[5] In the aquarium trade, Java moss can refer to either Taxiphyllum barbieri or Vesicularia dubyana, and it can be difficult to distinguish between the species.

[3][6] T. barbieri was first introduced to European aquarists in 1968, where it was initially misidentified as Glossadelphus zollingeri.

It accepts all kinds of water, even weakly brackish, and light qualities.

[5] It is trendy among aquarists raising fry (baby fish) and tadpoles, to protect them from cannibalistic adults.

Some shrimp feed on the various microorganisms and detritus that collect on the moss.