Everybody, meet Mr. Puffles!!!! Questions! (Moss Ball :) )

[megaredize]

i never QT'd mine either i just rinsed them in tap water lol

[MyRainbowBettaFish]

it is still floating....is this normal?

[MyRainbowBettaFish]

Originally Posted by megaredize

i never QT'd mine either i just rinsed them in tap water lol

omg i had a heart attack! thanks 4 making me feel better!

[megaredize]

it floats until it collects water. you can try squeezing it a bit while its in the tank. so it absorbs more water quicker

[xShainax]

*Waves* Hello Mr.Puffles. :3

[MyRainbowBettaFish]

haha "hello Mr. Puffles!"

@ Mega
I am hoping it will sink naturally, but if not i will :)

You don't think i have anything to worry about? I am thinking about doing another water change in a couple of days.....to clear up all the debri...

[MyRainbowBettaFish]

the water is actually pretty clear, but i will do water changes every couple days

[Aurie]

NO GARY? AHHHH

Actually when you said you were going to Petco/smart today I was like "UM, I've never seen them in there!" .. I got Mr. Bigglesworth at a local place called World of Wet Pets for 2.99

[Twilight Storm]

Something you may or may not encounter is those deterius worms living inside the moss ball if it was grungy and full of food bits. Mine had worms when I got them.

I dubbed them evil and threw them in a cereal bowl of dechlorinated water on the bathroom counter where they got bright indirect light from a window being nearby and i've had mine for a year like this with no problems. When I infrequently change their water I rinse them under cold running water from the sink and squeeze them out before tossing them back into their fresh bowl. Despite the "abuse" they are bright and beautiful, so I don't think you will have any problems with yours.

Flourish Excel will kill them though, they are an algae ball rather then a moss. (you can google more about that if you wish) Some of the sites with their history are fun to read, and there is actually a festival dedicated to them.

GL with your first live plant btw :) It shouldn't take more then a day or two to sink, as mine got older it seems like it water logs quicker then when I first got it.

[MyRainbowBettaFish]

Originally Posted by Aurie

NO GARY? AHHHH

Actually when you said you were going to Petco/smart today I was like "UM, I've never seen them in there!" .. I got Mr. Bigglesworth at a local place called World of Wet Pets for 2.99

LOVE Mr. Bigglesworth!