FS Moss balls (marimo)
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I thought - after I ordered - about getting the larger, mishappen ones to break apart into many balls...
I am having internet issues and accidentally posted twice, so I edited the second.
Kristina
Well, I came home last night to two torn and tatered marimo balls that were about half the size as when I got them on Monday, along w/ the greenest fish poop that I've ever seen in the tank. :shakehead:
So needless to say, my goldies decided for me that I should try to merge two balls into one, so I've pulled the balls from the tank, bound them loosely with some fish line, and put them in a seperate container. I'll have to let you know how it goes.
So needless to say, my goldies decided for me that I should try to merge two balls into one, so I've pulled the balls from the tank, bound them loosely with some fish line, and put them in a seperate container. I'll have to let you know how it goes.
Yikes... Yeah, I've worried partially, since marimo is technically a type of algae (a fun type nonetheless) whether any shrimp or fish might attack them.
Still- I imagine they wouldn't be so popular if this is the case... still excitedly awaiting mine. That and the frogbit...
Has anyone tried planting frogbit in the substrate? I read somewhere that you can (have to weigh it down though) and that the leaves will grow to the surface a bit like a lilly. I may try with one piece... the rest are going to be roped into a shade patch in the middle of the tank, above where I have no plants growing.
Still- I imagine they wouldn't be so popular if this is the case... still excitedly awaiting mine. That and the frogbit...
Has anyone tried planting frogbit in the substrate? I read somewhere that you can (have to weigh it down though) and that the leaves will grow to the surface a bit like a lilly. I may try with one piece... the rest are going to be roped into a shade patch in the middle of the tank, above where I have no plants growing.
If you let the frogbit alone, the roots will eventually grow all the way to the substrate.
I am so sorry, Matt. I have yet to have any casualties like that, your goldies must be particularly voracious (most goldies are.) I would put it in a jar in the window, not in direct sunlight but were it will get bright light for most of the day. You can add a small piece of shrimp pellet or some either meaty food, just a tiny amount, every so often and that will "feed" it. Just make sure to not let the water get too nasty, and still rotate and clean it every so often.
I have one in a jar in my kitchen and it pearls every 3-4 days, definitely neat.
Kristina
I am so sorry, Matt. I have yet to have any casualties like that, your goldies must be particularly voracious (most goldies are.) I would put it in a jar in the window, not in direct sunlight but were it will get bright light for most of the day. You can add a small piece of shrimp pellet or some either meaty food, just a tiny amount, every so often and that will "feed" it. Just make sure to not let the water get too nasty, and still rotate and clean it every so often.
I have one in a jar in my kitchen and it pearls every 3-4 days, definitely neat.
Kristina
That would truly be quite spectacular to see! I've seen roots growing 3 or 4 inches down- didn't realise they'd reach all the way to the bottom.
How thick are the roots going that far down?
I'm heavily planted on the right- with some plants around the back and left side too (left side being "cave-henge", a semi circle of stacked slate caves that I silicoln glued together).
In the front middle I was going to have a "shade zone" for shade-loving fish and inverts--- roped off using suction cups and air-line tubing.
Should I rethink where I have the "shade zone"? If the roots are going to grow really thick and deep here I may need to move the shade zone to the back wall so it doesn't impede the view looking in.
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