Common Name
Marimo
Description
This special aquarium plant is called "moss ball", however it belongs to the Green Algae. Aegagropila linnaei, also known as Cladophora aegagropila and "Marimo", is an extremely slowly growing algae. It occurs in clean lakes where it forms flat cushions as well as hollow balls rolling about the ground, formed by gentle waves in the shore zone.
In the aquarium moss balls are decorative in the foreground and midground. It is recommended to rinse them under flowing water in time to remove excess detritus. Algae balls have a lot of surface area for microorganisms and are preferred grazing grounds for shrimps.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Also known as Cladophora aegagropila
Velvety, deeply green balls
Very slowly growing
Recommendable for shrimp tanks
Synonyms
Conferva aegagropila Linnaeus, Conferva aegagropila (Linnaeus) Trevisan, Conferva aegagropila var. linnaei (Kützing) Rabenhorst, Cladophora sauteri (Nees von Esenbeck ex Kützing) Kützing
Complete Botanical Name
Aegagropila linnaei Kützing
Family
Pithophoraceae
Genus
Aegagropila
Category
Mosses
Difficulty
easy
Growth
very slow
pH Value
6-8
Temperature Tolerance
4-28℃
Carbonate Hardness
2-18 dKH
General Hardness
9-30 °dGH
Propagation
Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
no
Height
3-10 cm
Width
3-10 cm
Colour
dark green
