craigd Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Hi All, I'm redoing my planted tank and am after some rock coverage, I really like the crystalwort look! Currently i have willow moss and java moss, and would be open to any suggestions for other plants... My goal is to create a rocky river look with moss covered rocks and various bits of driftwood to...similar to what you might see in a nz native forest. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 What is your location?? This may help people suggest places you could purchase from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 I'd be keen on some too - anyone know a source in Auckland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigd Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Ooopss... Yeh location would help Lynfield/Auckland Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Craigd you can add your location to your profile by going into the user control panel at the top right of the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 I asked Animates in Mt Eden if they could order some in for me and they said no. Sorry that doesn't help where to get it - but it helps to know where not to get it! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 I remember when Tracy covered her rocks with Riccia using a hairnet she said there was a whole lot of gunk all built up underneath it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 thats because ricca is a VEry high maintenance plant. you have to crop the areas under it, cause they go brown because the leaves on top get the light. ive seeen it in a tank with metal halides and it looked mint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 I had ricca and it grew like a weed, threw it out. It grows in the wild here in nz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc360 Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 TRUE Hans, where abouts??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 TRUE Hans, where abouts??? Up north somewhere, thats all i know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc360 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 yeah thats absolutely no help at all... LOL, anyone want to shed any light on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 There was a thread a while ago asking for it to be id'd. It was found growing i the wild. It was posted by some one up whangarei area I think. I think this may be the one HaNs is refering to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 this was mine grew extremely quickly but was placed in another tank and died off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 whoa! that's awesome! where can we get some from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Try snokkie(sp?) You mean Snookie? (Caryl) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 I had mine in circular bunches on big pieces of driftwood until the dwarf loaches got into them and loosened them all then I melted them all when I started using Flourish Excel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 One of those plants/mosses that grew like wildfire in my tank and looked awesome floated although I found it grew so densely that fry had to swim like little torpedos to get into it so decided to cover rocks/driftwood with it and after using netting from garden centre found that hairnets from the Korbond Beauty stand at local supermarket were easier to secure and way more attractive while waiting for Riccia to grow through it . However after a few months of an awesome looking display I started to notice that my fish were flashing/flicking themselves and avoiding the areas where the Riccia was so took a couple out and discovered that the top 1-2cms were still a lush green but underneath was like a rotten compost :-? so took the whole lot out and started again with the same result :roll: so that was the end of Riccia in my tank BUT if you google Takashi Amano who is world reknowned for his aquascaping it might say what type of lighting he used and would probably recommend CO2.....GOOD LUCK cause if you get the right conditions it looks awesome Christmas Moss is also great used attached to rocks and driftwood and doesn't go rotten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigd Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Yeh Takashi Amano does amazing aquascapes... i currently have some xmas moss look really good attached to drift wood....just the crystalwort prooving to be quite hard to get ahold of. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 funny how supply and demand goes in cycles at one point noone could get glosso now there's heaps of it, same thing will happen with riccia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poecilid Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Did you get your Riccia? If not, I have plenty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Hi Poecilid, Would you be willing to sell some and post at buyer's expense? Cheers, Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poecilid Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Hi Sarah I'm going to the FNZAS conference on the Coromandel in a couple of weeks. I could take some to give to your club's delegate if you want to clear it with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 That would be cool thanks Poecilid - I'll see if they can. I was going to go to conference but accidentally booked a flight to Melbourne that weekend :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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