Two Ways to Grow Land Moss Underwater

[@xbandpixels]

I am growing moss on bricks for this purpose .. the moss on mud usually brings in more algae.. and has more dirt to clean up also.

[@4me]

You got it right!

[@yogithallu]

how are you growin it may i know

[@xbandpixels]

@@yogithallu keep it wet always.. if this is cold weather season in your place you can keep the brick wet by spraying on it most of the time and slowly it will grow moss over it .. or any flower pot that has undisturbed layer or mud on top can get moss due to watering it slowly

[@sweeflyboy]

I did this and it works really well!

[@adityamisra4207]

This is brilliant. I am going to try this as i have a lot of random mosses growing around. Thank you for the great videos.

[@4me]

My pleasure! All the best on your adventure!

[@Gillalle7]

Your videos are the best, I just found your account and I learned a lot. I am building my first ecosystem and moss is one of my favorites to put inside, but people advise me to not do it but then I saw your videos and I will definetly do this now! Thank you

[@4me]

Thank you! All the best on your adventure!

[@kannadiga3644]

Great video, never found this on any other channel..

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@sweeflyboy]

Hi Michael, Where I live pothos is impossible to buy. It is nowhere. Today I went to my friend's house and saw a big, healthy pothos plant! He gave me a piece. I am about to propagate it now.

[@4me]

You are going to have great time with this plant!

[@IslamicSunnahGuidance]

You have the best fish channel on youtube i swear !! You answer our quastion and provent us with information we needs, i realy love the ideas you do and the videos, i have to say THANK YOU for every thing you do ! I would like you to make a video on all plants that cab survive under water, " land plants " because i live some were where the aquarium plants are realy expensiv... Have fun and happy aquariums. Lol

[@4me]

Thank you! I appreciate you very much!! All the best on your adventures!

[@maze2536]

I just discovered ur channel and Im rly enjoying ur content I'm even trying this moss experience :)

[@4me]

Thank you very much! All the best on your adventure!

[@maze2536]

Hey I have a question please Soo I'm tryin to make smthing like an aquarium with a bottle I have some algae growin in a bucket outside I grabbed some sand and some of that algae and putted some water so if I put a fish there will it survive? I mean will the algae provide enough oxygen for it or I gotta buy some water plants?

[@4me]

MAZE oxygen getd in water mostly through water to air surface exchange in aquariums. So, as long as your aquarium has access to air the fish will survive at normal room temperature. Algae and aquatic plants provide some oxygen too. Also, they provide food, water filtration, and plants serve as resting places for fish. Aquariums need plants. You may get aquatic plants from local ponds, lakes, rivers and friends (just ask).

[@maze2536]

Thank u soo much Micheal I will buy some other plants just for decoration and I will put some fish and good luck :)

[@sweeflyboy]

you need to do some aquarium live streams now!

[@4me]

That is what I've been working on :)

[@gustavohoffmann5271]

Very good, i follow u sice 2018, the best!!! A Brazilian friend! Thanx for ALL!!!

[@4me]

Thank you! I appreciate you very much!! All the best to you my friend!!!!!!

[@vandanam8432]

Hi. Can I use the moss grown at the surface of plants pot. Thanks

[@4me]

I would try any moss I can get my hand on ;) Though, only some of the mosses I've tried so far grow underwater. Some may stay alive for long, almost an year before the die. I have a playlist of videos about all mosses that grow in my aquariums: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4CZq35pf6hlqKc So, try and see. If the moss is too short - than I would not wash it, but place it on top under cover and let it grow until it's long enough to cut it ;) All the best on your adventure!

[@PS-ex6bo]

How could i culture land moss at home or anyother places

[@4me]

You may try to follow the way I did in this video ;)

[@kennethhongnguyen6701]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS NEW VIDEO, sorry for checking it out late

[@4me]

It's never later ;)

[@UNKUHNOODLES]

This video is so much fun!!!!! Thankyou!

[@4me]

UNKUHNOODLES my pleasure!!

[@SAGARSANJOY]

Can i use this moss in fish and shrimp aquarium

[@4me]

Yes.

[@SnozBerryQueen]

That was really cool and very informative. Thank you very much.

