Fontinalis hypnoides
Fontinalis hypnoides
Fontinalis hypnoides is a moss suited to foreground and midground planting.
Foreground, MidgroundMoss
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground, Midground
- Growth typeMoss
- LightLow
- CO2Required
About this plant
Care level: Intermediate. Light requirement: low. Injected CO₂: required.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 50–72°F (10–22°C)
- Placement
- Foreground, Midground
- Growth type
- Moss
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 50–72°F (10–22°C)
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Propagation
- splitting, cutting off daughter plants
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What you’ll need to grow Fontinalis hypnoides
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Fontinalaceae
- Genus
- Fontinalis
- Botanical name
- Fontinalis hypnoides
