View Full Version : How to get a Marimo Ball Round?
DoN_WoN
05-11-2009, 9:04 PM
i just received my Marimo/moss ball today ands its some what round and flat kinda..is there a way to make it round? like roll it in your hand like you do clay?
heres some pics of what it looks like
kyryah
05-11-2009, 9:08 PM
Like we told you in the other thread, dear...
Yes, you need to turn it and roll it from side to side. You can press gently on it, but too much and it will come apart.
It was perfectly round before it was shipped, and should bounce right back.
Kristina
BettaFishMommy
05-11-2009, 9:20 PM
when you give them a lil squeeze, just squeeze it more 'ball-ish' each time.
kyryah, i squeeze mine rather, erm, firmly, lol, and they don't fall apart.
kyryah
05-11-2009, 9:26 PM
I have never really had any trouble with them falling apart myself, but Don is knew to them, and I just don't want him to get too manly with it, lol.
Kristina
BettaFishMommy
05-11-2009, 9:30 PM
lol.
ok Don, when you squeeze yer ball, don't do it too, erm, manly.
hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kyryah
05-11-2009, 9:32 PM
Oh, come on, moss balls gotta come with the jokes, that is half the fun of em, lol!
Kristina
BettaFishMommy
05-11-2009, 9:59 PM
exactly, any sport, hobby, etc that involves spherical objects is fair game for jokes, lol.
DoN_WoN
05-11-2009, 10:02 PM
hehe nice one
clb2196
05-11-2009, 10:03 PM
Just FYI, my moss balls are major debris collectors. So I don't sqeeze them out into the tank, I sqeeze 'em out in some tank water in a bowl. Dirties the water less (altho maybe not as big a deal if you don't have plants and can gravel vac easier, but still).
dixienut
05-11-2009, 10:13 PM
i guess when you go on a long trip your balls sorta flatten :lipssealedsmilie::evil_lol:
sorry, i didn't get much sleep last night and i get this way sometimes :rofl:
DoN_WoN
05-11-2009, 10:13 PM
Just FYI, my moss balls are major debris collectors. So I don't sqeeze them out into the tank, I sqeeze 'em out in some tank water in a bowl. Dirties the water less (altho maybe not as big a deal if you don't have plants and can gravel vac easier, but still).
yea i read up on marimo balls, but thanks for the warning, BTW nice biocube!!! do you have any threads on it? i used to have a biocube but i got a different tank and me and my best friend share it at his house! he has better tap water lol that was my problem.
kyryah
05-11-2009, 10:19 PM
i guess when you go on a long trip your balls sorta flatten :lipssealedsmilie::evil_lol:
sorry, i didn't get much sleep last night and i get this way sometimes :rofl:
:rofl:
Love it.
Shouldn't set on them, then :rofl:
Kristina
clb2196
05-11-2009, 10:38 PM
yea i read up on marimo balls, but thanks for the warning, BTW nice biocube!!! do you have any threads on it? i used to have a biocube but i got a different tank and me and my best friend share it at his house! he has better tap water lol that was my problem.
Heh, I think we talked about it way back when actually. I have pics of individual fish but I haven't posted about the whole tank for a while. Cory fry took over. :o It has 2 marimo balls now tho. :D
I love how in your first pics the snail is just gliding off into nothingness lol.
DoN_WoN
05-11-2009, 10:40 PM
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: i didn't even notice that thats the sweetest pic eveaaaaa lol
KatelynC
05-11-2009, 11:07 PM
too funny guys!!!
My balls haven't flattened out yet, but I have heard that that is pretty common. As for debris collecting, mine do the same thing so i have to squeeze them out. Hadn't done it in a while and did it last night (in the tank). Won't do that again.