Christmas Moss
Christmas Moss
Christmas Moss (Vesicularia montagnei) earns its name from fronds that branch in overlapping, triangular tiers resembling tiny fir trees. Attached to wood or rock, it grows into a lush, draping wall or carpet that shrimp adore for grazing and cover. A little more particular than Java Moss, it looks its best with gentle flow and regular trimming to keep its Christmas-tree shape.
Care level: Easy-Moderate · Placement: Epiphyte (on wood/rock) · Lighting: Low-Medium · CO2: Beneficial · Growth rate: Slow-Moderate · Propagation: division
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Vesicularia montagnei
- Common name
- Christmas Moss
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Care level
- Easy-Moderate
When it ships
Most non-quarantined stock goes out the week you order. If we do not already have the animal in-house we source it first — allow up to two weeks for it to reach us. Live animals leave Monday and Tuesday, and Early AM Overnight is the only service that carries a live arrival guarantee.
The live guarantee
Shipped Early AM Overnight: a 1-hour DOA window from confirmed delivery, and nothing beyond it. Next Day Air and 2-Day carry no live arrival guarantee, and neither does USPS Priority. Local pickup or local delivery: 24 hours, if you bring a water sample from your aquarium and we test it before the animal goes home. Maintenance clients: 60 days when we service the aquarium at least twice a month, 28 days on a monthly plan.
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