[@4me]

My pleasure!

[@HeyItsCharlie]

Hey, is it okay if I do a video documenting me doing this experiment as long as I give you credit for the idea?

[@4me]

The whole point of me sharing in my videos what and how I do is for you and everyone else to try it. Making your own documentary and sharing it with others is totally the right thing to do - sharing is caring. DO IT! All the best on your adventure!!

[@HeyItsCharlie]

@@4me Thank you so much!!

[@4me]

@@HeyItsCharlie My pleasure!

[@monicathapar3107]

Do those fish have a filter and heater? Guppy's are tropical and those look like there's not enough room for that many fish but I could be missing the equipment and misjudging the size of the jars...

[@4me]

My fish have the best filters available on our planet: algae, bacteria and plants. The room temperature in my apartment is 72-76F all year around - therefore, there is no need for any additional heater or cooler in aquarium. All my aquariums build with a narrow side 3 or more times sizes of the fish.

[@BoyBasic-sg9ok]

Great Video! will try this tomorrow. спасибо и так держать! ❤❤❤

[@sauravdey928]

I often travel to indian hill station for works, so i can get a variety of mosses from interior places. Is this safe to keep in shrimp tank

[@4me]

I can only say for sure about mosses that I tried. Those are good. Here is a playlist of videos about all land mosses that I have been growing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHzCmH16a9GDf8k All the best on your adventure!

[@ahmedjalla2012]

really easy , one of the best sofar

[@4me]

:) Thank you very much!

[@syedrehanahmednasim7410]

You are an expert.

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@kennethhongnguyen6701]

And how do I grow moss??, what I mean is make moss. Do u just water a rock every single day?? Cuz at my place there is moss but not that much, it’s just a little patch of moss it’s probally about 2cm only so what should I do?? Maybe water a log, rock, or soil to create moss?? Idk plz someone help me. ;)

[@4me]

Whatever small amount of moss you my find will work to begin with. If this moss grows underwater (not all mosses do!) than you will have more of it as time goes. So, take the sample of what you found and place it in a nursery. Just choose which way you want to prepare it first: wash it and then put underwater or do not wash it and then put it under cover and spray it with water every other day or so until it grow long enough to trim it.

[@kennethhongnguyen6701]

@@4me thx

[@frogsty1764]

I love this video great job!

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@drownedinnostalgia3433]

Hello, I’ve seen your videos and I’d like to say that you’re very helpful for providing lots of information on these stuffs, especially the video about the golden pothos, etc. Thank you for sharing your research and knowledge...I just bought an aquarium and I’ve been hearing that you shouldn’t add any fish until after 2 weeks? Can I ask why? Sorry for this question, I’m just starting but thank you anyways!

[@4me]

Hi there! It takes a couple weeks or so for bacteria and microorganisms and plants in a new aquarium to establish healthy balance. Adding large creatures too early makes it harder for those creatures - there is not enough bacteria to handle the large amount of waste produced by large creatures and etc. Most microorganisms have short lifespan. So, in two weeks time many generations of those tiny critters born and die going in cycles constantly improving the aquarium. The healthy ecosystem of any (even well established) aquarium is not permanent. It's ever evolving. So, in emergency situations you may have no choice but to put fish in a new aquarium regardless whether it is ready or not. And it would be alright. I have a couple spare nurseries ready set months in advance ;) All the best on your adventure!

[@HeyItsCharlie]

Awesome, I kind of want to try it but I don’t have a good aquarium light, it might just die :(

[@4me]

I do not use aquarium light ;)

[@Moamanly]

Natural light is best.

[@4me]

@@Moamanly and that is the only light that natural self-sustaining aquarium needs ;)

[@kennethhongnguyen6701]

@Michael Langerman , But u can’t add fish in right?? Cuz it’s May over heat it.

[@4me]

@@kennethhongnguyen6701 I do not put aquariums with fish in direct sunlight. But, you can grow moss underwater in a nursery exposed to direct sunlight. You can move the moss into aquariums with fish when the moss is big enough or even if it stays healthy for more than 2 weeks underwater. That's the way I do it ;)

[@bassraja1978]

Can I put moss in my lotus tub which has mud? And will I need any air pump if I want to keep guppy fish in lotus pond or will water lily, lotus and algae provide enough oxygen?

