Moss Moss Moss

[beckdg]

hagis: i should be sending it out tomorrow hopefully. i had a surprise today and had to take my little man to see the doctor. made the day kinda busy.

at any rate the first 2 pics should be the tank i took it from. the next pic is what i'm sending you. note that is a 2' level for size reference. i'm thinking it should cover a 2' square area quite well in no time in the right conditions.

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eos... i should have plenty when you need it. pm me to make sure. i could send you some right now if you could house it somewhere. i don't think it would be quite as much as this shipment though. i'd have to see once i took it out.

side note: anyone want some ambulia? i've got a small punch bowls worth that has to go real soon so let me know. i do have a couple people in mind that would take priority but if they don't speak up it's first come first serve.

the ambulia is the other plant pictured floating in the tank btw.

EDIT: guppy babies up for grabs too if you'd like. mind your weather though. i don't have any 72 hour heat packs.

and... i tried to keep any other plants separate. if you get something and don't know what it is it might be mini pellia aka coral moss. it's not a diseased plant or anything it just doesn't grow stems or roots.

[Epiphile]

What a gent, Beck- that's a fine bit of moss. And that pellia should do well emersed as well as long as it's kept moist.

[beckdg]

honestly aaron the only reason i mention the pellia is that's how i think i got it. it either survived boiling FOR A LONG TIME on a rock i collected from a river or it came in tangled on some java moss and i didn't notice it for almost a year.

when i found it i searched like a madman trying to figure out what it was. by the time i was sure of what it was i was so lost i was asking on a forum if i was anywhere near right. when i got responses saying yes i was floored. i realized immediately that i could probably get like $30 plus shipping for a piece of this plant the size of an american quarter. talk about a nice find... and already in the tank.

[Softplan]

I am growing kyoto moss from spores in my viv. I will let you know how it goes. Or you can keep checking my posts in the dart frog area, it is the "29 gallon viv build". I will post pictures as the moss grows in and also the changes I will make to it.

[beckdg]

the package has been sent. i had to trust the wifey to package and send it though. i gave her a quick rundown and a package already made from an old box i had lying around so everything should be just fine. she took the car today or else i would have shipped it myself. should not be an issue much longer (the car).

i wonder if the dates on those pics still say 2004. oops... i really need to fix that.

[Epiphile]

Can we get an updated FTS one of these days?

[beckdg]

who, me?

[Epiphile]

You, yes- no need to be shy.

And Hagis, once that new moss of his takes hold and starts doing its thing. Or even before then if you're in the mood.

And sorry, Hagis- you haven't been able to get a word in edgewise into your own thread for all my chatter.

[beckdg]

first one... fts... for your pleasure. just don't make fun of my gravel. i have still not gotten around to changing it out yet.
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second one... 2 of my guppy boys... not good shots at all... and not the hyper bugger i was trying to get (he's a blonde).
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third shot... my female bristlenose in the tank hiding out. you can make her spots out though.
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fourth shot... one of my female rcs showing decent colors.
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sorry guys, can't seem to locate my tripod so they don't get much better right now. still didn't fix the dates either.

you're turn aaron... i know you have more tanks!


btw, i'm not so shy... but i am with this tank cause it's constantly covered in crayon and quite frankly i don't mind this thing being ugly. i also need a better light for the dracaena as i'm sure you can tell. it's coming back slowly though, i think.

[eos]

I love me some guppies! Nice tank.. and nice.. umm... gravel.