thanks shifu....u really teach me a lot. i will post them up here..btw..i a little bit scared of betta. fighting fish oo.mm..later bite my hand...scared scared

thanks Leeyung for the enlightentment. btw, i will probably need you next month. my momo is alone now. so i need to get momo some brothers n sisters

what is the function of zabra? i saw some in orange colour in lfs.

at 1st, i thought of tectra, cause nice ma..hahaha..put in 6-7ekor..then otto to avoid algae boom, and cory i tot eat poo...wht fish eat poo?'''wana to get sttg to eat poo beside filter alone.
current tank 50cm set up with coral sand ( oe need to add some other sand??), small kapcai led light (duno sufficient for few momos or not (after get frm lyung nx mth), and a filter hob 600l/hr. temperature during aircon is 23-25, and without aircon is 25-27.

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Added on November 18, 2012, 11:16 ambtw, to add on, between otto and chinese (golden algae eater), both have the same funtions? read from some google info, said its the same, just GAE size will be getting bigger,

who is more effective? or perhaps i take 1 gae and 1 otto??\\
sory ya,,asked a lot noob q

I think this method work well for betta owner as betta's poo is large

Hey guys, newbie here. I am interested in these cute balls ,planning to get them. But wanna ask some things first
1.if i keep in inside my room with no sunlight,no aircon,light just from my ceiling lamp(means i will turn it off when i sleep, and turn it on when i'm awake). Is it enough for them?

2.i want to put little fish inside with marimo,What type of fish u guys suggest?just wanna put 1 or 2 with it to make it more lively lol. But i dont have filter and other aquarium things. Just square like container, can i do it?
PS: betta fish seems the best,betta+marimo look so cutee!!but, can betta live with my condition? (using tap water,light just from ceiling lamp,no filter and other equipment)
Thanks before

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 

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 

wah!!!!
SO BEAUTIFUL!!!
TELL ME THE SECRET
mine not so fluffy ady....

what is the best thing about keeping marimo? kinda intersting

These guys are hard to keep in long term if you don't have proper aquarium.

Mine around 1.5 years already.

Most of them already lost the fresh green look.

I put them in those plastic display box covered. Changed water every 1-2 weeks, wash them everytime. Put abit of salt, gave some sunlight, sometimes turn on aircon.

Don't have the luxury to put them in fridge.

When they turn brownish green on some part i trim it become fresh green. Then few months lose the green again.

So if want long lasting better invest in a proper aquarium. They need the CO2 & constant filtering & lighting is better.