Hi guys. I got my first marimo as a gift from my colleague a few days ago. I have some concerns about it...

I'm not sure if this is a problem caused by post as there was a delay in delivery and the whole batch spent 7 days in transit. They came in poor packing and quite dry (I think the supplier's from S'pore, hm; we're from Kuching btw).

So my marimo's not as brilliant green as the ones I see here, but yellowish/pale green, and has while/yellow specks here and there. I read salt and cold water helps. It's also not pearling, something healthy marimos do, or so I read (correct me if I'm wrong, I'm pretty new to this thing)

I'd love for help/tips to help marimo recover. How long will it take at worst/best?

Also, just wondering about water changes. Is there such a thing about changing water too frequently?

This post has been edited by sillySil: Nov 11 2012, 06:37 PM

Oh, this is interesting. I didn't know that. Thanks for the tip, I'll try it next time I change water. Though I'm not sure where I should find strong light (yes, am avoiding the sun heheh). Am just keeping her in a jar on my office desk ^^;

By the way I do see some strands floating around in the water, but they tend to land back at the main ball after a while. Do marimo shed "hair"? Just wondering. Because when I massage her during water the previous water change (so much dirt & sediments...), I notice some strands coming off. Not much, just a few individual strands. Is that a good/bad sign?

Eh... em... hur. Haha. Guess I got overexcited and carried away...
Glad to say my marimo's looking better day by day though(yay!).

Am so loving it. Can't wait to get more

And btw Azure_Fox, your marimos are so pretty! Such beautiful texture (and so round!)