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WiseIves Enthusiast MbunaMbunaMbuna Posts: 237 Kudos: 180 Votes: 85 Registered: 24-Nov-2004	Edited by wiseives Hey everyone. I bought a couple of those moss balls, I was just wondering if they would attach to a surface or would they esentially just stay in the balled form. I know it is a form of algae and not an actual plant. I'm just wondering if will spread or cover a particular object like driftwood or rock the way java moss does By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates- I happen to have become a philosopher
Posted 10-Dec-2006 03:12
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	IME they just hang out on the bottom as a ball. Mine doubled in size, but stayed ball shaped when I had it. I saw a gigantic one come into the store ~6 inch diameter, still a ball shape. I've never seen it used in such a fashoin to cover a surface. It would just seem to me that there are other plants better suited for that, but doesn't mean you shouldn't be creative and try it out. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 11-Dec-2006 03:28
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Does it do anything special or just sit there? Chris
Posted 11-Dec-2006 05:08
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Sometimes it floats around. It's algae...what do you expect? Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 11-Dec-2006 06:23
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	I've heard of people managing to flatten it out, tie it down, and get it to grow on driftwood. Never seen the end result though and it seems it requires a bit of work. It prefers to just grow on itself. Basically they do just sit there. Best to turn them occasionally if the current isn't moving them or the bottom dies from lack of light.
Posted 11-Dec-2006 12:05
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	I personally think they are kind of ugly. Do people like to just have them sitting there and doing nothing? Chris
Posted 11-Dec-2006 18:45
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	Alone I think they look kinda weird, but maybe if theyre incorporated into a rock pile they might look better... I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 11-Dec-2006 22:16


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