Live plants or fake?

[flybyferns]

Always live plants for darts

I FINALLY got the moss thing down!
But not before.....lots , and lots of wasted $$. I failed a thousand times.
Moss..... It is kind of .....well....independent! Does it's own thing.
If you try to get it to grow on , for example, a pc of wood ...it will need a constant water supply

Some moss pics:
Took these photos this morning:

Tip: tuck it all around the enclosure -the against the glass...touching the glass and the soil
It will grow ..and eventually adapt to the enclosure.








Needs good light!

I'm using ( one over each enclosure) 13watt LED - They are about 4" above the top glass
AND -
75 watt Philips plant bulbs ( regular base)
I remove the philips bulbs in the warmer months as the give off heat.

My ceiling fixture.. in the area has 48" - plant- fluorescents. ( forget which one w/ out looking at the box)

I have purchased 'tropical moss' from every supplier.
IMO Black Jungle's is the best. I has a nice woody back and always seems to be well established to help you get a good start.

A vine in the leuc enclosure-blooming sphagnum
( with a little unidentified 'volunteer' that sprouted up )









This is growing on fiberglass mesh screen /on the water:







In the water:



Random photos:

It loves coconut hulls





















Have a great day ! We are very cold here ! a foot-plus and 12 degrees
Suffolk County , Long Island, NY ( western suffolk by the LI sound ) this AM:


Best , Lynn