Vesicularia sp. "Anchor Moss"

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Entity overview

For aquarium planning, Vesicularia sp. "Anchor Moss" is grouped as slow-growth moss with foreground/midground placement.

For entity matching, taxonomy contributes genus Vesicularia, family Hypnaceae, order Hypnales, and major group Angiosperms.

For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.

Water parameter context

For water matching, the ranges are temperature 15–30 °C, pH 5–7, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 20–40 mg/L.

Planning tool: Estimate CO2 balance.

Nutrient range context

Nutrient fields for the profile cover nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.

Related calculator: Calculate nutrient dosing.

Care data interpretation

For tank planning, care values include medium difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.

Emersed growth appears as a supported profile value.

Useful next step: Calculate suitable lighting.

Growth and use data

The propagation field gives cutting off daughter plants.

Use-case tags in the profile include epiphyte and mosses.

This profile uses available plant-library values; aquarium results can vary by setup.

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

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