ShrimpP Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Preferably small leaves and shorter/compact strands, rather than it being large bushy, long strands of branchy moss. Reason for the smaller moss is I want to aquascape a bit so the size ratio of the moss makes the tank look larger than it is, rather than some "giant" moss dwarfing the already small tanks (10 gallons and 20 longs) I can dose fertilizers and anything from low light to high light, but I don't want to use co2 or excel/glute in the shrimp tanks. I guess while on the topic of small plants for shrimp tanks, you can mention any tiny plants really, nano stems, carpeting/foreground plants as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jynn Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 fissidens fontantus is my favorite. I also really like downoi (pogostemon helferi) as a "tiny" plant. It likes high light, but stays really small and I have a full carpet of it in a low tech, no co2, no excel tank and its doing great. Shrimp Life, svetilda and fernselvis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Fissidens Fontanus, Christmas Moss and Flame Moss are my favorite. Shrimp Life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpP Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Does Fissidens grow fine without high light and co2? Nice pics Jynn! I've had a few crowns of Downoi in a high light/PAR tank without co2 or excel, but they never really grew at all. I've had to keep them in high tech, co2 injected tanks to get them to grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Mini Pellia is my "go-to" for shrimp tanks: Wet Green Thumb, Matthewsfish1, ShrimpP and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 My ambition is to actually get rid of all my moss and move into pellia for my tanks. So far I'm really liking the round pellia. Haven't tries the mini yet. DETAquarium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 25 minutes ago, Soothing Shrimp said: My ambition is to actually get rid of all my moss and move into pellia for my tanks. So far I'm really liking the round pellia. Haven't tries the mini yet. When I decided to set these shrimp tanks up, I had to find a moss that was much easier to manage. Subwassertang/Round Pellia was even getting out of control, so I took to Mini Pellia which is more compact, takes up less room, and grows much slower. Wet Green Thumb and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Mini-pellia is king. That said, the perfect utopian shrimp society is covered in Fissidens. 35ppt, Soothing Shrimp and sarah 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Mini Fissiden and Mini Pellia. But you have to grow them out, and these are slow growers. Soothing Shrimp and ShrimpP 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pucksr Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Doesn't mini-pellia require fairly cool temperatures? Sub-70? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 1 hour ago, pucksr said: Doesn't mini-pellia require fairly cool temperatures? Sub-70? No, my Mini Pellia stays between 72-74 all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pucksr Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Well, that gives me hope. I might try it. I had heard bad things about heat. My problem is my tank gets up to 80 degrees. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 I really enjoy anchor moss, fissidens fontanus and mini christmas, I find they look the nicest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpybuisness Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 On 4/15/2016 at 8:55 AM, DETAquarium said: Mini Pellia is my "go-to" for shrimp tanks: How do you get it to grow like that? Do you attach it to a rock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpie Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 I have no moss anymore in my tank - just lots of Mini Pellia. Love it - always pretty and clean looking. I even asked Han to put it on a 5 chamber metal pyramid instead of moss. Filled in beautifully. I'll try and get a photo up of it tomorrow. ShrimpP and h4n 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpie Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 Here is a photo of the mini pellia in my tank. 22 gal Mr. Aqua - I keep it pretty plain with only the mini pellia some cholla wood, amber cones - using a corner HMF, a tower block filter on the other side and also a Eheim 2213. I like lots of filtration. Love this tank - easy maintenance. I asked Han if he could put some of the mini pellia on his stainless steel shrimp cave - 5 piece - Did not know how well it would grow. Well - as you can see, I actually need to trim it back some - it has grown so well. ShrimpP, chan011, seaj and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 Shrimpie, that's some sweet MP. If I may, what light do you have on that tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpie Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 I use a MicMol brand light. Got the recommendation from Deta Aquarium. Great light - programmable. http://www.micmol.com/aquamini.html DETAquarium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 I really enjoyed mini xmas moss in my tanks... now I just use Buces. Buces for foreground, background, everything buces. lol Shrimp Life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 On 4/16/2016 at 6:06 PM, shrimpybuisness said: How do you get it to grow like that? Do you attach it to a rock? Sorry for the late reply. Nothing special just originally purchased 4 SS Mini Pellia from Han and let them grow out. No CO2, no ferts, just a good quality LED. h4n and Shrimp Life 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 Shrimpie! the SS shrimp cave with mini pellia filled it awesome! that looks so cool! Shrimpie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt.dru Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 Will a clip on planted plus be enough to grow mini pelia? Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekonexperiment Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 dwarf riccia will look nice in 20g or less tanks. they're small and easy to grow like mini pellia and they don't break up easily and float around your tank like regular riccia. Shrimple minded and ShrimpP 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpie Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 9 hours ago, h4n said: Shrimpie! the SS shrimp cave with mini pellia filled it awesome! that looks so cool! Yep it sure did, Han. You should offer that as an option for your caves. I know it is a more expensive plant - but man it looks great and really does fill in beautifully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Very true! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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