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Fissidens Geppi

Fissidens geppi

🌍 Asia · Malaysian peninsula Uncommon CO₂ Optional Diff.: ★★★ 📏 Hardscape 📈 Slow

Popular Fissidens species with pinnate fine green fronds. More ornamental than F. fontanus. Attaches well to driftwood and stone. Slightly higher light and nutrition requirements than fontanus but still low-tech suitable.

⚗️ Water parameters

🌡️ Temp

20–28 °C

⚗️ pH

5.5–7.5 pH

🔵 KH

0–8 °dKH

💧 GH

0–12 °dGH

📊 TDS

30–250 ppm

🌿 CO₂

5–20 ppm

🧪 NO₃

5–20 ppm

🔬 PO₄

0.05–0.5 ppm

⚙️ Fe

0.02–0.15 ppm

💡 PAR

10–80 µmol

🪨 Hardscape — tie with thread

🇳🇱 Dutch Style

Ornamental moss for hardscape — more refined than fontanus.

💡 Tips

Finer texture than F. fontanus
More ornamental — clearly visible in Dutch style
CO₂ greatly accelerates growth

🔍 Problems

⚠ Bleaches

→ Fe deficiency

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Fissidens Adianthioides

Fissidens adianthioides

🌍 Cosmopolitan — worldwide distribution Uncommon CO₂ Optional Diff.: ★★★ 📏 Hardscape 📈 Slow

Larger Fissidens species with broader, more leaf-like fronds. Resembles a miniature fern in appearance. Popular in Dutch style as hardscape moss due to its broader leaf structure. Slower growing than F. fontanus.

⚗️ Water parameters

🌡️ Temp

15–26 °C

⚗️ pH

5.5–8 pH

🔵 KH

0–10 °dKH

💧 GH

0–15 °dGH

📊 TDS

30–300 ppm

🌿 CO₂

5–20 ppm

🧪 NO₃

5–25 ppm

🔬 PO₄

0.05–0.5 ppm

⚙️ Fe

0.02–0.15 ppm

💡 PAR

5–80 µmol

🪨 Hardscape — tie with thread

🇳🇱 Dutch Style

Broad leaf structure as moss accent on stone or wood.

💡 Tips

Larger leaf structure than other Fissidens
Miniature fern appearance
Popular in Dutch style as hardscape accent

🔍 Problems

⚠ Slow growing

→ Normal — patience required

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Fissidens Dubius (Toshua Houguke)

Fissidens dubius 'Toshua Houguke'

🌍 Europe · Japan — Japanese selection Uncommon CO₂ Optional Diff.: ★★★ 📏 Hardscape 📈 Slow

Japanese selection with particularly fine and dense leaf structure. More refined than F. fontanus. The name "Toshua Houguke" refers to the Japanese origin of this cultivar. Somewhat rarer in trade than standard Fissidens.

⚗️ Water parameters

🌡️ Temp

15–26 °C

⚗️ pH

5.5–7.5 pH

🔵 KH

0–8 °dKH

💧 GH

0–12 °dGH

📊 TDS

30–250 ppm

🌿 CO₂

5–20 ppm

🧪 NO₃

5–20 ppm

🔬 PO₄

0.05–0.5 ppm

⚙️ Fe

0.02–0.15 ppm

💡 PAR

5–60 µmol

🪨 Hardscape — tie with thread

🇳🇱 Dutch Style

Finest Fissidens — Japanese selection for Dutch style hardscape.

💡 Tips

Japanese "Toshua Houguke" selection is more refined
Finest leaf structure of available Fissidens
Rarer than F. fontanus

🔍 Problems

⚠ Not growing

→ Insufficient nutrition

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Fissidens Bucephalandra

Fissidens sp. 'Bucephalandra'

🌍 Borneo — endemic Rare CO₂ Optional Diff.: ★★★ 📏 Hardscape 📈 Slow

Rare Fissidens species endemic to Borneo, found in the same biotope as Bucephalandra. Fine feathery leaves. Limited availability in trade. Similar care to other Fissidens species.

⚗️ Water parameters

🌡️ Temp

20–26 °C

⚗️ pH

5.5–7.5 pH

🔵 KH

0–6 °dKH

💧 GH

0–10 °dGH

📊 TDS

30–200 ppm

🌿 CO₂

5–20 ppm

🧪 NO₃

5–20 ppm

🔬 PO₄

0.05–0.4 ppm

⚙️ Fe

0.02–0.15 ppm

💡 PAR

10–60 µmol

🪨 Hardscape — tie with thread

🇳🇱 Dutch Style

Rare Borneo Fissidens for collectors of special mosses.

💡 Tips

Extremely rare — Borneo endemic
Keep all propagated specimens
Found growing together with Bucephalandra in its biotope

🔍 Problems

⚠ Not growing

→ Parameters too far from biotope optimum