[@4me]

I think the moss will do fine in your lotus tub - just grow first the moss for a couple weeks in a separate jar to make sure it grows ;) Air pumps are optional in any aquarium - oxygen mostly gets in the water through water to air surface exchange. So, your fish in the pond should do just fine without air pump ;)

[@saur_gasm]

I have a 5 litre aquarium with 1 betta fish, mosses and one money plant with root dip in ( no filter, air pump any machines) so i want to know at what interval of days should I change my water and how much and how? (Because sometimes it's poops accumulate so much and when I see ur videos I see that some of your aquarium ,u didnt change their water more than year)

[@4me]

The more important question seems to me is not how often to change water, but how much and how often to feed fish. Almost every problem in aquariums arise from overfeeding. I stopped changing water in all my aquariums since end of 2016. Though, I did change water before that on different schedule and different amounts...You can see how I did in my aquarium fish care routines: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZPHnplsa72IibM The bottom line is - it works either way you choose to do with or without water changes, with or without man-made filters. Either way you have to be mindful about what you do. The accumulated poop on the bottom of the tank may not look nice, but over years of time it turns into fertile substrate - soil reach with bacteria and microorganism ;) All the best on your adventure!

[@saur_gasm]

@@4me thank you so much for ur reply, so can i left the accumulated dirt at bottom and will change water only 25% from top in few weeks is that ok? And i also want to know that do floating plants like water lettuce increase dissolved O2 in water?

[@4me]

@@saur_gasm The main purpose of changing the water is to remove waste - not to let it accumulate. So, if you changing water than it's better to remove dirt from the bottom ;) O2 and CO2 from floating plants gets released mostly into atmosphere.

[@monicathapar3107]

You 10000% need an aquarium heater. Bettas are tropical fish and need a minimum of five gal tank. Plus the bigger the tank the easier it is to maintain better and healthy water to prevent root rot, ich, and other betta diseases that are easy to develop.

[@savagesausage5959]

So the reason you put another moss on top of the moss is to collect clean new moss semple?

[@4me]

It is one of the reasons. I also did some other experiments involving land moss. Collecting clean samples is much easier from samples of moss that already growing fully submerged.

[@mevogaming7089]

Great video

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!

[@lenael4747]

How do you obtain those plastic cups ? Are they available in market ?

[@4me]

I buy food at grocery stores and restaurants that often comes in all kind of plastic containers. Many of them are re-usable. And surely you can buy them in bulk.

[@vishalvimal3606]

I have a moss in water should I close it or should I open the cap of the jar Please reply fast

[@4me]

It needs some air circulation. So, either make hole in the cover or leave some gape between the jar and the cover for air circulation.

[@gabrielvicsilva7327]

Sir how do you make your aquariums clean? Do you change water often?

[@4me]

Thank you for asking. I do not change water in my aquariums. Here is a last year video update on my aquarium fish care routine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/inzdd4yEj5tohZI And this video have some further explanations: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4vIoYOsnNF3hqM All the best on your adventure!

[@PS-ex6bo]

Can you make a video on how to culture maxiworm for turtle

[@PS-ex6bo]

Sorry maxilworm

[@4me]

I certainly will try to make a video about them once I find them ;)

[@petertttr4472]

I try it but al l of my plant and nurserys get algae and they destroy at all (good video)..

[@4me]

hmm...algae growth can be controlled. I have videos on this playlist about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYjSo4KGpdCUh7s But, what you need to do is to clean the moss again and reset the nursery with clean water at first signs of spoiling. Check this video to see how I handle it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoi6eJmrpN-Ai80 All the best!

[@vandanam8432]

Does the mosses affect fishes ? Because I am trying to do it. Thank you

[@vandanam8432]

H

[@4me]

Everything you put in aquarium have affect of fish. Moss is not exception. Moss has the same affect as plants do on fish. Fish can eat it, use as place to rest, moss takes nutrition (waste) dissolved in water, moss produce oxygen and so on.

