Mayaca fluviatilis, commonly known as Stream Bogmoss or Bog Moss, is a popular aquatic plant among aquarists due to its delicate and vibrant appearance. Native to the Americas, this plant can be found in slow-moving streams and boggy areas, making it an ideal addition to aquascapes that aim to replicate natural habitats.
Key Features:
- Delicate Structure: Mayaca fluviatilis has fine, needle-like leaves that create a soft and feathery appearance. These leaves are bright green and densely packed along the stem, giving the plant a lush, full look.
- Growth Habit: This plant grows quickly under the right conditions, forming dense bushes that can provide excellent cover for small fish and shrimp. It can be used as a midground or background plant in aquariums.
Optimal Growing Conditions:
- Lighting: Mayaca fluviatilis thrives under moderate to high lighting conditions. Strong lighting is essential to maintain its bright green coloration and to promote healthy growth.
- Water Parameters: This plant prefers slightly acidic to neutral water with a pH range of 5.5 to 7.0. It grows best in soft to moderately hard water, with a temperature range of 20-28°C (68-82°F).
- Nutrients: To ensure robust growth, Mayaca fluviatilis benefits from regular supplementation of CO2 and a balanced fertilization regimen, including both macro and micronutrients.
Care and Maintenance:
- Pruning: Regular pruning is necessary to maintain the plant's shape and to prevent it from overshadowing other plants. Pruning also encourages bushier growth by promoting the development of side shoots.
- Planting: Mayaca fluviatilis can be planted in the substrate or left to float. When planting, ensure that the roots are firmly anchored in the substrate to prevent the plant from being uprooted by water movement.
- Propagation: This plant is easily propagated through stem cuttings. Simply cut a healthy stem and plant it in the substrate or allow it to float until roots develop.
Benefits:
- Aesthetic Appeal: The vibrant green color and delicate structure of Mayaca fluviatilis add a touch of elegance and natural beauty to any aquarium. Its fine leaves create a soft, flowing appearance that enhances the visual depth of the aquascape.
- Habitat Creation: This plant provides excellent hiding spots and cover for small fish and shrimp, contributing to a more natural and secure environment for aquatic inhabitants.
Conclusion:
Mayaca fluviatilis is a beautiful and versatile plant that can significantly enhance the aesthetic and ecological balance of your aquarium. Its delicate, needle-like leaves and bright green coloration make it a standout choice for aquarists looking to create a lush and vibrant underwater landscape. With the right care and conditions, Mayaca fluviatilis will thrive and bring a touch of natural elegance to your aquatic setup.
For more information and to purchase Mayaca fluviatilis, visit your preferred aquatic plant supplier or local aquarium store.
- Sold as Fresh-cut Plants, Bunched plants, or Potted plants
- Fresh-cut plants | approx. 8 stems, loose fresh-cut plants
- Bunched plants | approx. 8 fresh-cut plants bundle with foam, and lead weight
- Potted plants | approx. 8 fresh-cut plants potted with net pot and rock wool
Disclaimer: Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge.
Scientific Name: Mayaca Fluviatilis
CO2: Not Required
Growth Rates: Medium-Fast
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Nutrient Substrate: Required
Lighting Requirements: Medium-High
Growth Rates: Medium-Fast
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Nutrient Substrate: Required
Lighting Requirements: Medium-High
Handling time for Live Plants orders:
Live plants are shipped from Monday - Saturday if you choose United States Postal Services (USPS): Most plant-only orders can ship out within 1-3 business days excluded out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder products.
UPS 2-Days and UPS Overnight only ship from Monday-Wednesday to ensure they arrived in the same week. Please be mindful we also have 1-2 business days handling time, so please placed your order on or before Tuesday, the cut off time is 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT)
Handling time for Live Animals orders:
Live Animals are shipped from Monday - Wednesday: Live Animals orders take longer to ship. We only ship Live Animals orders when they can be delivered within the week so they don't spend an extra day in transit on the weekend.
Handling time for Live Animals ranges from 1-5 business days depending on the weather and health of the livestock. We will email tracking information when the order is shipped.
Free Shipping: We offer Free Shipping on eligible orders.
- Free Shipping will take 2-5 days to reach you
- If your orders included Live Plants & Live Animals. We will combine the shipment and you will see the flat rate shipping cost at checkout
- Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands customers are not qualified for the Free Shipping program. Please upgrade to Expedited or Express Mail for faster delivery.
Delayed Parcels: Sometimes your packages may take longer than normal to arrive with U.S. Postal Service or our chosen courier. We are legally obliged to wait 15 working days (3 weeks) for a package to be considered lost. See U.S. Postal Service website for further detail.
- We cannot be held responsible for any delay caused by U.S. Postal Service but if your packages were lost by the courier service, we will issue a replacement by 50/50, which means we pay 50% and the customers pay 50% plus shipping for the replacement orders.
- Please always keep your shipping address up-to-date! ( Debit and Credit Card, Paypal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Shopify Pay, Ali Pay, and other payment processing services )
- Any shipment being refused or shipped back to us by providing a wrong address or other reasons will not be refundable.
Cancellations: We understand sometimes thing goes out of control.
- Please contact us ASAP if you want to cancel your orders. Orders only might be canceled if they are not being shipped by shipping couriers.
Return Policy: All sales are final
- We do not accept returns or exchanges for Live Plants and Live Animals
WHAT WE GUARANTEE
24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours. Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.
- Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com
- Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.
Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.
It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.
Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.
WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE
Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.
However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.
- Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
- We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
- We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
- Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.
Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.
Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.
Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.
J
First time ordering auqarium plants and they all arrived in perfect condition. These were nice straight uniform stems about 4 - 5 inches long and looked immaculate.
M
Packed well. Good shape upon arrival. Very healthy.
B
All stems arrived super healthy. I got the buy 2 get 1 deal. And wow! I got a load of stems. Plenty to really fill in the background of my tank.
L
I was nervous about the shipping as I know it was going to be traveling through some colder climate states.. the packaging was great, and all plants arrived incredibly healthy! This is the first time I have ever had these and didn’t really know what to expect. I have had them for 10 days, they have been planted for 5 (no co2) and they are already sprouting little branches and the top is starting to poof! I did a wc today and accidentally pulled out a few, and roots are already growing.
W
Beautiful plants very green and very healthy. Excellent protection from the cold.
S
This is my first experience with Mayaca and I really like it’s appearance in my tanks! It arrived in great shape with no visible hitchhikers found to date. If it continues to grow and thrive, as I expect it to, I will definitely order more. Another great experience with APF!
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