Banishing the Brown: Tips to Keep Your Java Moss Green and Lush

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It can be incredibly frustrating when your clump of Java Moss turns brown for no apparent reason.
In this video, I address the most likely causes and offer solutions that will turn your Java Moss back to a bright green color
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  • @FishKeepingAnswers
    @FishKeepingAnswers7 ай бұрын

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  • @abhijitghosh6658

    @abhijitghosh6658

    Ай бұрын

    Hi I have Christmas moss with out CO2. Shrimps are breeding well. How much light watt is required for 2/2 feet tank. I m providing 10watt led 2 feet long. Water is half of tank. Moss is growing well. Can I feel water full tank

  • @forg0tten
    @forg0tten Жыл бұрын

    I was one of the people who posted my woes about java moss. Since then I bought 2 large clumps already attached to rock and pregrown in someone elses tank to a large size. It's remained green and lush and is growing even in my fry tanks and shrimp breeding tanks where I don't use high lighting or ferts. I appreciate you thinking about us plebs that couldn't make it work. Very thoughtful. :)

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    😂 you’re welcome! Glad you got some to take off 👍🏻

  • @audio1484
    @audio1484 Жыл бұрын

    Wow a video that actually tells you about the plant care correctly. Thanks mate keep this sort of content coming pls!

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, thanks for the feedback 🫶🏻

  • @medinaadrianisabelom.2129
    @medinaadrianisabelom.2129 Жыл бұрын

    Hi! I'm from Philippines. I really hard time for my moss to grow green and lush because in our country we have hot weather. Thanks for tips in keeping shrimp and moss. 😊

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, thanks for taking the time to comment. I often wonder how hard it must be trying to keep your tanks cooler rather than warmer 🙁

  • @marjohnalan4968

    @marjohnalan4968

    9 ай бұрын

    Bro you need a fun or cooler in youre tank .. nagsimula ako ng kulay brown na java moss nabuhay naman mahirap talaga magpabuhay pero pag nakapagpabuhay kana sa tank mo mahirap ng maalis sa tank mo yan

  • @jamillefrancisco564

    @jamillefrancisco564

    9 ай бұрын

    I heard Christmas moss is native to the Philippines.

  • @PhenPot09

    @PhenPot09

    4 ай бұрын

    @@marjohnalan4968bakit mahirap alisin sa tank?

  • @Squirrely_Squirrel
    @Squirrely_Squirrel Жыл бұрын

    Ok I have a nice sad brown clump of Java moss that I put in about a week ago- I’m going to give it two weeks where I don’t touch it… I even put a sticky note with the date so I give it a full chance. I’m not good at waiting generally, but I think this will be the most satisfying thing to see some green growth! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, would love to hear where your moss is at in 2 weeks 🤞🏻

  • @all3n465

    @all3n465

    Жыл бұрын

    hows the moss going now?

  • @jonathanc698
    @jonathanc6989 ай бұрын

    I’ve had my Java moss for over 8 months, it’s dark green but it doesn’t got at all, I bought it because I heard a lot of people say they grow fast, but not for me, I do put fertilizer and nothing and I do have other plant that grow so fast but not the moss lol

  • @A1A2A3L

    @A1A2A3L

    3 ай бұрын

    Put it in colder water.

  • @aljanmalit3415
    @aljanmalit3415 Жыл бұрын

    you are the only one that says what really is happening to our java moss, the rest of this sellers wong answer of you ask them why its turning brown, they just want people to throw it away for them tobuy again. thanks for this info

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    They want you to spend more money. Just wait it out and the moss will come round 👍🏻

  • @Carl_Carabao
    @Carl_Carabao21 күн бұрын

    This true. I had christmas moss and for first few months theyre yellowish after that phase. It turned green. Patience is the key and let nature do its job

  • @luisajfraz0788
    @luisajfraz078810 күн бұрын

    So i bought some java moss after watching this video (i really enjoy watching your videos about shrimp keeping, i recently saw one of my shrimp was carrying eggs, im so excited to grow my colony!!l I do have small fish in the tank and worry about the shrimplets being eaten 😭. I was hoping by now my java moss would be full and green enough to help protect the shrimplets but it seems to be dying back, could you give me a rough guide on how long i should wait until i start to see new growth and that the plant has adapted to being under water, i have had the clump in there for over a month now. I also know that this was grown out of water as it states that on the ebay description. Im worried its not going to do well, it just looks so brown and lifeless without any sign of new life. P.S its brillant that you reply to comments and questions!!! Love your channel, keep up the good work!

