Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Aquatic mosses in my tank

Here are the pics of aquatic mosses in my tank. 










If you have any information on the above mosses, I'd appreciate it... please let me know.

Tuesday, 20 August 2013

Java moss - Taxiphyllum barbieri, Vesicularia dubayana, Spiky moss, Taxiphyllum sp (common aquatic mosses)

These are aquatic mosses which I collected in various streams in the northern regions of west peninsular Malaysia, except for the Spiky moss which I bought from a friend. These mosses grow in different conditions. 


Taxiphyllum barbieri emersed
 
the Taxiphyllum barbieri I found growing on land near a stream
Habitat




These are some of the mosses I have at the moment; but given that Taxiphyllum barbieri is faster growing and looks nicer than the rest ... it is my favourite! :)

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Update on emersed setup for Marsilea Hirsuta and Java fern (Microsorum pteropus)

Some update on Marsilea hirsuta and Java fern. This was setup not long ago:

Java fern planlets taking off in emersed form

Jave fern plantlets in a plastic cup

Marsilea hirsuta

Created this emersive set-up for Marsilea hirsuta as I wanted to see the production of spore caps. Have been keeping this type of plant for about a year or so now and they hardly produce any spore caps underwater. In this case, I positioned them in the balcony area outside my window, so they were exposed to hot and occasionally humid conditions, though not in the full glare of the sun. So we shall see in due course if the emersive state is necessary to produce spore caps. You can check the previous setup here: How to propagate Java fern plantlets