Vesicularia ferriei "Weeping Moss"
Entity overview
Vesicularia ferriei "Weeping Moss" is profiled as slow-growth moss with foreground/midground placement data.
Botanical grouping for this profile includes genus Vesicularia, family Hypnaceae, order Hypnales, and major group Angiosperms.
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Water parameter context
Available water ranges include temperature 15–30 °C, pH 5–7, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 20–40 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
The profile gives nutrient targets for nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Use with this data: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Aquarium care signals include medium difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.
The profile marks emersed growth as possible.
For this profile: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
The plant profile includes propagation by cutting off daughter plants.
Available usage metadata shows epiphyte and mosses.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 15–30 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- moss
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.1–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–30 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.01–0.5 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Hypnaceae
- Genus
- Vesicularia