  • @brianbrigg57
    @brianbrigg5710 ай бұрын

    My only issue with Java moss, and most other mosses I have had in my aquariums, is that they are algae magnets. Having shrimp to keep them reasonably clean helps but any algae in my tanks seems to start on the moss first.

  • @wheatfieldproductions1564
    @wheatfieldproductions15648 ай бұрын

    That is true, it grows under any circumstance.

  • @_alex_angulo_2698
    @_alex_angulo_26987 ай бұрын

    I just subscribed, thanks for making this lesson fun to watch!

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    7 ай бұрын

    Welcome to the team 🫶🏻

  • @Jose_Gonzalez408
    @Jose_Gonzalez4082 ай бұрын

    I bought some browning java moss 4 months ago from a big local owned aquarium and its still brown. I got some peacock moss, and flame moss and taiwan moss that were also brownish and their thriving like crazy, no melt and growth in the first 2 weeks. Haven't cared about java moss since. I stuck 1 inch clumps all over the tank top, middle and at the bottom, attached to lava rocks and wood. still brown. I tried to different light cycles and still brown. I love the way your java moss grows

  • @dawnt6791
    @dawnt6791 Жыл бұрын

    I had a bear of a time growing java moss originally. I ended up getting some and spreading it throughout the house in different tanks. Finally had 2 take hold (rest died), and they're doing great. Both of those get fairly bright light and are groomed constantly by shrimp. My tanks are low-maintenance, no CO2, barely filtered, no water change, and ferts every week or two (depending on the tank's individual needs).

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear you got some to take 🫶🏻

  • @knabdank
    @knabdank Жыл бұрын

    awesome vid! had one tank with some java moss turning brown for some reason all other tanks have been fine, thanks to your vid i think its probably lack of light, the moss had moved under a plant, i hoped it would be fine went and checked a week later and it was brown, moved it to a tank with some more light and it perked right up!

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it came back round 😎

  • @Hgw98
    @Hgw98 Жыл бұрын

    Thankyou so much! Ive been leaving my bright lights on longer because i read that moss go's brown when it doesn't have enough light 😂 great information, well done sir 👏

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Hope the video helped 🫶🏻

  • @melaniecaron1650
    @melaniecaron1650 Жыл бұрын

    Great vid just got 2 bags of java moss and they are turning brown. Never thought it was melt , thought all moss grown submersed! guess not. Thanks I feel alot better now.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    🤜🏻

  • @jefferywang2314
    @jefferywang2314 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video! I made a beautiful bonsai tree with Java moss and Christmas moss two weeks ago. I felt upset to see some of the moss are turning brown and that’s what brought me to this video😂 It seems like there’s nothing to worry about and I’ll wait for them to bounce back!

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Hopefully it’ll come round for you. Would love to hear how it goes. 🤞🏻

  • @jeffinjoseph8916

    @jeffinjoseph8916

    8 ай бұрын

    any updates?

  • @jefferywang2314

    @jefferywang2314

    8 ай бұрын

    @@jeffinjoseph8916 They did bounce back!!!!!

  • @dr.mdx786

    @dr.mdx786

    6 ай бұрын

    Any updates

  • @demiegamboa8185
    @demiegamboa818510 ай бұрын

    Make sense,, Love your videos ❤🥰

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    10 ай бұрын

    You are too kind 🫶🏻

  • @thomashenrymyers1876
    @thomashenrymyers187623 күн бұрын

    I can not agree more, I love Java moss you need to give it time to settle in.

