tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post86694023368194412..comments2024-03-28T06:48:42.379-05:00Comments on MrBrownThumb: Marimo, Japanese Moss BallMrBrownThumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-49603797827573563542014-01-01T11:29:16.148-06:002014-01-01T11:29:16.148-06:00a little bit of salt in the water should help i wo...a little bit of salt in the water should help i wouldnt worry about the spots. wiki marimo and read the article very carefully there is a lot of info. i think thats where i heard about the salt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-40606586579596939882012-07-20T02:59:19.159-05:002012-07-20T02:59:19.159-05:00Can anyone help me? My new marimo seem to have bal...Can anyone help me? My new marimo seem to have bald spots (lighter spots that are less fuzzy) and little round white things are stuck to them, I'm afraid they could be bug eggs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-72176321711376108442012-06-13T08:08:56.660-05:002012-06-13T08:08:56.660-05:00Thats zoro =DThats zoro =DOne piecenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-19853525227755464162012-04-02T15:50:13.598-05:002012-04-02T15:50:13.598-05:00i have 3 small ones i bought from japan a couple o...i have 3 small ones i bought from japan a couple of years ago, as i heard once big enough they are worth quite a lot over there! i also thought they looked a bit cute in their mini portable tanks and was amused by it all, reading this it's made me more attached to my moss balls and i would love to give them names if i could remember which is which!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-71506610255097660142012-01-02T09:51:43.122-06:002012-01-02T09:51:43.122-06:00Just purchased a Marimo at PetSmart--named it Mari...Just purchased a Marimo at PetSmart--named it Mario. I have 6 ghost shrimp in the aquarium who love to nibble on it...then they turn green inside!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-12246010976567690422011-10-03T23:44:40.720-05:002011-10-03T23:44:40.720-05:00I just bought a Moss Ball and named him Henry. As ...I just bought a Moss Ball and named him Henry. As I was researching about them I came across this site and was greatly excited to see others have them too and name them even! I originally bought this as a joke, but now I love it!! Thanks for all the info about them too!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-52222188904140604762010-12-18T12:03:47.594-06:002010-12-18T12:03:47.594-06:00OMFG I <3 Marimo! All I have is a teens one fro...OMFG I <3 Marimo! All I have is a teens one from a cellphone charm, but I really want more! :3<br />I'm temepted to get a little aquarium now!<br /><br />xD<br /><br />But the little glass jar it came in on my cellphone strap ended up cracking, which made me super sad, so I need to hunt down a little plastic jar about the same size. xDSakakikalahttp://vegancoffeehouse.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-55971393264553010542010-12-04T18:33:56.485-06:002010-12-04T18:33:56.485-06:00Not all PETCOs sell fakes. After watching an anime...Not all PETCOs sell fakes. After watching an anime that had a Marimo in it, I went to PETCO today and bought their last one. It must have been there for awhile because the sales associate had to hunt down the price on a computer. No ping pong ball, sinks like a rock (no rock, either ^^) not quite round as it was squashed in the corner of an aquarium. I have it in a large-mouth Ball canning jar on top of the TV. It's about 2" in diameter x 1.5" thick. I like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-63160664673681558512010-10-06T01:00:47.519-05:002010-10-06T01:00:47.519-05:00@Anonymous, You're welcomed. Sorry for the lat...@Anonymous, You're welcomed. Sorry for the late reply. <br /><br />@Lynn, The brown patches could be a sign that there's something wrong with it, or there was something wrong with it. I haven't heard that they feed on algae, they are an algae themselves so that would be kind of weird for them to feed on themselves. I don't know about the shrimp, since I never bought any for it. If you're growing in something so small it probably isn't such a good place for a live "animal."MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-4214193288957579762010-09-17T22:40:56.372-05:002010-09-17T22:40:56.372-05:00hey all thanks for the valuable comments. i just g...hey all thanks for the valuable comments. i just got my marimo like 2 weeks ago and realised that there're brown patches on it!!! is it sick? what should i do??<br />and 2) i heard that marimo feed on algae, is it good if i add in some of my aquarium water into marimo bottle onve every week? so that marimo have something to feed on.<br />and and 3) the idea of putting the cherry shrimp in together with marimo really sound nice. But my marimo is now staying in a 2L capped bottle. is it possible to just add in one shrimp? will presence them both be enough to provide nutrients, food and oxygen for each other?lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-53065593752868758352010-06-03T12:44:35.386-05:002010-06-03T12:44:35.386-05:00Thanks for sharing your pic of your nano tank.Thanks for sharing your pic of your nano tank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-1476106608079135242010-03-25T07:06:25.066-05:002010-03-25T07:06:25.066-05:00if you had the marimo in a tank with a fish and o...if you had the marimo in a tank with a fish and other plants such as frogs bit the fish and sun light wwould be all the foood it needed i have 5 and one my fish actualy move them around for me its ltke a giant bean bag chair for them . the fish even tucked one into the rock cave as im sure asoft pillow someprotection and decoration.. must get afish tank aquatic plants are awesome just dont use ay kindof plant food because the fish waste is enough and man made plant food tends to be to strong for most aquatic plants just clean water natural sunlight by awindow aplant bulb for winter and night andthe fishy wasteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-46403224485759723212009-07-18T22:43:28.689-05:002009-07-18T22:43:28.689-05:00@pearlheartgtr,
