Vesicularia sp. "Tortoise"
Vesicularia sp.
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Planting & care
This plant takes some experience to grow well. It grows in low light. It grows better with added CO₂.
Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
About this plant
Unidentified moss very likely belonging to Vesicularia. Aquasabi found it on an imported Bucephalandra labelled Tortoise, which gave the moss its provisional trade name. It forms a very flat creeping carpet; loose shoots can hang similarly to Weeping Moss but have a finer texture and smaller leaves of roughly 1 mm. It adheres well to hardscape. The presumed natural context is Bornean stream rocks in flood zones. Culture is not difficult, but the best compact branching occurs with medium to strong light, good CO2 and complete nutrition. Aquasabi reports normal room-temperature aquarium conditions around 20–26 °C as suitable and warns that water near 30 °C is probably unfavourable. It also grows emersed when kept moist.
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 68–79°F (20–26°C)
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- Recorded CO₂ (mg/L)
- 15–30 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Width
- 2–5.9" (5–15 cm)
- How to propagate
- Divide the plant, trimming and fragmentation
- Color
- Green
- Ways to use it
- Small aquariums, Wood and rock layouts, Carpet planting
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What you’ll need to grow Vesicularia sp. "Tortoise"
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Bryophytes
- Family
- Hypnaceae
- Genus
- Vesicularia
- Botanical name
- Vesicularia sp.
- Also known as
- Tortoise Moss
- Origin
- Asia, Borneo
- Order
- Hypnales
