Quote Originally Posted by deranged chipmunk View Post
That was dry, dormant moss. It always turns brown first. It needs to recover first. Very rarely will you ever get live moss from the Viv/reptile suppliers. Even when I field collect moss and dry it out to a dormant state, it will turn brown first before it recovers, especially in a low light situation. Now, in the high light tank, the same moss never browned out. It stayed that bright, lush green and kept it's compact growth.

A new thread for moss pics isn't a bad idea.


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That's what I assumed! I knew it wasn't sure the retailer's fault. I guess I'll just wait for it to turn green again. I wish it was as easy as java moss was! I used to have trouble keeping java moss as a carpet because it grew so much.