Is it ethical to take a small piece that fell from a moss ball and roll it into a smaller one? I have one that since I got it has kinda been split.

I broke down the Moss Amigo further and became even more disappointed. The Marimo surrounding the pom-pom... I mean "buoyancy kernal" is paper thin. The last picture shows the total Marimo from the Amigo sized Moss Ball rolled up!

When I saw this statement in the news, I LAUGHED OUT LOUD. I live in Norway and they recently stated that it's not illegal to import moss balls into the country because of the mussels that have been found in them and now that's a danger to our nature. Like that's not a problem but it was just so funny. They told everyone to destroy their moss balls if they had any (ps, haven't destroyed mine only cause I got them many months ago). I think the danger was if you flushed them down your toilet and the mussels could get into the ocean. What are your thoughts about this?

I bought this marimo ball (originally about the size of my pinky fingernail) in a bookshop in Sinchon Korea around summer of 2022. I've kept it decently alive (if it's real) for the past 4 years but this year during my move I failed to keep the water clean and had to remove some bits of it. I just had to remove these strange black specks on the surface and I'm finding that it refuses to maintain shape and sort of disassembled into this. It's not entirely brown but a faded olive green. There's no smell. I'm not sure what to do.

I’m watching my kids tank while she’s away in school and she’s coming back next week.

Yes I probably missed a few water changes. So do I cut my losses or try to help it merges back? Which it probably won’t make it by next week.

At this stage. If I pump it full of co2. Any chance of recovery?

I notice some of the other ones did not break apart but probably is dying also. They seem to be soft.

So I ordered 5 replacement from moss artistry place, luckily it’s coming today. Hoping she will won’t notice. But I get to do this again next semester. If i forget water changes next year. Any way co2 can help

Quick rundown of the situation; me and my wife have a cat that we both adore and have had him for only a couple years. We are both not quite ready nor is our kitty boy, to introduce a second cat right this minute (although we will be getting him a little sister to keep him company we are first time owners we didn’t know about the ‘2 cat rule’) so anyway a few weeks after we got him , about 2 years ago, I was browsing and contemplating making terrariums or something similar. That’s when I came across Marimo. I was so eager to get one and add them to our little family. I was always looking at others pictures and running through some ideas of how I wanted mine to be whenever I got it, and then full stop. I had completely abandoned the idea. Fast forward to yesterday and my wife is sitting next to me racking up a SHEIN bill with fun stuff like we sometimes do. That’s when she showed me a video. It was a Marimo and she was so stoked on it. That’s when I reminded her that a couple years ago that’s what I was talking about, however she barely understood me talking about having a pet green ball of moss, she thought I was just being goofy or gone nuts, but now she has the Marimo hooks in her too. Things changed over those quick years and it seems like they have more companies selling them on SHEIN with accessories and a jar and whatever else like they really streamlined the hobby for newcomers so we are both going to be getting one. I was sold on the fact that they have a decent sized ‘break proof/spill proof jar option because my cat will definitely take some time before he can be trusted around it. However I thought it was beneficial to not keep a lid on. I hope to have an enjoyable time learning and caring for mine and hopefully they are decent quality given they are coming from a SHEIN seller although they have great reviews. I can’t wait to decorate and get the aesthetic of my marimos home on point and I am looking forward to being a part of this sub Reddit. Thanks for reading my rambles if you made it this far.

new marimo owner here, i just got a new marimo by plucking the moss out of my fish basin outside of my house. its day 2 since i’ve owned momo and his water is green already. do marimos do this? is it normal? or mine is just a diff species of algae? :(

I’ve been drinking a little marimo water everyday (and making sure to top up the marimo’s water too). I feel amazing, my skin has cleared up, i have more energy, and my hair seems to be growing faster. Has anyone else tried this?

I personally don’t have Marimo at the moment but I’ve had them in the past, I know that some Marinos can become loose especially in stagnant tanks, has anyone tried using a felting needle to make them denser?

It's not my place to judge, but it occurs to me that Marimo lovers have something in common with people who get baby bunnies for easter, or give puppies/kittens as presents--that they all don't fully realize what kind of responsibility goes with it.

Marimo are one of the vectors by which an invasive species of zebra mussel can spread to waterways and can block sewage and/or water infrastructure.

The US dept of Fish and Wildlife has guidelines(https://www.fws.gov/media/zebra-mussel-disposal-instructions) for disposal of unwanted (some people lose interest) marimo balls, and how to dispose of water used to contain or clean the moss. Please, any time you consider taking in any, ANY, living thing do the right thing and research what it means to care for it. Even if you think you've researched everything, there's always something more.

They probably taste like heaven imho

I have 2 Christmas balls and I don't really know how to take care of them, right now it's really late and I'm worried bc they are slowly turning down with green still, I want them healthy and YouTube mostly have marimo balls. I want them to live I want to take care of them but I'm getting worried now, I did want marimo balls but they never came in the mail, when I wake up I'll make another post with images of my babys. I have a water heater making the water stay around 75.6 f° once a week I remove water and add more from a water bottle to help add on oxygen.

I remember when you could buy these on Amazon and eBay. Large sizes. Now they’re impossible to get or scams. Sad we depleted the world’s population.

I believe these are fake balls created using tightly rolled filamentous algae. It is a fairly widespread fraud.

I take my tap water, let it sit around in few days then add a little sea water i collect in a beach nearby Do you think it will safe to raise my marimo in it

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I recently got a marimo and I was thinking of putting shrimp, specifically Caridino. Will the shrimp poop all over the place or negatively affect the marimo or the aesthetic cos of the poop

are the marimo moss balls they sell on tiktok shop real?

Starting a new project and want to make my own Marimo balls from scratch - what is the best mix of stuff for the inner core? Straw, soil, spagnam moss etc? Appreciate your insights! #neighborhoodshaman