Rising Japanese Moss Balls (Cladophora aegagropila)

C2C

what is the point of these

kangster

they are unique...

annageckos

I didn't know that they floated. I have always seen them on the bottom. Some places carry fake Japanese/Marimo moss balls, they are usally java moss on a syrofoam ball. They float if not weighted down. I am fairly sure that the true Marimo moss balls float.

baddiesel

Mine do not float, they just lay on the bottom. They're just hollow algae balls.

annageckos

Sorry above it should say that "True Merimo Moss balls DO NOT float"

funkyfish

They don't float. They move around with a current maybe but I never seen one float..... I love my green furry ball

B16CRXT

I have one. Do not expect it to grow or even survive in a tank without co2 and ferts. I put it in a 2.5 gallon tank with 27W of 6500K light and dosing excel and trace elements twice a week and it started turning brown. I think co2 is key for this plant. Also, it is NOT a floater.

Vladdy

I bought one of these and it had to be shipped all the way from the United Kingdom. After being in an envelope for about three weeks, it finally arrived in the mail and I put it in my tank. It is a vivid lime green color, despite being in an envelope for such a long time. In B16CRXT's case, what I can say is that B16CRXT used too much light, and that probably is what killed the marimo. Remember, it is a type of algae, and too much light can kill it. It does not need CO2 to grow healthy.

FrostyNYC

This plant is typically a deep green, not a lime green. Also, like all green algaes, it likes light and CO2 but does not need it it great quantities. I suspect the Excel was the cause of death in the previous poster's case. This is a hard plant to kill, but most nonvascular plants tend to be Excel sensitive.