 0.01-0.5mg/L

Description

This moss was found in a calcareous lake near Krabi, Thailand, by Prof. Benito C. Tan. Its appearance is similar to Vesicularia sp. "Mini Christmas Moss", but its shoots are more rigid. The plant has dense, regularly branching delicate shoots that attach to rocks and driftwood using rhizoids. It thrives in hardwater tanks due to its origin from a lake with high carbonate hardness.