Moss Ball - Most Underrated Aquatic Plant "Pet"?? Plus 5 Simple Care Tips!✨🌳✨

[@thesmallscape]

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[@jamesparadigm]

The joy of aquariums, with Blob Moss.

[@thesmallscape]

😂😂😂 Good one, James!

[@ErikWhyRock]

My moss ball loves its vacation in the fridge for a few days. It always comes out a much darker green!

[@thesmallscape]

Yes! Crazy cool how that works! ☺️

[@cbrisfiorello6933]

Best moss ball video ever. Thanks

[@kimbassett2770]

Love the cute mossys (algae)I have varying sizes that I keep in an old fish bowl of water in the kitchen. About 65ﾟ. I've had them for about 2 years and they are happy little fuzzball campers. Thanks Mrs. PRIMETIME for your inspiring videos.

[@thesmallscape]

Do you - so much fun! Do they watch you cook? Lol. You bet, Kim - thanks for watching! ☺️

[@kimbassett2770]

Lol. As a matter of fact they do!

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

It has cracked me up about moss balls being pets just like the pet rocks of the '70s 😂😂 Then Father Fish told us this hilarious story about how the people of Japan would roll up these balls of moss and sell them to us in the US 😂😂 Whatever it is it was my very first plant was a moss ball. Then Jason told me about hornwort 😂 And it's been on every sense 🌿💚🌿 The Nano Nook is perfect 😁👍♥️ And definitely Green Acres😂 🎵🎶🎵🎶Green acres is the place for me... Faaaaaarm living is life for me.. land spreading out so far and wide.. Forget Manhattan just give me that countryside 😂😂🎵🎶🎵🎶👍 I don't know if I got that totally right but it was playing in my head 😂😂😂 I absolutely love the tutorial of planning the Moss ball 👍😂😂😂💚 cute furry balls of fun 😂💚 Great tip on letting them chill out I did not know that😁 Another great video Joanna I really enjoyed it!! And you guys... Bravo on your editing!! Hope y'all are having a great weekend! Thank you for sharing 🙏💚👍🌿🐟🌿

[@thesmallscape]

Oh my gosh! 😂😂😂You nailed the lyrics - more than I could remember. Ahhh the good ole days! All the good shows back then. These moss balls always make me think of pet rocks. 😆 I think they’d get along very well together. We just got a ton of snow ❄️ yay!! So I hope you have a wonderful and blessed Sunday!!! 🙂🙂🙂

[@TheBergmaster]

I often open and flatten them out as they make a great carpet effect too

[@MridulSinghMusic]

Moss balls are indeed fun! "Let them chill out" Bah dum tss! Great informational video Joanna!

[@LaBeLsDistracted]

I bought one 3 years ago... it’s loving my shrimp tank so much I’ve split more than once! I now I have 8 from that original one!

[@thesmallscape]

That’s awesome! The gift that keeps on giving!😃

[@Merichguy2]

Marimo Moss Balls are my very favorite! I have 12 of them so far, purchased over the past 6 months. Thanks for the great tip on putting them in the fridge every so often, that's a "cool" idea lol.

[@thesmallscape]

Lol! 😎 They are very fun to ...collect ! ☺️

[@darrylmoore5847]

Very fun video. When my goldfish were younger (15 years old now) they would play with the moss balls. It looked like they were playing soccer.

[@thesmallscape]

15 years old, wow that is so cool. I bet that was so cute!

[@amandajoanbaker]

I have one moss ball in a group of rocks and it’s cute!! I have a couple that I pulled apart and used the moss to stuff in larger holes in cholla wood and on the flatter spots of a large piece of driftwood which looks cool.

[@thesmallscape]

Right?! How fun! I just love them 💚

[@vampgaia]

Thanks for the giggles. I like to scape with them. I’ve pulled them apart and used them on rocks and little bonsai trees. My shrimp like them.