  • @tejakusuma7968
    @tejakusuma79683 ай бұрын

    moss are tipically easy to grow when they're ADAPTED, sometimes even the submerged form will still melt if the water parameter is different from it's original home. But, it will always be growing back

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    3 ай бұрын

    👍🏻

  • @BucketPonds
    @BucketPonds4 ай бұрын

    Java moss is my "fire and forget" species. Just toss it in and on to something else. Love it. Nice video 👍

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    4 ай бұрын

    🫶🏻

  • @HelloDonkey9
    @HelloDonkey96 ай бұрын

    I can’t keep moss in my tank. I tried so many times and all dies off and nothing is left. It’s been the only plant I haven’t been able to keep.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    6 ай бұрын

    😔

  • @stealth5508
    @stealth55089 ай бұрын

    Once I went to an aquarium to get some moss (marimo) and the shopkeeper said it requires cold waters to grow. So got something else. Had java moss earlier and like some of the comments here mine had turned brown in no time. Culprit is probably the hot weather here in India (I live in the south which is closer to the equator). Same for java fern (which is often referred to as indestructible). My java fern rotted within 2 months. Unfortunately, it is much easier and way cheaper to keep a tank warm than cool.

  • @SydneyLakes-qm7gg

    @SydneyLakes-qm7gg

    8 ай бұрын

    Do you mean its easier to keep a cooler aquarium

  • @stealth5508

    @stealth5508

    8 ай бұрын

    @@SydneyLakes-qm7gg I meant it's easier to keep a tank warmer (if outside temperatures are cool/cold) rather than cooling it (cooling fans are not very effective) when ambient temperatures are hot.

  • @WhatIsMisophonia

    @WhatIsMisophonia

    5 ай бұрын

    I have roughly 80 degree Fahrenheit tanks and the marimo grows fine in them.

  • @BigFadZ
    @BigFadZ Жыл бұрын

    First off your the best, love your topics and your expertise opinions. I got a new nano shrimp tank I'm growing dry start method. Put java moss on lava rock. It's been 4 weeks now and ready to submerge. I should be expecting melting for adjustment period. How long will this period take typically, until I see new green growth?

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi. Thanks for the feedback. Glad you are finding value in my videos. If you do see die back, I would imagine you’ll have green growth within a couple of weeks. Would love to hear how you get on 🤞🏻

  • @neth77
    @neth77 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate, waiting for the stuff they sold me in the shop to lose the brown (Was tied in a tight bundle). The stuff i grew is very lush and green.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    👍🏻

  • @trailerb
    @trailerb Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video! I thought my problem was what you mentioned, but I have one tank where it is thriving, and one where it turns brown consistently. Even leaving it in there for months brown. I'm not sure what else to do because they are both pretty similar parameters.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey. This is weird. Out of interest, have you tried taking a bit of green from one tank and seeing if it turns brown in the other tank? 🤔

  • @Norhorusshow
    @Norhorusshow Жыл бұрын

    Thanks thanks

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    🫶🏻

  • @SameerShaikh-lw9xh
    @SameerShaikh-lw9xh Жыл бұрын

    Hi there Loved your video amazing explanation ❤ btw can u please make a video on Hemianthus callitrichoides cuba carpet plant , like how to grow and care guide i’ll much appreciate your content and also make a video on background plants, midground plants, foreground plant which plants we have to choose etc and all

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, thanks for taking the time to comment. I’ll add this to my list of videos to make. 👍🏻

  • @Imratm
    @Imratm5 ай бұрын

    💯% correct

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    5 ай бұрын

    🫶🏻

  • @selashv1
    @selashv111 ай бұрын

    Nope. My Java moss was dying after being in the tank awhile and I bought it from a submerged source. It rejuvenated a bit after doing water changes more often and topping off with distilled water when too much water evaporated. But not much.

  • @sparkyjoes
    @sparkyjoes Жыл бұрын

    I got a clump of Java moss when I ordered some snails. It doesn’t look all pretty and sculpted like some people have, but it’s green and growing!

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Green and growing is definitely the way forward 👍🏻

  • @WhatIsMisophonia
    @WhatIsMisophonia5 ай бұрын

    hmmm... 😒 I mean, it's possible I tossed mine out because I thought it was dead, but this was years ago, and I believe it mostly disintegrated. Meanwhile, I put a couple species of terrestrial mosses from my back yard into my tanks, and almost all of them grew like crazy. Idk, I might try it again some time, but I'm wondering if there's some sort of microbiome advantage to java moss as opposed to other mosses for things like shrimp or fish fry.

  • @KennieK15
    @KennieK155 ай бұрын

    I just started my aquascape with java moss on 31st december, at first it look fine, its's green and beautifull but day after day it's getting worse, some are turning completely brown/yellow and some are not(yet). One of my java moss that look completely green and it started getting brown just 1/4 of it but still. Any suggestions? (I'm getting worried at my java moss on my bonsai._.)

