Plagionium and other semi-aquatics update?

[kerokero]

I remember when I originally brought up seeing Plagionium (P. affine, P. trichomanes). If I remember correctly, the one vendor was selling a few different plants that weren't true aquatics, and a couple people were testing some of those plants out. Is anyone still working with these?

I've been thinking about trying these guys as wet feet types in my terrariums, or out of the water on driftwood in the biotope tank and wondered if they were even still around from those who ordered them a while ago.

[krisw]

I think I have P. affine still emersed. I definitely have one of them, I'll have to look to see which one. I can bring you a small bit to try if you'd like.

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

I have Plagiomnium affine - a weed when grown emersed.

[DonkeyFish]

I was trying to drown P. affine and Tortula ruralis. I succeeded. They didn't much care for the under water thing, although the P. affine gave it a fighting try. Bummer too...the T. ruralis is pretty cool looking in those awesomely misleading photos online

Of course I would love it if someone piped up and said I was retarded and they grow just fine submersed. I think the P. affine may have made a comeback, but I kinda gave up on it after several months of describing it as 'not exactly quite dead' and relegated my hopes for it springing back miraculously as a pipe dream.

[kerokero]

Bummer about the Tortula. That was definately on my list for trying in frog tanks, as I think it would look awesome - but I'd be more than happy to buy the struggling bit of affine that might be left if you've truely given up on it and there are no signs of it ever being happy submersed. Is there anything left from the clump of Tortula? I've occassionally brought back mosses from drowned or dried conditions, but if the clump has completely broken up then it might not work.

Kris/Ghazanfar - I'd love to get some of the P. affine from you guys, and would be happy to compensate accordingly I fully plan to pawn some of this off on froggers if it does well in my test tanks and would like you guys to benefit too

I'm trying to avoid ordering from that vendor for reasons mentioned before, do you think I should post a WTB on one of the other forums to see if anyone else is growing these guys? What other species offered by the vendor would be looking into that grow better/only emersed?

I'm determined to do a couple of nice tanks using "fish plants"... so far my one terrarium is called "For the love of Java!" - consisting of java fern babies, java moss, and the "borneo fern" T. javanicum. These would be nice additions and really throw the frog people off a bit, lol!

[DonkeyFish]

Sorry to say they both have vanished. Should I find some stuck to the back of a rock somewhere I'll be sure to let you know... but I would not count on it!