[@thesmallscape]

Yes!! Heehee! So many possibilities - and they can be even more fun when you pull them apart. 😏😃

[@marypolk9820]

I got 3 small ones. I have only had them a few months. But I really enjoy them. They are in a small glass jar.. I change the water every week and roll them after the squeeze. I also drop in some ice cubes. I put in some carbonated spring water every other week. I have a wooden spoon by their jar and when I walk by a few times a day I stir them to get them to roll around. They are in bright indirect light. I think in the summer time I will try the fridge to cool them down. Thanks for posting a fun video

[@debbiebamrick4020]

I love having moss balls in the tanks with my bettas!

[@thesmallscape]

Me too! I like to think they like them ☺️

[@tauneutrino1able]

Moss balls are great for shrimp and fry. They provide lots of little nooks for smaller critters to hide in, good for aquascapes, and moss balls trap food + give surface area for the grazers.

[@heatherb2762]

I had moss balls in my tanks for two + years, then they started turning brown. So I got rid of them. I wish I had known about the “vacation”! I’m going to get more now! Thank you!

[@thesmallscape]

Well, good luck Heather!! ☺️

[@ejfishes7610]

‘Let em chill out’ 🤣. Nice one Joanna!

[@thesmallscape]

💁🏻‍♀️😂

[@CA-tk8yn]

You're so funny. Thanks for the fun info.

[@katherinepaige5186]

I actually have to show my ID to purchase these at my local store lol. Must be at least 18 to adopt a moss ball 😂

[@thesmallscape]

Seriously?! Oh goodness, that’s funny! 😂

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

That is funny 😂😂

[@RockosFishRoom]

What? Hahaha no way, really?

[@MegaMaddydog]

Wow that’s out there. I wonder why

[@MridulSinghMusic]

Hahaha!

[@jessebelle6596]

Thanks for the tips, Joanna! 😊

[@farmert9679]

Great tutorial. Always thought they were hard to work with. Now to see if I can get one and use it in my nano shrimp tank.

[@xanderpander9751]

totally sold! just ordered 3! lol (loving your videos btw!)

[@liliromero4910]

How long would you leave the moss ball in the fridge? I have one that needs a boost so I want to try your sugestión. Thank you!

[@thesmallscape]

Just a day or 2 should do wonders for the little guy! ☺️

[@thefishwitch2137]

Love them too

[@iqbaljumani4717]

I think moss ball is essential for an aquarium Best video indeed 👏👏👏

[@thesmallscape]

Thank you! They really “round” out a tank! Lol!

[@CoffeeJelly51]

yup u convinced me.....

[@wendihamlett105]

Can’t believe I missed this! I have done so wrong by my little green tribles. I did have one flatten out so I glued it to a floating orb and now i have a happy floating moss ball 😁

[@thesmallscape]

Nice!! They are soooo much fun!! ☺️☺️

[@wendihamlett105]

The Small Scape and very obedient!

[@lizzyanthus1]

I didn't know they like a bit of vacation time in the fridge! I'm buying them plane tickets as we speak! V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N...we're gonna hava a ball! :P Thanks for the video, and I also didn't know you could split them! Cool!

[@QueAquatics]

Love the moss balls!

[@thesmallscape]

☺️

[@tinamarieussery3063]

Cool so when i move you teo have got me hooked in an idea to start with shrimp and moss balls would neon tetras work in that tank.

[@joybuckeye7493]

You are so fun!

[@thesmallscape]

Thanks, Joy ☺️

[@brikitti3141]

I have them on all 3 of my tanks and I did not know they could be taken apart and stuck to things. I can't wait to see what you do with them so I can get some pointers!

[@thesmallscape]

Hopefully it will give you some ideas!

[@JDfan3340too]

I LOVE them! I have them in all my tanks, big and small. A couple in a betta tank aren't doing so well, so I'm going to try the fridge thing and see if it helps!

[@thesmallscape]

Oh great - good luck!

