Fissidens Fontanus
Fissidens Fontanus
Fissidens fontanus, or Phoenix moss, is a fine freshwater moss that grows in tight, feathery fronds resembling little green ferns, clinging beautifully to wood and rock. It’s slower and more compact than Java moss, making it prized for detailed aquascaping and shrimp-tank cover. Tie or glue it to hardscape and let it slowly knit into a lush carpet.
Care level: Easy-Moderate · Placement: Epiphyte (on wood/rock) · Lighting: Low-Medium · CO2: Not required · Growth rate: Slow · Propagation: division
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Fissidens fontanus
- Common name
- Fissidens Fontanus
- 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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