  • @silviorbl
    @silviorbl5 ай бұрын

    I believe that I am that 1 person of a hundred. My java moss wall (60cm x 40cm) has turned brown in most of the area and in some parts it even literally died, I can even see the glass behind it. I hope it gets back into its great form again soon

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    4 ай бұрын

    The problem with Java Moss walls is they are typically grown flat on the bottom of the tank, exposed to lots of light, then stood up against the back wall of the aquarium where the light is far more limited and the moss at the top ends up shading out the moss lower down.

  • @laurabustos6560
    @laurabustos6560 Жыл бұрын

    All my tanks have natural light, with one having a full spectrum led to help w stem plants I'm trying to get to grow better because my moss and subwassertang are growing so quick they are shading everything out! Mine doubles in size every couple months and grows almost too much! I'm thinking of starting to sell it. Natural light is the way to go if possible to get it huge!

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Selling excess Java moss can be very profitable 👍🏻

  • @henry-tiopsans
    @henry-tiopsans Жыл бұрын

    I have java moss when i first set up my tank with less lighting and it turned black but i can't take it out cause i've glued it on rocks/wood/stone statues. . .then i use brighter led lights and for some reasons it's turning green again,still black in the middle where the glue is but it's definitely came back to life!

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s great news 👍🏻

  • @henry-tiopsans

    @henry-tiopsans

    Жыл бұрын

    @@FishKeepingAnswers tks man,i've put some java moss in the back of my tank and let them grow so that shrimps can hide and breed in it,they look as green as when i just got them even at low light and being shaded by all big plants,it's out of your sights,you can't see it but you know that it's doing it's job well

  • @henryjia4725
    @henryjia472517 күн бұрын

    I bought Java moss on coconut shell from Petsmart -- it was dry and brown, and I trusted the store and thought it was alive and put it in the aquarium, yet it has been over 4 months and nothing happened. I wonder if the Java moss will ever turn green and grow, and if it was already dead when I bought it.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    17 күн бұрын

    Usually, it’s a case of someone buys it green, and it turns brown when added to the tank (because it is converting to life underwater) before once again turning green. If it were brown on purchase, it was probably dead before you even started. I suspect this one is a loss for you 😕

  • @henryjia4725

    @henryjia4725

    16 күн бұрын

    @@FishKeepingAnswers I can’t believe the store is so irresponsible, and it keeps adding more to the shelves and it was all the same dry and brown. The moss was produced in lab, and it must know it will be dead after a while and put an expiration date ( which could be short),and the store should check it before putting on shelves.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    16 күн бұрын

    I could not agree more.

  • @OLRACMOTOVLOG
    @OLRACMOTOVLOG4 ай бұрын

    Hi sir Im new to fish keeping and also Im a big fan of your channel. I just want to ask would my brown java moss will go back as green? I setup my tank 2 weeks ago.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi. Thanks for the kind feedback. I would just leave it for at least another 2 or 3 weeks and see if it comes back to life 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 Would love to hear what happens 👍🏻

  • @sydni9121
    @sydni91219 ай бұрын

    Hello i bought a Java moss ball that’s been attached to the bottom I just have it in a tank with no fish. Would I be able to grow it happy and healthy alone with no fish? If I put some plant food or worm castings would it be alright? I have fish but I can’t put it in the tank I can even put fish water in there but I want to be able to grow it alone.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    9 ай бұрын

    Hi. It will need some form of nutrients to grow so maybe add a LITTLE aquatic plant fertiliser 👍🏻

  • @NickiQuaglia
    @NickiQuaglia Жыл бұрын

    I have had some yellow cherry shrimp for 2 weeks now. I ended up with 4 females and one male. One female is now buried. Surprised as they look really small and young. Thanks for your advice to ‘just go for it’.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, glad to hear it is going well. Please let me know when you start to see your first baby yellow shrimp 🙏🏻

  • @NickiQuaglia

    @NickiQuaglia

    11 ай бұрын

    @@FishKeepingAnswers I think I saw one a couple of days ago but didn’t know what the tiny dot that was speeding across the tank was. The light caught it. Today I saw one on the sponge filter. Tiny tiny tiny…but unmistakable.