[@joshuagidcumb6805]

YOU CAN PUT THEN IN A JAR (JAR) I died laughing when he showed up 😂😂

[@thesmallscape]

Lol! 😂

[@comment.highlighted]

I’m sitting here staring at my 3 moss balls and I run across this video. I’ve always had them in my tanks 🙂

[@thesmallscape]

That’s too funny! ☺️

[@finnwiggles28]

OMG, you are SO FUNNY!!! I laughed SO many times watching this!!! Jar Jar Binks! LOL!!!

[@thesmallscape]

Lol!! 🤭😆😂

[@disgustingpulls]

"A jar" Shows a picture of Jar Jar Binks Oh what a giggle that gave me.

[@thesmallscape]

😆

[@angiemoore1741]

Great video! I’m definitely interested in adding a few to some future tanks. Side note, I’m so glad you went with Nano Nook. I saw that comment and thought that is the perfect name. Enjoying your videos do much. Great work 😁

[@thesmallscape]

Thank you, Angie! You are so kind. Have a lovely Sunday ☺️

[@MBBTigger1357]

Hi Joanna. Would moss balls survive 86 degrees ? That’s what my discus thrive in. Thanks, Marty Borst

[@thesmallscape]

Well, might be pushing it. I’ve heard mixed reviews on their survival in 82.

[@johnwood738]

Every ones first plant ( gate way drug/plant) leads to harder plants! Thanks for the Green Acres shout out,still waiting on the Professor in suit with pitchfork.

[@kirkscobey3031]

These are actually hereditary”pets” in Japan!!

[@thesmallscape]

Yes! I hear they get passed along to other generations. Love it. ☺️

[@michelledecorte8536]

Love the fridge comments. Mine's looking kinda brown and I think it's heat. I'm going to try this today! Thank you!

[@thesmallscape]

Great to hear - good luck giving your little dude some chill time! ☺️

[@GuppyCzar]

Have there been any updates on Marimo Moss balls since the mussel invasion?

[@nacho7614]

I love that name! The Nano nook! How about the Jo-Nano Nook? Jk. Great tips on care. They add a fun visual to any tank furrrrrrrrrr sure. When I use to have them in a tank, my dwarf frogs loved hiding between them or just hanging out on them. Loved the drum sound effect after you plopped it into the tank. 🤣

[@thesmallscape]

Omg!! That’s soooo funny. 😂😂 And that makes me want to get dwarf frogs again! That would be adorable ☺️☺️

[@nacho7614]

@@thesmallscape yessss! Marimo balls + dwarf frogs = 👍🏼🐸

[@natalianaic6634]

I have 7 of them in different betta tanks. They are eassy to take care off.

[@MacHamish]

It looks like an aquatic version of a star trek tribble. 🙂

[@thesmallscape]

Exactly!! 😂😂

[@slamboy66]

Have they sorted out the Zebra muscle problem ? Is there an alternative supplier ?

[@MegaMaddydog]

Thank you Joanna. I’m going to get some. I did see them next to Bettas at PetSmsrt. I keep my tanks at 80 though. Those heaters seem to go higher than the 78 degrees they say they stay at.

[@thesmallscape]

Well, good luck if you try them out. 😀

[@joeycarter2678]

The ones at pet stores are frequently not real or alive. They are fake moss thingys used to reduce ammonia. But they are not Marimo.

[@dan_e]

So that's why my moss balls have not been doing well lately. They are in a tank I have set at 82°. I moved them out of my goldfish tank because my goldfish developed a taste for them lol

[@thesmallscape]

It certainly could be - and I’m sure they thought they made a tasty snack. 😆

[@RockosFishRoom]

Love moss balls both my shrimp tanks have em.

[@thesmallscape]

I just love when the shrimpies walk on them 😂

[@GlitchAQ]

😂😂😂 ball of fun

[@thesmallscape]

🤭😊

[@Coyne.Wilcox]

I love “Green Acres” for your plant farms name. Please get a pig figuring for it! 🤣

[@thesmallscape]

Lol !! So many options, right?

[@caewalker9276]

Nano nook is a great name.

