Marimo Moss Carpet

An i am absolutely in love with how the marimo moss looks i googled it as a carpet an the tanks i saw was stunning an i wanted to do my kids 50 with it.

Marimo moss carpet.

Yeah it s time to upgrade. Marimo moss ball i want to carpet that you idea is wonderful i will consider doing that in the betta tank wonderful. I am aware there is the mesh method but i don t know how i cut it up haha. I have a few specific questions already.

I am trying to create a hobbit hole from the lord of the rings if you don t know what i m talking about just google the shire. I ve never had success with the stuff. Meet the marimo moss ball these pet friendly balls are often referred to as moss balls but they re actually not moss at all. I want to use marimo moss balls cut in half or in thirds and then sewn together as a carpet on probably 75 100 of the gravel to help mimic the rolling hills in the shire.

How do i turn moss balls into a beautiful grassy moss carpet for my aquarium. The species can be found in a number of lakes and rivers in japan and northern europe. Although i just chuck it in the tank and forget about it under all my other plants. Mari means ball and mo translates to algae in japanese marimo are often given.

Marimo also known as cladophora ball moss ball moss ball pets or lake ball is a rare growth form of aegagropila linnaei a species of filamentous green algae in which the algae grow into large green balls with a velvety appearance marimo are eukaryotic.