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more moss mystery
Well, folks, the moss discussion seems to have died down...just in time for
me to have this to add. I have bought java moss locally and from AZ
Gardens. Both were a stringy sort of moss, like lots of fuzzy threads. I
have also bought willow moss from aquabid, and it was something
different--stiffer, wider, and traveled worse than java moss. I have also
gotten christmas moss from Loh Kwek Leong. This was altogether different
from the previous two (based on my observation, as I'm certainly no
botanist). It was more flexible, for lack a better word, like java moss,
but shaped a little more like willow moss, but a nice bright green (willow
moss seemed to be darker, except on very new growth). Well, today I got an
order of java moss from aquaticplantdepot.com and guess what...it isn't like
the java moss I get at the LFS or from AZ Gardens...it isn't willow moss
like I've gotten from other hobbyists...it IS, however, as near as I can
tell, the same as the christmas moss that our friend from Singapore sent.
When the over seas supply runs out, that's the place to go for it. It may
not be exactly the same species, but on my examination, it was close enough
that I'd say its the same as christmas moss. $12 for .25 pound, and $40 for
one pound. Anyone else bought this from them?
Cameron Case, who left out scientific names on purpose
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