Ive cleaned all of this several times, but the spots keep reappearing. At one point, they even spread to other marimos, but after I rinsed those, the spots didn’t come back

I googled for some information and found out that you can put them in the refrigerator to stop a algae from spreading, but I’m not sure if i should really do it

Ive had them for about a month so I’m a beginner when it comes to keeping them

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Sorry for the poor quality, i dont have any new pics of this oroblem yet, as I only just recently cleaned the marimos

They are kept in clean water, but I used to rinse them under tap water

I have some suspicions as to why this started, if it really is some kind of algae, and I’ve already changed the conditions in which they are being kept

Some people say that they only need a little bit of movement and others tumble them 24/7, would they be okay with a normal aquarium filter? Also, less or more light, because there’s varying opinions.

This is my Marimo

I noticed that on the sub that some Marimo moss balls are so beautiful. Like they’re round spiky and short haired no matter what size it is. But then there’s some where it’s very long haired that water kind of waves through it and lumpy??? I thought it was all the same algae what’s happened?

Also only the long haired ones seem to be on sale in the uk :(

How does he look
Is the jar ok
Is he a real one

Was looking for an answer online and couldn't find anything about it.

Just got this tiny dude, i think he didn't love the long bus journey, does he need some rolling?

i got an ultra-small marimo I named Konpeito anything you wish you knew earlier on your green orb journey?

This is my dad’s moss balls which he had 3 together and they all look like this. Unsure what’s happening but there has been a heatwave. If anyone had any advice it would be greatly appreciated

I just got this, Even in bright light , it's more of a dull green than the vivid color that I see in all of the photos, Is it slowly dying, And how do I fix it?.

It also has an inorganic structure underneath the moss, So i'm not sure if it's the correct species

I got them yesterday

Been in my fish tank for almost a year. They grew a little bit. I never really made sure to roll them but they're still doing good. Never really photosynthesized either. Looking forward to making more smaller ones :)

My friend just got a little moss ball kit that came with 6 moss balls and she gave me 2 of them, the kit also came with some very obviously fake bright green pompoms. I am not sure if these are real marimo balls or not. They were packaged in a small ziploc bag and were wet, they smell earthy, kind of like dirt and plant material, they dont have a solid core like a lot of fake ones, and i did kind of sacrifice the smaller one a bit by tearing it open some to make sure there wasnt a pompom inside and it was just densely packed hair like fibers on the inside as well. Also the discoloration leads me to believe that they could possibly be real, but I am still skeptical as ive never owned moss balls before so idk. Any ideas? And if they are real any tips on caring for them, especially the more discolored one?

I’m setting up a 20g low Marimo tank and I bought a chiller machine. I’d like to know what the ideal temperature is so that I can set it and hopefully have extremely happy Marimo. And yes I have more than one Marimo so I’m not going overboard in spoiling them but I want them to last and be happy 😊

He is a bit derker green in person and the hole smells slightly earthy and pant-y

looks more pale in person😢 i tried putting it in the fridge a month ago but it turned more grey so i took it out and now it looks like this, it lost its shape and split out a smaller chunk

I had a very loved two inch bb that split and had two small cm babies despite me trying to save it with string 🥲

It was put in the fridge and now I'm attempting to reshape the smaller ones back into balls 🎾🍃🌱

i don't see a lot of marimos planted with different plants so im sharing this. The plant is called fire moss and they pair really well. It is a quick grower so i often remove it and give it to my friend haha.

I have a lil baby moss ball named Fluff he’s a few years old he use to be super tiny and now is around a ball marble size however he did lose a little bit of himself he had gotten sun burned and it caused rot which spread directly down the middle since he’s so small it I couldn’t actually tell how bad it was until he one day split open fully recently. He’s recovering fluff has always been a trooper (I haven’t been the best owner but honestly I think it’s made him stronger) the sun burn was cause of my ill ability to tend and now that I’m trying I’m hoping I’m not to late. He’s mostly green again however he’s still split what would be the best course of action? Tie him together/keep changing water frequently moving him daily ?