[@thesmallscape]

Isn’t it fun? ☺️

[@nicholasduffin3221]

🐟💯😄

[@edpereira1908]

I've been to several Petco's and Petsmart's in my area and any that actually had moss balls looked brown and dead as well as their java moss.

[@kathykirkham1347]

I have some huge clear cookie jars they would be cool in, one with a betta and grow out for fry, but will snails eat them since theyre an algae? Java moss likes it cool too so mine didn’t do too good in my tank, I never really wanted one because i was afraid of algae lol but have tons of rams horn snails that ive decided too live with because i cant fight with them anymore lol

[@tauneutrino1able]

I haven't had a problem ( malaysian trumpets). Smaller snails probably help clean out the nooks and crannies then fertilize. Bigger ones might be a problem if they are "hungry".

[@kathykirkham1347]

@@tauneutrino1able Thank you for your reply appreciate it!

[@cherylbelott]

Great video with helpful info! Love “Nano Nook” and “Green Acres.” I laughed when you dropped the ball in the tank and there were cheers. And “chill out” in the fridge. 🤣 Did that glass jar have a candle in it from Dollar Tree? I bought one just like it just for the cute little jar. 😄

[@thesmallscape]

Oh, boy. Jason with that editing...🤭😊 Let me think - it very well may have come from Dollar Tree (you know me!) ☺️

[@S.D.82]

When should you add plants / moss to a brand new aquarium not cycled yet.

[@S.D.82]

Sorry that was a question

[@slamboy66]

Can you gel glue googlie eyes on them ?

[@thesmallscape]

I thought about that..didn’t have any so I rigged some up but I don’t see why not? I think they’re all plastic! ☺️

[@elainehilton8938]

I inherited one from my sister and I didn’t realize how old it must be. It’s a good 4” across even after I roll it. I tried to buy more in this size but I haven’t been able to find anything and now I know why.

[@thesmallscape]

Oh wow!! That is so cool! He’s up there in age then. Good for you! Thank you for the comment! ☺️

[@theirishman8455]

Better than the pet rock!

[@thesmallscape]

Lol! Heck ya! ☺️

[@Historyiswatching]

Zebra mussels? Any updates on that

[@Guikrazy]

Do you have a sense when they are going to be safe and available again?

[@thesmallscape]

No. I wish I did. I can’t share any project or scape ideas with the little suckers.

[@brookeharris9893]

I can not find a care video for my floating moss ball. I got it from pets mart but it’s not a marimo. Attached to a rock, floats, and is growing a lot of “hair”

[@jeffalbillar7625]

"Nano yo business" would have been a better nickname.

[@phyiire]

You are every vibe I aspire to exude And nice video! Subscribed :)

[@thesmallscape]

Aww, that’s so sweet!!

[@InTheEndTruthWillOut]

Lol THIS WAS THE FUNNIEST VIDEO !! 😂😂😂 “Git yerself a moss ball !” ROFL I might have to consider this as a desk pet. Like a newer and cooler per rock. I could decorate it for holidays right? Do they mind things stuck into them or maybe no ?

[@thesmallscape]

Yes! One would make the perfect desk buddy. And they certainly would not mind a toothpick or wire or string put into them. Next week I will share some fun ideas you may like. But YES - super fun to decorate your little furry buddy for the holidays. 🥳👏

[@nicholasduffin3221]

Actually I'm from Dominica Nicholas I doing fish to as well in the 767 nation Ireland

[@robertlefler6644]

They can live well over 100 years too.

[@thesmallscape]

I’ve heard they get passed along through generations. Easier to keep than a tortoise!🙂

[@mystrawberynothing348]

Can plants transmit disease?? I want to get a moss ball from petco but I’m scared my Cory’s will get sick. I commented on your other channel about my Cory’s I got the water tested and turns out it’s perfect! I found out it’s because they were eating some food there 😂 I thought they were sick!

