Marimo Moss Balls

[hotrodprincess]

Originally Posted by Spacebug75

That's a good idea.

Ok so if you put it in club soda would you ever be able to put it in a tank with fish?

[babystarz]

Originally Posted by hotrodprincess

Ok so if you put it in club soda would you ever be able to put it in a tank with fish?

Yes, club soda is just water with CO2 added so it will not harm a tank.

[hotrodprincess]

Originally Posted by babystarz

Yes, club soda is just water with CO2 added so it will not harm a tank.

Thats good to know. We have a soda stream I could make some for my marimo this week.

[hotrodprincess]

would shrimp eat a marimo Ball. I thought of getting a couple small shrimp for our tank would they eat it.

[aokashi]

didnt read the entire 6 pages so dont know if anyone clarified...
when the light is on, the moss ball photosynthesizes... and creates oxygen. this makes it lighter than water... and float.

naturally when the lights are off... they sink back down

[NorthernLights]

Okay, so pardon my lack of understanding here...

Is there any downside to keeping a marimo ball in a tank?

[laynisample]

Originally Posted by NorthernLights

Okay, so pardon my lack of understanding here...

Is there any downside to keeping a marimo ball in a tank?

The only downside I've seen is that I have a super aggressive fish. He attacks anything that moves. As aokashi said marimo moss balls float when the light is turned on and sink when it's off. Well... my fish decided that he wasn't going to tolerate the floating thing in his tank and completely destroyed it. (I was picking out marimo bits for weeks from his tank.)

Other than that I have not seen a single downside. They're so cute and my other fish loves to poke at his with his nose.

[Hopeseeker]

Originally Posted by laynisample

The only downside I've seen is that I have a super aggressive fish. He attacks anything that moves. As aokashi said marimo moss balls float when the light is turned on and sink when it's off. Well... my fish decided that he wasn't going to tolerate the floating thing in his tank and completely destroyed it. (I was picking out marimo bits for weeks from his tank.)

Other than that I have not seen a single downside. They're so cute and my other fish loves to poke at his with his nose.

WOW! He is aggressive!
But, it did make me smile, though. Just the thought of a ferocious little fish beating up a moss ball....kinda comical to envision.

[RedRaz]

Originally Posted by Hopeseeker

WOW! He is aggressive!
But, it did make me smile, though. Just the thought of a ferocious little fish beating up a moss ball....kinda comical to envision.

That makes me giggle too! :D Too funny.

[RedRaz]

So do any of you recommend a site to buy them on? I didn't go through the 6 pages of comments yet to check if someone already answered this. My hubs really want some to put in our 10 gal tank. Question if I'm gonna start cycling my tank soon would these be okay to add while try to cycle?