[@satyanarayanakv5730]

does moss required direct sunlight

[@4me]

Nope. Indirect sunlight would do and only indirect sunlight for aquariums with fish should be used.

[@kevywilliams3304]

love your vidoes!!!!

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@Nutamago]

have you trieyd star moss in aquarium?

[@4me]

Here is a list of videos about all mosses that I tried: kzbin.info/www/bejne/babZlZ6chK9_brc I have a sample of star moss in one of my terrariums with Grindal worms and Springtails. I may try to grow it underwater once I finish this project.

[@sachinkadam8666]

Is that fern moss? I have used the same one but the moss have started becoming darker in color and also smells very bad.

[@4me]

I about identification of mosses - it could be very confusing. Though, I am certain that bad smell is a bad sign. Most likely the sample is getting spoiled and needs to be either disposed of or cleaned up. Check this video for more details about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoi6eJmrpN-Ai80 All the best on your adventure!

[@sachinkadam8666]

@@4me ok, thank you.

[@4me]

@@sachinkadam8666 My pleasure!

[@condorX2]

0:21 Nice loot

[@4me]

:)

[@kathrynsanders8812]

Would this work with salt water. I want to create a brine shrimp ecosphere and thought moss might work?

[@4me]

I don't know of any land plants that can grow in saltwater. I think that seaweeds on the other hands may do that trick for your purpose ;)

[@COVID-19_Crab]

I don't know about mosses in the ocean, but I do know there are saltwater algaes.

[@karunashinde8402]

Why your guppies are too small, adult one too? My fish are bigger in size. 😧

[@4me]

I breed a strain of dwarf guppies. In regards to the size, the goal is to get adult fish up to 2 cm. As of now the average size of adult fish (male/female) is about 2.5 cm age of 1-2 years old :)

[@sabankhadka7849]

in my bottle aquarium i add 2 small fish male and female with money plant and moss .. but one die some how i dont know .... can you tell me plz

[@4me]

There could be many reasons...Moving fish into a new aquarium is always stressful for fish to the point that it could kill the fish. It's better to use water from the old aquarium or make sure the newly set aquarium sit for more than 2 weeks before you add fish. Also, be mindful about fish size - the narrowest side of any aquarium should be 3 or more sizes of the fish. Check this video for more details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZPHnplsa72IibM

[@sabankhadka7849]

@@4me thnx love from nepal...💜💜 .. and you are asome .

[@sabankhadka7849]

sorry but .. i want to ask you one question . can only land moss and money plant can keep fish survive without filter.?

[@4me]

@@sabankhadka7849 The short answer is Yes. But it needs to be clarified. There is no such things as without filter :) Plants, algae, bacteria and such are natural filters. Natural filters are the most efficient in this regards and they are fundamental. They take nutrition (waste) from water and fish eat them. Man-made filters cannot do both ;) and the used (dirty) filters end up back in the nature to be taking care by again algae and bacteria :) Aquariums are limited in the space and amount of critters and plants that can be cultured there. It takes time to learn how to keep it in ballance. Each aquarium is unique! Some of my aquariums fail. It helps to learn ;) Check videos on this playlist about how to keep algae grows under control: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYjSo4KGpdCUh7s All the best!

[@sabankhadka7849]

@@4me .ok sir .can we find seed shrimp and snail in flowing river.?

[@sabankhadka7849]

plz make video on ..aquarium .gravels... plz

[@4me]

I don't really know what to say about gravel to make a video about it :) I use regular gravel, rocks and seashell that I find by Hudson river and shore of Pacific ocean

[@sabankhadka7849]

@@4me ok thnx frn

[@michelle3805]

We're can I get moss ,do you sell moss

[@4me]

I do not sell. Look in your local parks and around trees on streets, some can grow around your house and in your backyard ;)

[@alejandroduarteprieto260]

The Moss is perfect to cover the walls os acuarium

[@4me]

There are many different types of mosses to choose from for that matter ;)

[@ShalkiZS]

Uncle! I'm too zenith! 'Cause our....fish....have 3-4 fries!!!!???!!!!!!!!(may be more) I saw them today! They seems to be black. And a bad news too our 7-8 fish died, 'cause of a fin disease. The red one too died but before 1 day she was flat I mean her tummy. I don't know wether those fries are of black molly or the red guppy and I'm very much sad... But this fry good news made me happy!👏 They are super cute!! Although every new one is cute and Charming in this world!!!!! My craze meter broke today!!💞💞💗💃😘🙌🙌😝😋😗😙😍😍😱😵😁😁😂 Can you advice me where to keep them and will they survive without an air pump?

