Kind of in between and it seem the nano marimo wanna split into 2

So...medium brown?

Wants to split in two?

This post has been edited by Kaisergrendel: Dec 23 2012, 05:56 PM

yea, medium brown, around 15% is that color and it seem wanna split into 2 as i saw a line on it

What is the care history for it since you got it?

I ask light/dark brown because they're different things. I've seen dark brown heal itself but light brown just means dead. Yours will probably heal. You could keep it in the saline for as long as you need, but I would taper off the salt content gradually as it improves.

As for the split, nothing you can do except avoid using heavy pressure when rubbing and allow it time to grow back into itself.

This post has been edited by Kaisergrendel: Dec 23 2012, 07:12 PM

I only changes water once a week and only gravel and coral stone in the water. i notice it turn brown on the part where it touches the stone. and it happen only to 1 marimo.

It should snap right back then. Give it a few weeks.

I'm hoping so....Tomorrow gonna check on my office's marimo to see whether ok or not

bro,do u still selling it?pls pm me thx

Hello hello there ^^

Im sorry if this have been asked before, I've been browsing the thread since few days ago, and idk if i missed it..

What are those smallish tiny 'beads'-like thingy attached to marimo's surface? They're not sand or anything. Googled but to no avail, no answer o_O

Also, I kept my marimos in 2 jars, one being a big one and the other medium sized jar. The one in the smallish jar are healthy and fluffy. While the Super Giant in big jar arent as fluffy, not smooth (bumpy), got some brown patches huuu *is sad*


Marimo in Big Jar; brownish patch and bumpy



Marimo in Medium Jar; green and fluffy

Heehee, marimo experts, can help me ease my worries? *kelip kelip mata*

This post has been edited by i.am.chii: Dec 27 2012, 07:32 AM

^^^ Looks like bubbles?

The bead-like thingy? Yes, it is a wee bit bigger than sand, almost transparent, attach between marimos' hairs. But leeyung explained already, they're not harmful. Might be the mineral sands from his aquarium

Hey, guys...I was wondering about this for a really long time and trying to find an answer...hope you guys would help me out :/

1) So...I've been trying to buy a marimo, but due to some confusion that made me consider...some people say that GENUINE JAPAN Marimos are below 3cm, because marimos abv 3cm can't be exported out from Japan...In that case, LeeYunG and other people selling giant marimos above 3cm, does it mean that they're selling "FAKE" Marimos / German Marimos? If false, how do they get their Marimos?

2) How to Differentiate between a claimed Japan Marimo and a German Marimo? I'm sorry for asking such noobish questions as I am a newbie.. and I have to know all this before I can get some...And is there really any difference if I get German marimo and not Japan Marimo?

Help would really be appreciated! Thanks in advance~

Who said that?

I believe Leeyung either gets genuine giants or breeds them himself from Hokkaido marimo. Either way, they still have the same origin.



I have European marimo. Look identical to Japanese ones to me.

This post has been edited by Kaisergrendel: Jan 4 2013, 11:55 AM

Thanks.. but sorry, didn't really help..

Leeyung might reply to this eventually, but if you're going to be asking questions like these, you better ask the seller you're buying from. Would help us help you if you stated your sources like I asked, too.

Why didn't my answer help?

This post has been edited by Kaisergrendel: Jan 4 2013, 08:35 PM

I have been placing all my Marimos in this tank for a few months. I use timer to turn on & off the tank's light for around 8 hrs every night.
However when i got back from my 2 weeks holiday recently, all my Marimos have big brown patches. Also looked like they have been floating around.

Is it because of too much light? I have done fridge spa for a few days but dun see any improvement. Any advise?

This post has been edited by fishman: Jan 6 2013, 11:07 AM

The brown parts look pretty dead. That's probably why spa doesn't work.

A few of mine looked like that after getting too much sun. Stayed that way for about two months, so I used a pair of scissors to trim off the dead stuff on the surface until I could see green, being careful not to cut too much of the green off and maintaining the round shape. It still looked 50% grey, but I left it like that. Now it's green all over again.

I keep my marimo in a tank with a white 24W T5 light, 12-16 hours a day. They don't seem to get burned by it.

This post has been edited by Kaisergrendel: Jan 6 2013, 02:17 PM

Thanks bro. Yah... come to think of it, shouldn't be caused by the lighting. Could be due to water heating up as no fan and consistent lighting. Somemore it is a small tank.
Well whatever it is, I am praying hard my Marimos (10 giant & 1 super giant) will survive.

Hi, Leeyung, I would like to know how much is the price for giant and nano marimo? Do you have any package?

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