Java Moss

[killifan]

Will Java moss survive in cold water-outsaide ponds? Will gold fish eat it?

[livebearer_breeder]

i have found it grows in cold water outside fine, i dounbt youll have goldfish eat it though, might not be too bad for there fry, as it produces infusoria if im correct?

thers a place in ton the Fnzas called "aqautic plants" probably better for this subject.

Shae 250

[Lucid]

HI killifan,

Not 100% sure but should survive outside no probs , and I haven't come acrogss any of my fish eating it.

And just on a side note this would of been beter off in the plant section. :lol:

B

[Interfecus]

Java moss can survive practically anything. I had some living outside in a large tub of water with nothing else and it survived fine.

I drained the tub a few months ago by punching holes in the sides, several centimetres above the bottom of the bin. The container now consists of several centimetres of thick wet mud in the bottom. The java moss is still alive! It's growing out of the mud on the bottom and covers pretty much the entire surface. It looks just like a moss when growing out in the air (presumably where the name comes from).

I also have java moss growing on top of an old heater in one of my tanks where the top has to be out of the water. The java moss just has some trailing strands in the water which collect moisture and the rest is pretty much entirely out of the water.

As long as it has access to some supply of water and some light java moss should be fine pretty much anywhere.

[killifan]

my apologies for putting it in the wrong arena! I kind of get stuck in the 'beginners block' as that's where I find lots of help! But thanks for the helpful comments.

[cees]

no problem. It's in the plant section now

Java Moss found it in the compost bin once. still alive and well.

Cees