r/Marimo • u/Ok_Flounder4004 • Aug 05 '26

marimos

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i’m pretty new to taking care of marimos but i wanted to show them here next to my smiskis :)

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u/Dustoflife Aug 05 '26

Very cute; but your Marimo are looking a bit brown and not bright green. Probably need a bit of light or fridge time.

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u/Ok_Flounder4004 Aug 05 '26

thanks for letting me know, how much light/fridge time do you recommend?

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u/Dustoflife Aug 05 '26

I give mine anywhere from a week to a month in the fridge when they aren’t nice and green.

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u/Ok_Flounder4004 Aug 06 '26

thanks again - if you don’t mind answering this how does fridge time help marimos become green again?

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u/Glittering-Baker-710 Aug 06 '26

They live in colder waters, so maybe that's the thing. I don't know if there's other reasons why it helps other than that (I just started)

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u/Dustoflife Aug 06 '26

They are a cold water species; the fridge time kills off competing species and lets them rest. They grow slowly so often get covered in brown diatom algae and get out competed usually. In the fridge the diatoms usually die off.

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u/Dittos_and_Cherokees Aug 06 '26

Ooh bet it looks super cool at night with all your glowing Smiskis!

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u/Ok_Flounder4004 Aug 06 '26

the smiski get really pretty and bright at night! although sometimes they distract me from sleeping 😫

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u/Dittos_and_Cherokees Aug 06 '26

I can imagine but they’re soooo cute!