HydrOasis® Java Moss is a versatile aquarium favorite, perfect for aquascaping beginners and experts alike. Its delicate green fronds create natural hiding spots for fry and shrimp while enhancing your tank’s beauty with lush, flowing growth. Java Moss thrives in a wide range of conditions, attaching easily to driftwood, rocks, or mesh for creative layouts. A hardy, low-maintenance plant, it adds both texture and function—grown submerged and ready to thrive in your aquarium.

• • Excellent, low maintenance beginner plant
• • Perfect cover plant for small or baby fishes
• • Ideal choice for absorbing excess nutrients
• • Easily propogated and move throughout an aquarium
• • Grown fully submerged and ready for your aquarium


• Family: Hypnaceae
• Common Name(s): Java Moss
• Scientific Name: Taxiphyllum barbieri
• Origin: Vietnam
• Quick Facts: Found naturally in ponds, bogs, and slow moving streams
• Care Level: Beginner
• Light Level: Low
• Placement: Foreground
• Temperature: 68 - 82°F
• pH: 5.5 - 8
• Supplements: Not required
• Planting Requirements: Attach to décor
• Max Height: 2"
• Max Width: 30"+
• Growth Rate: Fast
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