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September 19, 2007

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Don Albrecht

Java Moss Troubles

I've always been able to maintain a nice thick carpet of javamoss on the bottom of my 100 gallon mbuna tank.  It may not be "natural to lake Malawi" but it looked great and provided an excellent refuge for fry.

 Now, I've not been able to get any to grow for the past 9 months and my fry survival rate is in the toilet.  Nothing about the tank has changed in that time period except for the bulbs and the inevitable rise in the size of the fish.

Keywords: java moss, lighting, mbuna, planted aquarium, plants

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  1. user iconTim Oswald on Thursday, 20 September 2007, 04:10 UTC # |
    What bulbs are you using?  They could be making a difference.
  2. user iconDon Albrecht on Thursday, 20 September 2007, 12:27 UTC # |
    They were 65K bulbs I bought at Lowes.  They weren't the plant & aquarium bulbs.
  3. user iconMelissa Phillips on Thursday, 20 September 2007, 22:24 UTC # |
    Have you tried putting in some fertilizers?  Java moss usually grows without them, but maybe the water is just lacking to much.  Are the fish eating it?  Most don't eat java moss, but if they were hungry enough they would.
  4. user iconDon Albrecht on Friday, 21 September 2007, 11:51 UTC # |
    I'm thinking it may be the fish eating it.  I've tried fertilizers but not much luck.  I'll try feeding the tank heavier.
  5. user iconMelissa Phillips on Sunday, 23 September 2007, 17:49 UTC # |
    You could try adding plants that they can eat (anacharis maybe?) and seeing if that helps to keep them from eating the java moss. 

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