This carpet plants can be a wonderful hiding place for young fish in breeding aquarium.
Taxiphyllum barbieri carpet.
The fancy names for it are vesicularia dubyana aka christmas moss or taxiphyllum barbieri.
Taxiphyllum barbieri also known as java moss.
This aquatic moss is considered a must have for shrimp tanks.
The moss becomes 3 10 cm thick and grows willingly on any surface so it is ideal for decorating stones and tree roots or concealing installations in the aquarium.
This is the famous java moss taxiphyllum barbieri which probably needs no introduction.
Java moss taxiphyllum barbieri.
The former was the original scientific name and after a scientific reclassification it got changed to the later.
Java moss comes from the hypnaceae family and the more you learn about it the more you realize what a fascinating plant it is.
Taxiphyllum barbieri from south east asia is a hardy plant which makes few demands on the water or light.
If you ve been keeping shrimp for a while you ve no doubt heard of it.
It is easily the most popular and easy to grow live moss in the aquarium hobby.
Taxiphyllum barbieri the plant is 3 10 cm thick grows willingly on any surface without any problem the plant is perfect for decoration of stones installation in the aquarium tree roots.