I got my new 5 gallon that will house 1 betta and 2-3 ADFs. I have silk plants in there but was wondering if I could have some java moss in there. I have no special lighting at all. Just the bulb that came with the aquarium. (it is an aquarium bulb just not for plants). I heard that java moss can grow in little to no light so please help me on this! Much appreciated!!! :thm:
java moss in 5 gallon
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I think so long as the lights are fluorescent, the java moss will do just fine. You might have issues if the lights are incandescent, though.
my java moss grow in my 2.5's w/o any light other than the room light...yeah it grows slowly but it grows....
The light that came with your 5 gallon tank hood is most likely an incandescent, I believe. I've heard from someone before that they're able to keep java moss alive and slowly growing in something as small as a betta bowl without any lighting. I've never tried it before so I wouldn't know for sure but I DID buy 2 clumps from my LFS today and added them to my betta tank and 1 gallon tank so I'll know sooner or later.