Wabi-Kusa Mat is a new ADA living product of aquatic mosses attached on the original base mat which is developed to be well drained and provide easy rooting for aquatic mosses and epiphytic plants. In addition to enjoying it as the wall layout of DOOA Wabi-Kusa Wall 60 or System Terra 30, you can also arrange it combining with various epiphytic plants. It is also possible to peel off the moss from the base mat to use as desired in your Nature Aquarium layout.
In most cases, the names “Spiky moss” and “Peacock moss” are used for the same still unidentified Taxiphyllum species: a moss with densely ramified, deep green shoots, resembling fir branches. However the company ADA offers “Spiky” and “Peacock” as two different mosses that should be very similar to each other. Taxiphyllum sp. “Peacock” is one of the aquarium mosses that thrive not only under water but also emersed on wet substrate. In the ADA product range, it is available on the Wabi-kusa mats with the size of 9 x 9 cm that are suited for the back walls of the diverse DOOA aquaterrariums.
Peacock Moss grows densely without getting long or branching very much when grown emersed. When grown vertically in System Terra 30 or on a Wabi-Kusa Wall, it tends to spread horizontally and produce a voluminous light green wall. Submersed Peacock moss grows large by branching unlike emerged one. A fully developed leaf has a triangular shape. The moss spreads by developing layers of leaves. Since it does not attach itself to a layout material as well as other mosses do, Terra Line should be used to attach it to a stone or driftwood. BIO MIZUKUSA NO MORI is tissue cultured plant originally produced by ADA. Since it is grown in the special agar media, it does not bring harmful chemicals, algae, or snails into your aquarium tank. The agar media is easily removable, and it enables faster preparation of plants for planting in your aquarium.
