Any Ideas??? What kind of Moss this is....

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fishcrazy2

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Any ideas on what kind of moss this is. I found it growing on one of my filters in a tank I don't keep any kind of moss in. The mosses I keep is Java and Subwassertang.

This is how it looks:
unknown moss.jpg

This is how my Java looks:
Java Moss.jpg

Finally this how my Subwassertang looks:
subwassertang.jpg

unknown moss.jpg Java Moss.jpg subwassertang.jpg
 

fishcrazy2

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I guess both answers is a possibility. One more thing Java is individual strands and you can pull them apart, but with the other moss it grew together in one big clump. It may have grew from one strand. It was going on top of the filter the part where the water flows out.
 

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I second Hr0th9ar... It looks like Java Moss grown with more light and or emersed... Which would make sense since the filter is close to the light typically. That's what mine looks like in my java moss tree.
 

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Could it be Taiwan moss or Christmas moss? Java moss never grew very much for me so I can't really say for sure, but in my experience java is thinner, feels rough/hard, and grows with the "branches" further apart, while the Taiwan moss grows more compact and feels soft to the touch.
 

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I agree it looks like java with more light and possibly some subwas mixed in.
 

Turbosaurus

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I have some of the same stuff growing in one of my tanks.
Im not sure what it is, I suspect its weeping moss.

I can help with what Im sure it is not.
100% sure its not java, or flame, Christmas or peacock. The individual fronds coming off the ribs are too large and distinct and the shape isn't right
 
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