[@MacHamish]

I'd like to add one to a tank but I'm worried what my bristle nose plecos whould do to it. 🤔 😁

[@thesmallscape]

Well, I don’t recall having issues with the tank where we combined them. 🙂

[@deadfred821]

Green Acres in the Nano Nook… I like it!😅 No; I LOVE IT!😏 Is there a chance for an algae outbreak when dealing with these?😨

[@thesmallscape]

No. Not that I’m aware of or that I’ve experienced. It’s a very tidy type! 👍

[@DocDurr]

I like to flatten them out and attach them to my hardscape. Because they are inexpensive you can have high impact immediately. I think that you should call it the Comedy Corner. How do we know that is really you and not your twin? I think we need a code word. . .like Happy Tuesday!

[@thesmallscape]

Yes! These little mossy guys are so much fun and add so much for so little. Comedy corner - lol! That is actually quite fitting! 😂 and you will never know which one I am ...

[@emilyrichards1001]

My fish move them around, I have 5, they are in my 50gal tank, they have gotten big. I keep my tank at 82. Have had them for 3 years. They like to go in corner of my tank.

[@thesmallscape]

No kidding!! That’s reassuring for folks who have warmer tanks. So cool!

[@eileenbowers6750]

The ones our lps sells are brown or slimy

[@thesmallscape]

Really?! That’s terrible 😢

[@eileenbowers6750]

@@thesmallscape I have a question , hi! Not pertaining to this subject but still on my mind. When I made Snello for my Apple snail (2) it contains powdered cuttle bone for calcium. I feed it in a shallow dish suction cupped to the upper rim of my tank. Thing is, my betta keeps going in it and nibbling at it. Is that ok?

[@POUNDCAKEMMM]

She said the moss balls were accessible, I gasped, then quickly realized this video was from 2 yrs ago

[@ffxfgxsfxxxg2419]

Can I smush it in a blender and add it to aquascapes?

[@Coyo-Tea]

I have around 6 in my tank I think

[@thesmallscape]

Nice! A little gang! 😃

[@SivartCustomRCs]

Not sure about anyone else, but I am now getting the same type of moss growing on my wood and in my HC. Am I the only one?

[@boogrlovr]

every time i try to roll it around to shape it like a ball, i end up taking it apart somehow instead. lol

[@thesmallscape]

String!

[@boogrlovr]

@@thesmallscape ooo, good idea!! thank you!

[@nicholasduffin3221]

Hi Julie how many colours stay in Indonesia island of Dominica West I have a lot of

[@aquienpuedainteresar4188]

Thanks, just order so.e.

[@AhhChue]

“Cute furry balls of fun” is my stage name

[@grahamjones2454]

This women, bless her is talking out of her hoop!!!!! “Moss balls” Marimo is a rare growth form of Aegagropila linnaei in which the algae grow into large green balls with a velvety appearance. The species can be found in a number of lakes and rivers in Japan and Northern Europe. Colonies of marimo balls are known to form in Japan and Iceland, but their population has been declining!!!!! It’s very hardy in all freshwater tanks!!!!!

[@booomkalani]

Say "Nano Nook" 5 times fast. GO!!

[@thesmallscape]

I tried. I really did!! Lol!!

[@joeycarter2678]

Be aware, the ones you get in Petco and Petsmart are not real. They do reduce algae and nitrates but they are not Marimo moss. But be aware, real Marimo moss balls sometimes come with Planarian infestations.

[@enigma533]

Zebra mussles

[@markhunter2244]

I’ve never thought of keeping moss balls. I may just give them a try, after the current lockdown is over. Didn’t know they were a form of algae 🤓

[@thesmallscape]

Yahoo - hope you do give them a shot, Mark! ☺️

[@kryptonsworld4530]

I think the one i have is about to die 😭😭😭

[@thesmallscape]

Bummer - you could try to put him in the fridge for a bit?

[@faustinemagdaong4481]

Blink twice if you need help

[@thesmallscape]

😂😂😂

[@faustinemagdaong4481]

@@thesmallscape jokes aside I love your videos 😍

[@brucedonnelly5209]

Hmm I think I bought a fake moss ball -_-

[@esmelazcano2855]

Nice joke