Java Moss Aquarium Garden

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00:00 Title
March 2019
00:05 I got some Java Moss.
I stick it in a hole drilled previously.
Here, I tie smaller pieces of Java moss to another piece of driftwood using cotton thread.
It goes into the same nursery for now.
00:49 3 weeks later, on April 5th, I move young guppies into this aquarium garden.
Java moss looks nice here.
01:06 One month later, on May 5th, I trim long branches of Java moss.
Let's pull it out first.
I keep the old moss attached to the same driftwood.
It goes back into the same nursery.
I am going to use this seashell to anchor the Java moss cuttings.
A broken seashell serves even better for this purpose ;)
It goes into a new aquarium garden I am setting up now.
There is no fish in this aquarium yet.
I let new aquariums sit for a couple weeks or more before adding any fish.
02:00 Here is the same aquarium with guppies and cherry shrimp ten days later, on May 15th.
Also, I have ramshorn and ponds snails in this aquarium.
02:16 The same aquarium one month later, on June 18th.
All looks well :)
02:24 Here you can see the short cuttings of Java moss tied to the stick about 3 months later, on July 30th.
It takes time to grow Java moss.
And it looks better as it grows.
Cherry shrimp like Java moss.
October 27, 2019
02:44 It is an approximately 8 month old bush of Java moss.
March 2020
02:52 One year old bush of Java moss looks great after Winter.
I am going to use some of the Java moss in a new setup.
Anchor it with a seashell.
Here is the aquarium without fish yet.
More about it in future videos.
Java moss grows slower than Elodea, Hornwort, or Guppy grass making it suitable for long term projects.
Guppy fry and small shrimp like to hide in the mesh of Java moss.
Java moss certainly fits nicely in my aquarium gardens of all sizes.
Have fun and happy aquarium gardens :)

[Universal.G]

Love the moss stick. Thanks for the great video update Michael!

[sirdukeusa]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos.
Are you using the cholla wood I sent you?
Java moss is the slowest growing moss I ever tried to grow. Stay safe.

[gavinhelgeson]

@1:47 what is the name of the plant on the left?

[keyboardwarrior]

I think the moss you put in the hole is different from the one you tied to the piece of wood

[clarataniyak.s]

Nice one ... how you put hole in sea shells?

[mellewedin]

So I would like to say then either I do not own java moss, or you do not. Is Christmas Moss? The same. So many look look so much a like. I have found in high light it will grow slower but bigger and green. In low it grows fast thick, and is a super dark green. I do know I have 2 different types I do not know which 2 and some has been mixed together. I a different type come in on wood.

[naturezone]

You should try Buceplant for buying moss. I bought a couple small sizes and got a lot. They also have many types of other moss :)

[bjaswanthsrikanth]

Do you have only guppies ? And what do you do for the light needed for the plants. Love your vids. 🙂Do you test your water ?

[juanDominguez-wlun]

Hi Michael, great educational videos always...👍🙏🏻. Do you sell any of your guppies I have a 5 liter cylinder with plants and snails would like to add small guppy....

[josecitonoseque]

You can try to put java moss emersed :D

[Will-tmbj]

Thay stuff grows like crazy. I've thrown away gallons worth over the years. I could fill up a 5 gallon bucket right now lol. Started with about the same amount you have here

[keyboardwarrior]

I jut curious, why java moss can look different from the others

[derekfrost]

Can I have one guppy alone, or would it be stressed? Thanks.. :)

[farhanakhtar]

Please make your videos faster and upload in YouTube