Amblystegium serpens
Amblystegium serpens
Amblystegium serpens is a moss suited to foreground planting.
ForegroundMoss
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground
- Growth typeMoss
- LightLow
- CO2Recommended
- Height1.2–3.9" (3–10 cm)
About this plant
Care level: Beginner. Light requirement: low. Injected CO₂: recommended.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 39–79°F (4–26°C)
- Placement
- Foreground
- Growth type
- Moss
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 1.2–3.9" (3–10 cm)
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 39–79°F (4–26°C)
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Propagation
- splitting and daughter plants
- Color
- Green
Grow it successfully
What you’ll need to grow Amblystegium serpens
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
CO₂
This plant’s care profile lists CO₂ injection as recommended, not required.
Estimate dissolved CO₂Taxonomy
- Major group
- Bryophytes
- Family
- Amblystegiaceae
- Genus
- Amblystegium
- Botanical name
- Amblystegium serpens
