Sorry, previously I was scared of breaking up the marimo if I massaged it too hard but after that i followed your advice and tried massaging it harder and changing the water a few times. When massaging it a slight murky greenish water was emited but after a few massages the water inside it was finally fully clean

I've even read somewhere on the internet where not pearling doesn't always mean it's unhealthy too. But still I haven't seen it pearl since I bought it    Maybe need to wait a few weeks for it to recover from the "ride" in the packaging?  Hope it can pearl soon 

i just change the water for my marimo and i squeeze some water out and row it, and now it float on water. it is normal?

Hi everyone!

I saw a Marimo and kinda like it at the store..
So, i am kind of new here.. any advise u guy could give me?

I've just changed water today and the weird thing is that i think it looks more like a lemon shape then sphere..
Is this normal? Lol my friend says its pregnant...

*can u guys see the photos? O_O

erm. sorry im beginner in rearing marimo. when i wash it, there are some little patch of my marimo came off.. is it normal or i squeezed it too hard? :/

Thanks.. Because Ive bought it from a pet shop and the sales assistant there says no need to squeeze the marimo to clean it but just change the water and after that i found out in the net that it is a need. So, I assume they did not clean it for a long period of time :/.. Poor marimo, this is because, the water became dirty easily when i first bought .. so i kept on changing the water 

Beam the Light from ur Desk Lamp (u know, study lamp?) to ur tank.

if u're afraid to squeeze it so hard, then roll the marimo on the small towel/tissue, the dirty water will automaticly absorbed by the towel/tissue

My super giant Marimo floated for a few days after a bath.
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My nano marimo has brown spot, I rubbed it and added salt into water, how long does I need to keep it in the salt water?

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

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

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.

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?

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

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

Oh man, spent days to read from page 1 till the end to understand the marimo. Probably shall try to keep.

i used rubber band to tie and hold it into round shape...is it ok like that???

One question thou, closed or open top, which is better?
Don't have any other aquatic creatures with my Marimos.