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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
Does anyone have any experience with these "Algae Balls"? They look
interesting and would make a nice display in a plant tank. Is there any worries to adding this to an established tank? It also looks like it would be a great addition to a breeding tank. dpots |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
dpots wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with these "Algae Balls"? They look interesting and would make a nice display in a plant tank. Is there any worries to adding this to an established tank? It also looks like it would be a great addition to a breeding tank. I got mine from www.floridadriftwood.com more than a month ago. They are just a 3" green ball that occasionally moves around the tank when the bottom feeders hit it. No down side at all, unless you consider that one of ouir dogs got pretty interested when he noticed a ball in the tank. Gave up after a couple minutes of scratching at the glass. Karen Randall wrote an article about them, perhaps two years ago. Hers grew sufficiently for her to split them and share with friends. |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
dpots wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with these "Algae Balls"? They look interesting and would make a nice display in a plant tank. Is there any worries to adding this to an established tank? It also looks like it would be a great addition to a breeding tank. I got mine from www.floridadriftwood.com more than a month ago. They are just a 3" green ball that occasionally moves around the tank when the bottom feeders hit it. No down side at all, unless you consider that one of ouir dogs got pretty interested when he noticed a ball in the tank. Gave up after a couple minutes of scratching at the glass. Karen Randall wrote an article about them, perhaps two years ago. Hers grew sufficiently for her to split them and share with friends. |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
Does anyone have any experience with these "Algae Balls"? They look
interesting and would make a nice display in a plant tank. Is there any worries to adding this to an established tank? It also looks like it would be a great addition to a breeding tank. I don't have one of these (yet), but I read the article Karen Randall wrote. She said they do better in low to moderate lighting. They don't spread, if you're worried about algae taking over the tank. They just get bigger. The really large algae balls are hollow inside. They do tend to accumulate mulm. She recommends squeezing them out once in awhile, to clean them. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
Does anyone have any experience with these "Algae Balls"? They look
interesting and would make a nice display in a plant tank. Is there any worries to adding this to an established tank? It also looks like it would be a great addition to a breeding tank. I don't have one of these (yet), but I read the article Karen Randall wrote. She said they do better in low to moderate lighting. They don't spread, if you're worried about algae taking over the tank. They just get bigger. The really large algae balls are hollow inside. They do tend to accumulate mulm. She recommends squeezing them out once in awhile, to clean them. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
I got mine from www.floridadriftwood.com more than a month ago. They are
just a 3" green ball that occasionally moves around the tank when the bottom feeders hit it. Speaking of bottom feeders...do algae eaters eat this algae? Would I have worry about my snails or SAEs or Amano shrimp eating it? They sometimes eat the java moss, but so far, it's growing faster than they can eat it. I'm not sure Cladophora would. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
I got mine from www.floridadriftwood.com more than a month ago. They are
just a 3" green ball that occasionally moves around the tank when the bottom feeders hit it. Speaking of bottom feeders...do algae eaters eat this algae? Would I have worry about my snails or SAEs or Amano shrimp eating it? They sometimes eat the java moss, but so far, it's growing faster than they can eat it. I'm not sure Cladophora would. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
I had two of then and didn't know what they were. I idiotically siphoned
them up and threw them out in the snow!! Anyway, neither my pl*cos, otos, guppies, snails or ghosties ate them (not that I would have noticed, kick me). LeighMo wrote in message ... I got mine from www.floridadriftwood.com more than a month ago. They are just a 3" green ball that occasionally moves around the tank when the bottom feeders hit it. Speaking of bottom feeders...do algae eaters eat this algae? Would I have worry about my snails or SAEs or Amano shrimp eating it? They sometimes eat the java moss, but so far, it's growing faster than they can eat it. I'm not sure Cladophora would. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
I had two of then and didn't know what they were. I idiotically siphoned
them up and threw them out in the snow!! Anyway, neither my pl*cos, otos, guppies, snails or ghosties ate them (not that I would have noticed, kick me). LeighMo wrote in message ... I got mine from www.floridadriftwood.com more than a month ago. They are just a 3" green ball that occasionally moves around the tank when the bottom feeders hit it. Speaking of bottom feeders...do algae eaters eat this algae? Would I have worry about my snails or SAEs or Amano shrimp eating it? They sometimes eat the java moss, but so far, it's growing faster than they can eat it. I'm not sure Cladophora would. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
I had two of then and didn't know what they were. I idiotically siphoned
them up and threw them out in the snow!! How did you manage to get two of them without knowing what they were? Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
I had two of then and didn't know what they were. I idiotically siphoned
them up and threw them out in the snow!! How did you manage to get two of them without knowing what they were? Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
Sounds like they are pretty harmless and interesting. I am going to
give them a try. I'll post my experiences with them in a few months. tose (LeighMo) wrote in message ... Does anyone have any experience with these "Algae Balls"? They look interesting and would make a nice display in a plant tank. Is there any worries to adding this to an established tank? It also looks like it would be a great addition to a breeding tank. I don't have one of these (yet), but I read the article Karen Randall wrote. She said they do better in low to moderate lighting. They don't spread, if you're worried about algae taking over the tank. They just get bigger. The really large algae balls are hollow inside. They do tend to accumulate mulm. She recommends squeezing them out once in awhile, to clean them. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
LeighMo wrote:
I got mine from www.floridadriftwood.com more than a month ago. They are just a 3" green ball that occasionally moves around the tank when the bottom feeders hit it. Speaking of bottom feeders...do algae eaters eat this algae? Would I have worry about my snails or SAEs or Amano shrimp eating it? They sometimes eat the java moss, but so far, it's growing faster than they can eat it. I'm not sure Cladophora would. Ancistrus, ottos, SAEs, amano shrimp don't eat it. It looks more like moss than algae. They roll around the bottom of the tank occasionally, which can be startling. They don't accumulate any more mulm than java moss does. All in all, pretty innocuous. One of our dogs did get pretty interested when he saw a ball rolling around on the bottom of the tank, though! |
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Cladophora aegagropila/Marimo Balls
Thanks for the info. I am going to have to try one of these sometime. If only
because they don't need frequent pruning. g Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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