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Stringy Moss
Mosses, floating plants, and macroalgae

Stringy Moss

Leptodictyum riparium

Photo: Show_ryu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

  • Temperature10–26 °C
  • pH6–8
  • Adult size10 cm
  • Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
  • WaterFresh

Full profile

Family
Amblystegiaceae
Origin
Northern Hemisphere
Size
3 – 10 cm
Temperature
10 – 26°C
pH
6.0 – 8.0
GH
2 – 15 °dGH
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆
Light
low – medium
CO2
Not required
Fertilization
low
Growth
fast
Position
tied down or floating
Propagation
fragmentation

Notes: Known as “stringy moss”: thin, light green stems that sway with the current. Grows quickly.

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