[@4me]

Congrats!!! Newborn can do very well without an air pump providing you have live plants in your aquarium. I used to move fry from adult guppies for breeding purpose. Adult guppies would eat only slow moving - sick fry. In the past year or so I keep them all together. No problem. However you have different types of fish in one aquarium. Molly may eat guppy fry. And there is another issue to tackle - fin disease. Normally I would move the healthy fish out into different aquarium/nursery to prevent contamination. The same goes with fry. I would set up a new aquarium urgently for the fry if you don't have it yet. Move them. Better be safe than sorry ;) PS: reduce feeding - too much fish food cause water getting dirty and harmful bacteria build up.

[@ShalkiZS]

@@4me Oops!! I thought feeding 2-3 pinches is good and I thought I should feed more to new ones! Thanks for correction! But I don't have live plants in my aquarium, my aunt doesn't allow me 'cause she's old and says that she will not be able to clean it. I have 2 mollies in aquarium. One black and one chocolate molly. But, Uncle, in what size aquarium will the fries survive? In 5-6 cm jar, with moss downside, 2 live grass and a plant (I don't know it's name, but leaves in heart triangular shape and red-pink colour in between). I thought I have not to transfer them. But I'll. Should I feed micro worms to them? But will it turn into a big worm or any bacteria? Thanks for guidance!!💗💞💓👏👏😝😋😍💃😘🙇

[@4me]

@@ShalkiZS The narrowest side of any aquarium should be at least 3 times size of the fish. Fish fry growth fast and you will need to transfer them in larger aquarium than this jar as soon as they get grown to the maximum size of that jar. So, start working on building a new large aquarium for them now ;)

[@hunterpitbull6758]

Hey, I have a question. What is the purpose of the moss on top? I'm following every single step including the one I'm asking about. I don't mean to be disrespectful, I'm just curious. :)

[@4me]

The moss on the top grows in high humidity without getting much of any dirt tangled in it as it would exposed to open outdoor environment. As the moss gets longer you may trim it and place into aquarium (underwater) without need to wash it. Which is important - any organic dirt in the moss may cause spoiling when it placed underwater. And there is another point - it looks nice on the top of the aquarium and can be served as housing for terrestrial creatures as shown in some of my previous videos. Here is one for example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqjZmJeDmcalrck

[@hunterpitbull6758]

Thank you.

[@4me]

@@hunterpitbull6758 My pleasure!

[@muhammadarshamjaved2768]

What other plants do you use underwater? Can you please name them?

[@sweeflyboy]

Pothos is one.

[@4me]

I have Peace lily and Pothos growing fully submerged underwater. Peace lily: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqjIfH94q8mgqJo Pothos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5bCaKFuiLeopck Also, I had some land grass fully submerged: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWSYiX53YstngNE And number of land mosses: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4CZq35pf6hlqKc

[@minajqueen2139]

Can I keep this moss alive for over an year under water in aquarium

[@4me]

Yes! Land mosses grow underwater continuously all year around. Here is a playlist of all my videos about growing land mosses underwater: kzbin.info/www/bejne/babZlZ6chK9_brc

[@rickyabdullah4758]

Nice tips

[@4me]

Thank you!

[@huseeinrazak2796]

مبدع

[@4me]

Thank you very much! All the best to you and your family!!

[@owenfeng8712]

I should see this before I bought moss spores.

[@4me]

Better late than never. All the best on your adventure!

[@owenfeng8712]

@@4me Thanks Michael.