  • @kimberleyettwell6477
    @kimberleyettwell64776 ай бұрын

    I was given some wood with some well-established java moss attached from a friend's tank. Majority after a week or so is looking amazing but some has gone brown- Any ideas? Thanks

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    6 ай бұрын

    Honestly, just leave it be. It will come round 👍🏻

  • @warcraftmafia
    @warcraftmafia9 ай бұрын

    So i bought some plants online.. big mistake, i even bought the no exeptions ice pack due to the heat in my area, when arrived ice pack is all melted the heat got to it. alot of my plants were not looking good, java moss came 70% brown 30% green. ive had it in tank for about 3-4 weeks. other plants sort of look like they comming back, (anubias has new growth) but java moss hasnt really changed at all. Doesn't look worse or better. you think it can come back? or should i just buy new from local? i do 6-8 hrs of light, fert 1-2x a week its all exposed to the light also

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    9 ай бұрын

    I would leave it be. If there is some green then it will come back. Keep the faith 👍🏻

  • @paradoxicalocus3761
    @paradoxicalocus3761 Жыл бұрын

    I set up 2 6-gal shrimp tanks; the one with fluval-only substrate got a lot of hair algae, which the Java moss is still “battling”. They dirted 6gal never got much if any hair algae and the Java moss in there is much happier. But both tanks are happy and breeding! ~69-70 degrees F° un-heated (per your method) Just set up my first plastic tote inspired by you! I’m trying a bare bottom, with numerous large stones, and floating plants like anacharis and Java moss. The snails are the shock-troopers and they are fine so far! Almost ready for more shrimp

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds great! Would love to hear how the tote gets on 🤞🏻🤞🏻🦐

  • @asifali007
    @asifali00711 ай бұрын

    i got green hair and white hair algae on my 2 weeks old java moss.. should i treat it with hydrogen peroxide or it will heal on its own?

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    11 ай бұрын

    It probably won’t go away on its own. If you are familiar with using hydrogen peroxide then I would go for it. Otherwise you could trying adding some Amano Shrimp. They will eat it. 👍🏻

  • @gerarldlee
    @gerarldlee Жыл бұрын

    Hey man, on the contrary i have co2, fertilizer and lots of light. My moss is turning brown. Other plants are okay. I wonder why tho? Thanks

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi. That is odd that you are running high tech and the moss is turning brown. Not 100% sure why that would be. Unless there is too much light 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @mrs.marydonahue5236
    @mrs.marydonahue5236 Жыл бұрын

    I actually think the java moss i bought was brown with a tad bit of green when I bought it in a baggy from Petco. I'm trying to decide to wait or just pitch it.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely wait. Give at least a couple of weeks!

  • @tropicalhydra
    @tropicalhydra8 ай бұрын

    Richard you covered just about everything about java moss, but what about the temperature?? in my country the temperature is 30 ℃ for 10 months, will java moss grow in well in this temperature??

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    8 ай бұрын

    30 deg is pretty warm. Truth be told, I have never kept Java Moss that warm so I can’t really share my experiences of how it will grow. Sorry.

  • @tropicalhydra

    @tropicalhydra

    8 ай бұрын

    @@FishKeepingAnswers just looked up Google java moss needs 27 ℃ to grow properly.

  • @batsoupp
    @batsoupp Жыл бұрын

    Hi i live in the Philippines and it's very hot. The tank temperature is between 26-29 celsius. Will a moss survive?

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    I reckon it will be fine 👍🏻

  • @forg0tten
    @forg0tten Жыл бұрын

    I already left a lengthy comment but you left one thing out that I think I was guilty of - Being an amateur. I didn't own a master test kit until long after I had gotten rid of all my melting java moss. When I finally did get a test kit I realized all my tanks had issues - either ammonia or nitrite or nitrate through the roof. I think back then I had watched alot of videos - and I thought I knew what I was doing and using test strips wasn't working. If you're like I was and some plants and fish do great but some things just melt and perish for no reason - get a test kit and test your water.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Great point. I have a video lined up on testing water 👍🏻

