Betta Toys

[JMeenen]

does it stay green and living ..like an aquarium plant? Does it make a mess in the tank?

[perculus]

Its almost imposible to kill and acts kinda like a little filter sponge. You need to take it out and rinse and squeeze it once in a while to clean it. It also seems to prevent algea growth in tank,neat!

[JMeenen]

Really! What a cool thing..I am going to get some ..Thanks for sharing Perculus!

[nav2008]

definatley go with ping pong balls

[Little-Fizz]

Oh! I have a Marimo ball!! They are really neat actually. Mine doesn't bubble though? Or maybe I don't notice.

I bought it under the impression I was going to be able to pull it apart and root it onto a rock or something to make it look mossy. Lol but nope. Turns out its just a ball of algae that grows somewhere in japan or china or something. It sits on the bottom of lakes and the current rolls them around and thats how they get bigger. Then when they are big enough you can split it up and make smaller balls.

[perculus]

Marimo balls make little bubbles alot when put in clean fresh water and put under high light conditions. They make so many they float to the surface!

I had one huge marimo and I cut it into 6 pieces and sew them into the shape of a ball with nylon line and now they are growing and I cant even tell they were made by me. Neet!