[@macchime7815]

Hey! I love that you think outside the box. I've watched all your videos and think you're brilliant. I finally got around to making videos of my own, because I wanna show the rules can be bent too! My first fish video shows how my betta lives successfully with comet goldfish bigger than him, and a shubunkin 20 times his size! I have 4 jar ecosystems right now inspired by you! They have mosquito fish, pond snails, and ghost shrimp. I'd be honored if you'd watch my betta and goldfish video I uploaded yesterday! Love you!

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@jokers7492]

🤔🤔🤔

[@minajqueen2139]

Also why is my moss u der water getting brown I took it from a wall

[@4me]

Not all land mosses grow underwater. And even some samples of mosses that I've been growing previously may die. Discoloration is one of the signs. The bad small is the most noticeable sign for sure in this regards. As I mentioned in previous comment- I have a playlist of videos with useful details to check. This video shows the dead moss and how I do about spoiled samples: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoi6eJmrpN-Ai80

[@joshbaileyphotography]

There is lots of moss on my roof outside my window

[@4me]

That is unlimited supply for your aquariums :)

[@ratstarone]

Love it

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@antonettemacalinao7514]

Kirov reporting

[@silangpengyou]

😂

[@sahindemirer]

Red alert 2 is a real old men stuff now :)

[@silangpengyou]

@@sahindemirer i think hes actually joking about his accent

[@prxttydrxmxtic6394]

He can keep cherry shrimp alive in something like that but I can’t keep them alive with filters, food, test strips, and all the other requirements to keep them healthy😭

[@4me]

There are many factors at a play when it comes to keeping/ breeding any creatures. Using man-made equipment that by default is designed to copy the Nature is more difficult than allowing the Nature to do the work. So...I would suggest you to start with some simple setup with aquatic snails and such just to see and learn from Nature. I have many examples on this playlist to get ideas: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGLTin2eqNGIo6M And you are in middle of the best season to try it ;) All the best on your adventure!

[@erics8757]

👍👍👍

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@reilley7734]

those are not "aquariums". hope you've stopped keeping fish in jars. those jars are way too small to keep any fish even guppies, small shrimp like you have are okay though

[@4me]

Thank you for your concerns. And I truly hope your fish lives long and very happy live in the enormous size aquarium you built for that fish when it was a baby. And as your fish grow bigger as it lives longer you may realize that the enormous size aquarium is not that spacious anymore... and you need to build a larger aquarium...but how much larger? And then you may come back to my videos and check how to calculate the minimum size of that aquarium based on the fish size. And you welcome.

[@reilley7734]

@@4me who said I built an enormous aquarium? Im just saying these jars you put your fish in are too small. Guppies come from rivers in South America they don’t belong in jars. I never said they need to be in 400 liters. Don’t act like an idiot

[@4me]

@@reilley7734 I am sure you did not build a small aquarium to speak of your experience for that matter. The origin of guppies makes no difference for fish bred and grown in aquariums for more than a half century. Speaking of jars you again missing the point of fish size in the references to the tank dimensions. As for the rest...you just been rude - I don't have any desire to continue any conversation with you. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@riddlebox]

Dang the level of pples disrespect here blows my mind🙄🤦 random bits you got this brotha keep your AQUARIUMS up my man love them thought bout doin a couple myself love the jars👌👍

[@leoqiu4686]

@@4me one fish per jar is enough, plus all the plant life makes the fish feel at home

[@KitCat666]

moss have waterbear

[@4me]

and many other critters ;)

[@KitCat666]

@@4me yes.

[@4me]

@@KitCat666 Did you try to record them on video?

[@KitCat666]

@@4me ye..............

[@4me]

@@KitCat666 I've been thinking about making video recordings of tiny critters of that size. My cameras cannot pick it up. What equipment do you use?

[@gustavohoffmann5271]

My friend, can u send you'r e-mail? I whant show mi selvage fishis and selvage plants to you! Thanx !!!

[@4me]

Just drop pictures on any online service and share link here. Or even better make a video and post it on KZbin - I watch and many other KZbinrs would like to see it too ;)

[@meganesenpai8360]

Man oh man Why do they look like Java moss😶

[@4me]

Most land mosses that I grow underwater do not look like Java moss at all. They don't branch the way java moss does and they do grow in long strings toward water surface - never spread as carpet the way java moss attaching itself to gravel.