  • @NickiQuaglia
    @NickiQuaglia Жыл бұрын

    I have been cycling a brand new 20 litre tank for about 6 weeks. Have pulled it down twice in that time. Have had issue with ph stability. Now stable. Hoping to add shrimp and Java moss to tank. Worried they will be stressed from 2 hour drive back from fish store. Worry they will die from temperature change while I acclimate them for 2 hours when I get back. If road trip doesn’t stress them too much. We are in a cold climate. Any tricks? Any suggestions appreciated.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi. When it comes to shrimp keeping, aim for stable parameters rather than perfect parameters. If you are getting Neocaridina Shrimp, such as Red Cherry’s, they are hardier than people give them credit for. Of course you have to do what feels right for you, but if it were me, I’d just go for it. We’ve shipped thousands of shrimp around the UK, and whilst it isn’t the coldest place on Earth, during November and December it can get pretty cold, and we rarely lost any shrimp due to cold temperatures. As for the Java Moss, it won’t care about temp or pH (assuming we are not talking extremes like under 6.0 or over 8.6) Would love to hear how you get on. 🤞🏻

  • @NickiQuaglia

    @NickiQuaglia

    Жыл бұрын

    @@FishKeepingAnswers Thanks for your reply. I am mixing bore water (1/5) with heavily filtered rain water. I am in regional NSW Au. I had rocks from my creek and clay soil from my dam, and cheap, supposedly natural, gravel. Couldn’t get anything else in my small town. PH wasn’t stable. Removed rocks. PH still increasing. Removed cheap gravel when I found one I thought would be better. PH still increasing. Sacrificed my soil too. The time I spent baking it and smashing it so I could seive it before using. PH stable at 8. Ammonia 0, nitrate and nitrite 0. KH and GH 6. Did a water change yesterday. 20%. API NH3/NH4 gave reading of 1.0 nearly 24 hours later. Nitrite and Nitrate showing nil still (poet). Have 2 Small nubias and one small Pongo as can’t get anything else locally. Fish shop 2 hours away told me to sort out my PH issue even before putting Java moss in. Oddly, when I mix my rainwater ph 5.5 with 1/5 bore water Ph 6.6 I get Ph close to 8. Could it be to do with my bore water having GH of 483 ppm? There is clearly chemistry happening that I would need a masters degree to understand. The snail that came in with the plants has a few offspring. This was supposed to be way easier than my 300 litre reef tank that I had to ditch when I moved to tank water property in a ‘frequently in drought’ rural area! Is there any benefit in my ditching my new cheap gravel, also supposedly natural, and buying fluval stratum? Will have to drive 2 hours but will grab Java moss at same time. Hopefully I can get shrimp a couple of weeks after that.🤞

  • @richardwalker6530
    @richardwalker65305 ай бұрын

    Hi Richard. You mentioned you sell Java moss. How does one go about purchasing? Keep up the good work. Regards. Richard 😂

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    5 ай бұрын

    Hi, We no longer grow Java Moss to sell. Sorry

  • @richardwalker6530

    @richardwalker6530

    5 ай бұрын

    No worries. Thanks for your reply

  • @SuperNova496
    @SuperNova4966 ай бұрын

    High Lighting creates Algae and clings easily in Java moss.. Eventually dies.. Lighting needs to be balanced..

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    6 ай бұрын

    Your suggestion is half correct. To be ‘balanced’ requires something to balance it against. Advising people to balance their light is no help unless you tell them to balance it against something, eg fertiliser. High light doesn’t automatically equal algae otherwise all high light set ups would be algae farms.

  • @PotooBurd
    @PotooBurd7 ай бұрын

    Bought a clump- put it in a tub with an air pump in front of a window- gave it a small shot of F2. Fingers crossed it perks up

  • @dundumibnu
    @dundumibnu Жыл бұрын

    Can java moss live in ph 8.4 and temperatur 28-30c ?

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi. I’ve never tried it under those conditions, but I’d bet money it would be fine 👍🏻

  • @dundumibnu

    @dundumibnu

    Жыл бұрын

    @@FishKeepingAnswers thank u, i try then

  • @kitcraft9516
    @kitcraft95167 ай бұрын

    I got java moss from two sources. The first must have had it adapting in their tank for a while because I only got a few strands of brown and it quickly, in under a week went green. I got some other stuff that is super brown and has been that way for about a week straight. No signs of going back to green. We shall see how it goes over the next week.

  • @sreyas_sj

    @sreyas_sj

    5 ай бұрын

    Hey, has the moss grown green now? it has been a month now

  • @kitcraft9516

    @kitcraft9516

    5 ай бұрын

    @@sreyas_sj Indeed, it has.

