Moss Balls

Please i need some Japanese Moss Ball .
Can anyone help here?

 

arriving end may/early june...

 

Sounds interesting
What exactly is a japanese moss ball?

excuse my ignorance..

 

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Origin
Japan, Northern Europe (Mooskugeln), and Iowa
Substrate
Immaterial -- not rooted
Fertilizer
Encourages growth
Maximum Size4 to 12-inch diameter. Four most likely in aquaria.Reproduction Division of the ball.Temperature
Immaterial
Lighting
12 hours of good light
Threats
Dim light, copper, other plants, debris
Water
Immaterial
Type of plant Algae -- in spite of the name

And here is a pic of how they look.
http://www.slojo.co.za/aquarium.html

 

Hi dolphin can I pls hav ur contact details and location can't seem to get hold of you and would like some plants etc in the future. Pls pm the details thanks

 

These things are absolutely awesome But just keep in mind you need to keep "turning" them or they'll peg and grow funny.

 

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not really...I never turn mine & they are fine...I have two different tanks with these...

 

dolphin I forgot to add in my pm that I would like one of these!

cheers

 

Wow, surprised to hear that! As I understood their biology - this was an integral part of how they evolved to grow in "balls" - and just intuitively - surely the parts of the moss ball not receiving light would just die? no photosynthesis. Still - nothing beats experience. They've obviously evolved to grow that way, and are following evolutionarily instructions regardless of their habitat!

I love marimo balls! thats what you're talking about right?

 

yebo...

I'll take some pics and post of the one tank, cant of the other - but thats the tank with better looking specimens...

 

THey look cool I have ordered mine already from Dolphin...

 

some photos of the moss balls I have in my tanks...without any turning...

 

Dolphin - I am sold, just out of interest sake whats the cost of the Red Tropedos in the last pic?
and what are those plecs in the pic...
Sorry about the Hijack

 

Is there anychance you can send them down to the cape?

 

Plecs are L168

The Torpedos are R65 for 50-60mm.

New variety of Hi Fin Torpedos also now available, but still very pricy.

yep, no problem.

 

Is that one of my Emporers I spot in the top right corner??

Thats a good price for the Torpedos!! I'm almost tempted myself!! They'd probably eat the Riessei though!!

Nice Balls by the way!! Oo-er!!

G!

 

what should we do to get some?

 

i might be interested
how much they going for?

 

Sorry to inform you, but those are hand rolled and not the real deal.

"Cladophora balls are currently so popular in Japan that they are now protected plants. It is said that plants of other non-ball forming species are rolled by hand into balls and sold as true Marimo. This raises the question, what really are these plants that are turning up in our shops and on our showbenches. If they truly are Cladophora aegagropila which are supposedly protected in Iceland and Japan then where do they come from? If they’re not, they must be of the hand rolled variety in which case the aquarist should be wary. I’ll leave you to make your own decisions."

 

no...

pm to arrange...

will pm...

how do you tell that they are hand rolled. what would the distinguishing characteristics be?

these were imported from singapore - as clado. they are also grown in several european countries.