Where can I buy java moss?

[Treyg]

Can't seem to find a place to buy it all I'm finding is for underwater aquariums.

[winstonamc]

aquabid.com or plantedtank.net's swap n' shop

[GRIMM]

Originally Posted by Treyg

Can't seem to find a place to buy it all I'm finding is for underwater aquariums.

Java moss IS for underwater aquariums, and is sold at almost every aquarium shop. Just make sure to keep it well watered for the first 2-3 weeks while it acclimates to being slightly drier above the surface.

[Bokfan1]

ebay is also a good place.

[winstonamc]

you can also prep it in a totally sealed container and grow it emersed wt 100% humidity.

Also, I was super surprised to find that plantedtank has RAOK (Random Act of Kindness) posts in the swap n' shop where people give stuff away for shipping

[therizman2]

Sent you a PM, I have lots available.

[KeroKero]

The primary places that sell any of the semi-aquatic mosses in good amounts will be for aquariums - in a medium to high tech tank this stuff grows like CRAZY. I usually seed a 2.5g with some and toss in some fertilizer... can get a nearly full tank of it with regular fertilization in 6 months or a little less.

It doesn't really need any special work to get it to grow in a tank if you put it at the edge of a pond or water feature - as long as it's wet enough, or wicking water from the water source it will go bonkers with no added help from you. If you just toss it on a substrate it can dry out and may take it's sweet time in adapting if it does at all.

[ICS523]

Java moss is sold as an aquarium plant in pretty much every pet store, (java moss is actually a type algae) if you have an aquatic area in your tank set the java in there and it will start growing out of the water in a few weeks

[KeroKero]

Java moss is NOT an algae - I think you're thinking Marimo balls which are a type of Cladophora algae (fun when it grows in a ball, hell if it's growing any other way). Java moss, and most of the other semi-aquatic mosses, are true mosses. Two other "moss look alikes" you come across may be liverworts (Riccia and Pellia respectively) and Subwassertang (looks like a liverwort but is actually a mutated fern gametophyte that never matures).

With the exception of a few truly aquatic mosses, most of the above will eventually grow out of the water onto wet land if given the chance. The liverworts and Subwassertang may be a little more needy about light (it may die in lower light, the mosses just grow veeeeeeery slooooowly) and less forgiving about drying out, but otherwise have been used interchangeably with the mosses both above and below the water line.

[B-NICE]

petco............