cutting Moss Ball?

[FwoGiZ]

I bought a moss ball today, and I asked the petshop guy(I know haha..) how these moss ball would reproduce, and he told me I had to cut them with scissors and the 2 smaller balls would get bigger with time... When I got home, I sliced my moss ball in 2 but there seems to have a kind of bag in the middle of these balls... Did I just kill my moss ball?

[viva la viv]

no worries.. usually they are started on a form of some sort. to make them bigger for sale..just every once in a while take it out and roll it in the palm of your hands and squish it into a circle like balling up cookie dough if they sit in one place to long it will get a flat spot. i've also seen pics on other fish forums of people making a carpet on a log that looks real neat..

[FwoGiZ]

thanks!! I really like those moss balls! looks neat and it is actually pretty good for the water right? I read they need a lot of sun to be bright green so right now they're in glass of water next to the window!

[beckdg]

high light is not necessary for them. it is if you want them to pearl and float, but not to grow or be green.

all plants help water quality. the same way they help air quality. well, as long as they're healthy.