  • @Linda-ro3yp
    @Linda-ro3yp Жыл бұрын

    My moss is already established submerged..It was growing fine until I changed my aquarium setup. It's still growing, starting to take over the wood it's on. But it's not as lush green as it used to be. It's brown in some places and it has some hair algae growing in it. That's why I'm thinking of an imbalance in my tank. But maybe I just need to be a bit patient, trim off the brown bits and see what it does?

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    I think I would do the same. Give it time, remove hair algae where you see it and trim brown bits. Do you currently fertilise your tank?

  • @Linda-ro3yp

    @Linda-ro3yp

    Жыл бұрын

    @@FishKeepingAnswers thanks for the quick reply. I have used a liquid fertilizer as of a couple of weeks. Not as much as it says on the package. I haven't yet after the last waterchange though because I thought that maybe the algae is because of the fertilizer.. There's also roottabs in the sand.

  • @CatFish107
    @CatFish1072 ай бұрын

    I swear I've had moss die off from being overshadowed by the wombs combo of insane growth rate frogbit and jungle Val. Maybe not die, but lose greenery, leaving a black string where the "stem" was previously.

  • @CatFish107

    @CatFish107

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm not 100%, but I strongly suspect flourish excel (gluteraldehyde)will kill moss as well as algae.

  • @Giblet16
    @Giblet16 Жыл бұрын

    My java is struggling from black beard I've stopped the fertilizer 3 weeks ago and it's still growing :(

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    😩

  • @xmanu100
    @xmanu100Ай бұрын

    actually my java moss looked amazing before adding it to my planted tank and then suddenly it's becoming thin and stringy without even the tiny leaves on the sides and started looking thin like hair algae.. not the lush green massive java moss I know..

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Ай бұрын

    That’s a shame 😕

  • @kathleenmonsegue9700
    @kathleenmonsegue97006 ай бұрын

    Will goldfish eat this type of moss?

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    6 ай бұрын

    In my experience, no 👍🏻

  • @jennytherose
    @jennytherose Жыл бұрын

    Thank that help me no to just do nothing let it do its own thing thanks

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    👍🏻

  • @Tambo81
    @Tambo8123 күн бұрын

    Arrived in the post all brown .is it dead

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    23 күн бұрын

    Probably not. Add it to the tank and leave it for 4 to 6 weeks. Please let me know if it comes back 🤞🏻

  • @Tambo81

    @Tambo81

    23 күн бұрын

    @FishKeepingAnswers cheers mate..

  • @farabi0013
    @farabi0013 Жыл бұрын

    Am from Bangladesh, here high temperature is the main culprit for java moss (or most of the plants) to melt down... 😖

  • @farabi0013

    @farabi0013

    Жыл бұрын

    For example, right now, our temperature is 32°C. And yet our summer season has not started.

  • @omarbenouameur9780

    @omarbenouameur9780

    Жыл бұрын

    So different than my tanks having heaters trying to get the temps up as most plants don't grow well in cold water either. Hard to find that sweet spot of 75 -78 😂

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Here in the UK we moan it’s hot when the temp reaches 25degC 😂

  • @0xTas
    @0xTas Жыл бұрын

    Süßwassertang > Java moss :p

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    😎

  • @Smalltimetanks
    @Smalltimetanks Жыл бұрын

    Mine is brown at the bottom he he but I use pilo moss 👍🏻

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    👍🏻

  • @Smalltimetanks

    @Smalltimetanks

    Жыл бұрын

    I just rotated mine it was super green I didn't know bottom was turning brown till I gave some away lol but I rotated it hopefully it will green back up !

  • @scotmcpherson
    @scotmcpherson Жыл бұрын

    java moss does NOT need fertilizer...I have java moss coming out of my ears.

  • @FishKeepingAnswers

    @FishKeepingAnswers

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed 😎

  • @Joey-Jdi

    @Joey-Jdi

    Жыл бұрын

    Don’t need it but if you slightly trim occasionally and add fertilizer it flourishes

  • @scotmcpherson

    @scotmcpherson

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Steves_fish please help, I have moss coming out of my ears !!! 🤣 🤮 aaaa, it’s coming out of my mouth too !!!

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