Why are my moss balls stringing out?

[Anthony2020]

Hi there. For the past 2 months ive been haveing this problem where my moss balls are stringing out all over my tank and growing around my plants. The stringy green stuff as far as i cam see only originates from the moss ball. Is this normal? I have been having to cut it back regularly and i do make sure to turn them over often for normal growth. Is there any other way to prevent this? (edit) i have had moss balls before in a previous tank and this problem was not present.

 

[ellamay]

Are you sure its not algae growing on the moss ball rather than the actual moss ball its self? If so, I assume it would be a case of treating the algae. I'm pretty new to fish keeping but have been doing a LOT of algae research over the last few days to try and work out what some of mine is.

 

[Slaphppy7]

It's normal, and the reason I no longer keep them....I hate that messy stuff

 

[Anthony2020]

Are you sure its not algae growing on the moss ball rather than the actual moss ball its self? If so, I assume it would be a case of treating the algae. I'm pretty new to fish keeping but have been doing a LOT of algae research over the last few days to try and work out what some of mine is.

I will try to pull the string off them completely and see what happens.

 

[Sgooosh]

that shouldnt happen if you have the natural farmed/wild ones rather than the man made ones, dont treat it of algae, because it is algae and might kill it

 

[Slaphppy7]

Check out the pic of the 2 girls, didn't know they got this big in the wild

What is a Marimo exactly, anyway? Welcome to the fascinating world of moss balls! - MossBall.com

Among the most peculiar and scientifically interesting oddities of the Icelandic nature are the lake balls, or marimo. These balls are made up of filamentous green algae (Aegagropila Linnaei). This growth form of the algae is known from only two lakes in the world today; Lake Myvatn in Iceland...

www.mossball.com

 

[Sgooosh]

Check out the pic of the 2 girls, didn't know they got this big in the wild

What is a Marimo exactly, anyway? Welcome to the fascinating world of moss balls! - MossBall.com

Among the most peculiar and scientifically interesting oddities of the Icelandic nature are the lake balls, or marimo. These balls are made up of filamentous green algae (Aegagropila Linnaei). This growth form of the algae is known from only two lakes in the world today; Lake Myvatn in Iceland...

www.mossball.com

a kid on reddit says that they found a gigantic mossball in the ocean and put it in his freshwater tank, it did not die

 

[Slaphppy7]

a kid on reddit says that they found a gigantic mossball in the ocean and put it in his freshwater tank, it did not die

I doubt that very seriously, but hey, if it's on the internet, it must be true, lol

 

[Sgooosh]

I doubt that very seriously, but hey, if it's on the internet, it must be true, lol

ahahahaa, there was a photo. it was smaller than the one with the 2 children but idk, he updated a lot, seemed a bit trustable

 

[Br@in]

This is so interesting, mine don’t do this. I pick mine up and massage them into a ball when I feel like they need a haircut so to speak. But usually mine never grow quite like that. That’s so fascinating.