Moss Balls!

[black jack1]

Does anyone know about THESE? do you think they would be any good in beating algae?

 

[Luke_e]

I think my friend mentioned they can help lowering nitrates and can prevent algae from attacking other plants..
Not sure if this is true though.

 

[CoolWater]

Omg!

Please can some one get me the email adress of that seller!
I do not have an eBay account (and i am not allowed one), but i live in romford and those balls are just what i have been looking for!

 

[black jack1]

lol, I take it they're good? Are they? If i end up getting them, I'll try and get his add to you through pm.

 

[CoolWater]

From what i have seen and heard, i can not give them enough praise.

Good for keeping fry safe, do not have certain light/temp requirments, and even more importantly- a very big competitor against algae.
Just generally a very handy and hardy plant.

Thanks Blackjack, and if anyone can get hold of the seller's email i will be extremely greatful!

 

[black jack1]

Good stuff, I just realised, They have a website... THIS ONE , It's got their contact e-mail ad too

 

[Mikaila31]

I don't know much about them, but i read somewhere that you have to prune them to keep the ball shape.

 

[zig]

Marimo balls ARE algae, they are not a moss as the seller suggests, they are a type of cladophora algae.

Marimo balls

As far as i know the seller nannyspetals is a member of this forum, i cannot remember the user name they go under.

 

[black jack1]

Yeh i was thinking they might be related, That's ok so long as it isn't all over my glass and clouding up the water!

 

[Graeme Edwards]

If you can find a LFS that sell TROPICA plants you can order some from them.

http/www.tropica.com/default.asp

 

[Graeme Edwards]

Look at the colum to the left of the page, scrle down or click to the "C" section and click "cladophora aegagropilia".

 

[black jack1]

Thanks for the link. unfortunatly, I doubt of any of my main LFS's stock any aquarium plants as i haven't seen any so far.

 

[Paceysmum]

HI there

we sell them on ebay and our website tropical-aquarium-plants.co.uk, ( no i am not nannyspeteals) they are chladophora aegagrophila. They have their plus and minus as with all plants....

1/ They do help to reduce algae much the same as other forms of moss and plants such as eldoea.

Please note if youhave an algae problem it is bets to treat this first then add plants. The plants only help to reduce and minimsie attacks rather than clear up a heavy infestation.

2/ they are very easy to keep and all you need to do to keep the shape is to roll them back into a ball ( much like a snow ball)

3/ if they are in a good water flow they will keep the shape naturally

4/ they will go flat if they are not in a water flow or rolled tokeep their shape every few weeks or so.

5/ some fish can eat them such as koi or certian fancy goldfish

6/ the natural form is harded to get from japan soon stocks can be low

7/ they are slow growing

8/ will survie most tank set ups including discus and cold water

They do make a nice addition to the tank and teh fish can "play" with them...if you have lots in the tank do try and get a plant food to make sure they are being fed enough. in a 4ft tank i would personaly only have maybe 4-7max