Comments on: Hello, Marimo.

By: Stephanie Rose

Stephanie Rose — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:44:58 +0000

In reply to Cipher. Aquatic plants.

By: Cipher

Cipher — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:40:55 +0000

Which live plants can I put in the same bowl as my moss ball? Maybe a lucky bamboo?

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 06:16:59 +0000

Hi! I bought marimos from aquatic arts and they are making the water extremely cloudy! I have them in a jar with nothing but aquarium rocks, and even after squeezing water out several times, once they go into the jar (I do not squeeze them in the jar) the water becomes cloudy within the next few hours. Everyone I have asked says it isn’t the moss, but what else could it be?

By: Salma Rehman-Kotschorek

Salma Rehman-Kotschorek — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:03:54 +0000

In reply to julian. Your post scared the pants off me because I too have a phobia of anything worm-like. Do you just have have a bowl with your Marimo ball in it or fish too? We just got our Marimo ball yesterday.

By: Shelby

Shelby — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 06:51:13 +0000

Goldfish are pond fish and can live up to 10 years, that being said, they grow far too large for a bowl. Moss balls are really great for betta fish bowls though, as moss balls act as a natural filter, always pulling water in and out and making a small current. Betta fish are known to really love them.

By: Shelby

Shelby — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 06:46:01 +0000

In reply to julian. These are called detritus and they are simply found in unbalanced water conditions or poor quality water. I'd clean the gravel in the tank really well. However, with all live things, avoid using dish soap as it removes healthy bacteria that fix nitrates and nitrites that, in turn, fuel your plant. :)

By: julian

julian — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 05:39:26 +0000

i dump my marimo bowl quite often (a week and a half-two weeks or so) and i find that if you do it that way, you dont really have to scrub slime out of the bowl :)
however, i still get little nematodes (aka round worms) and they drive me up a wall, because i have a really bad phobia of parasites/worm-like organisms. any idea of how i can get rid of my nematodes for good?

By: Adam Whiteman

Adam Whiteman — Fri, 17 May 2019 14:30:44 +0000

In reply to Wendy. Watch out with goldfish as they aren’t known to eat and destroy the moss balls

By: Stephanie Rose

Stephanie Rose — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:03:43 +0000

In reply to Liza.

Hi Liza, the moss balls you mean? They have them at aquarium stores, florists and garden centers here in Vancouver. I get them at GardenWorks sometimes. They also have them on Amazon and will either ship to Canada or change the .com to .ca in the URL and you will see the CAD listings: https://amzn.to/2tgS3eR

By: Liza

Liza — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:38:53 +0000

Hi, Any suggestions on where to get moss in Canada?