Your collection sounds awesome th...@pearlheartgtr,<br /><br />Your collection sounds awesome thanks for the tips.<br /><br />@Owen,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your pic of your nano tank.<br /><br />Maximus has pearled and I've noticed the rising when the shades are drawn and how he sinks when it is bright.MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-69929204662056912022009-07-17T07:59:24.019-05:002009-07-17T07:59:24.019-05:00Hi, as people have mentioned above, the perfect th...Hi, as people have mentioned above, the perfect thing to have with a mossball is not fish, but freshwater shrimp! Especially if you want to avoid 'tank creep' and stay small.. You can keep Maximus with a few hardy shrimp in something as small as 10L (2 gallon). In fact that is what I am <a href="http://gallery.easytarget.me.uk/main.php/v/Fish/nano-bedside.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">doing</a>.. the modern nano-cubes are good for this and most come complete except for shrimp.<br /><br />Has Maximus 'pearled' yet? that is always fantastic, he should rise to the surface on his own then for a day or to.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661045956216799632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-74126486289921658802009-03-31T01:27:00.000-05:002009-03-31T01:27:00.000-05:00I have round about 100 of them in my 55 gallon unh...I have round about 100 of them in my 55 gallon unheated and planted tank. I started with 3 and couldn't get enough of them! <BR/><BR/>As a matter of fact, I have 50+ more coming from my supplier in the UK.<BR/><BR/>I have several species of shrimp (about 70 and more are coming) and lots of fish. The shrimp hid all the time until I filled the tank with marimos. <BR/><BR/>I do a 50% water change weekly (because of the fish load). I had a bad algae problem before I got the marimos and after I had about a dozen in the tank, the algae problem disappeared. Those little buggers eat up the excess nutrients like it's going out of style.<BR/><BR/>I plan on setting up some cultivation bins with the new stock I am getting to sell.<BR/><BR/>My sister says I have a problem worthy of an intervention (she keeps coming home to green tribble explosions in my tank). But I tell her I could have worse addictions.pearlheartgtrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-56591431300925491502009-02-27T23:58:00.000-06:002009-02-27T23:58:00.000-06:00I don't know what happened to my reply comment but...I don't know what happened to my reply comment but thanks everyone for stopping by and commenting.<BR/><BR/>Red, I know you can tear off a piece and grow a new one.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous thanks for providing info.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, I want some of those little shrimp too.MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-89340961293185551072009-02-26T01:25:00.000-06:002009-02-26T01:25:00.000-06:00*hey*i have a marimo ball in my aquarium. i've had...*hey*<BR/>i have a marimo ball in my aquarium. i've had it for about 5 months, and i'm still entirely enchanted by it. i have red cherry shrimp that love it. it moves around the tank and earlier today i found a separate little piece from it, i'm hoping for babies :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-3436599675146603152009-02-14T09:20:00.000-06:002009-02-14T09:20:00.000-06:00Hi...I am a Mariomo fan. To the person who got th...Hi...I am a Mariomo fan. To the person who got them on eBay and they turned brown: Marimo like low, indirect light. The brown spots should resolve, but if not...put a little salt in the bowl. Don't change your water too often (once a week should be enough). I have heard that if you over-light them they will go brown. I have several (15?) Marimo of different sizes, and I give them as hostess gifts when we have dinner with friends. Marimo can be purchased on eBay. the plants at Petco have dubious reputations. There are also sites that sell aquarium plants which sell the Marimo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-47306872780093196932009-01-04T05:05:00.000-06:002009-01-04T05:05:00.000-06:00Marimos have more personality than a pet rock. I ...Marimos have more personality than a pet rock. I want one!<BR/><BR/>Do you think you could make one reproduce with a fish airstone and pump?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-66963660407822986662009-01-03T02:46:00.000-06:002009-01-03T02:46:00.000-06:00This is actually very cool...and weird. I see the ...This is actually very cool...and weird. I see the attraction and yes, you should go buy a small aquarium!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-13518758110456367132009-01-01T12:32:00.000-06:002009-01-01T12:32:00.000-06:00Wishing you contentment, peace, joy and fulfillmen...Wishing you contentment, peace, joy and fulfillment during this upcoming year of 2009! (In other words, Happy New Year!) ;-)Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-61282206528783790852008-12-30T21:05:00.000-06:002008-12-30T21:05:00.000-06:00That stuff is way cool! I'm going to PETCO pronto....That stuff is way cool! I'm going to PETCO pronto.Steve Silkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11531018499519950491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-54554855988224679242008-12-22T09:17:00.000-06:002008-12-22T09:17:00.000-06:00I think Maximus is a doll! I want to try one as we...I think Maximus is a doll! I want to try one as well, but I don't think I could put one in the tank with my water garden goldfish. They grew very accustomed to eating algae and whatever else they could find while outdoors, and now they're eating the aquatic plants I have in the tank with them! (And I feed them every day...guess they miss the mosquito larvae from last summer.)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-31396619909254220252008-12-20T17:33:00.000-06:002008-12-20T17:33:00.000-06:00Always fascinating info, Mr. Brown Thumb. I never...Always fascinating info, Mr. Brown Thumb. I never know what you'll next discover. Cute little guy, Maximus is.~~DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-88904363361062808212008-12-20T01:44:00.000-06:002008-12-20T01:44:00.000-06:00This is almost as amazing as my lucky bamboo plant...This is almost as amazing as my lucky bamboo plant. I bought a small stalk of lucky bamboo from a tent sale kind-of-thing around August and now it's around 2 feet tall. It's amazing what plants can do with only water.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841547669846306593noreply@blogger.com