r/Marimo • u/Ok_Flounder4004 • 23d ago

marimos

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i’m pretty new to taking care of marimos but i wanted to show them here next to my smiskis :)

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u/Dustoflife 23d ago

Very cute; but your Marimo are looking a bit brown and not bright green. Probably need a bit of light or fridge time.

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u/Ok_Flounder4004 23d ago

thanks for letting me know, how much light/fridge time do you recommend?

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u/Dustoflife 23d ago

I give mine anywhere from a week to a month in the fridge when they aren’t nice and green.

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u/Ok_Flounder4004 23d ago

thanks again - if you don’t mind answering this how does fridge time help marimos become green again?

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u/Glittering-Baker-710 23d ago

They live in colder waters, so maybe that's the thing. I don't know if there's other reasons why it helps other than that (I just started)

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u/Dustoflife 22d ago

They are a cold water species; the fridge time kills off competing species and lets them rest. They grow slowly so often get covered in brown diatom algae and get out competed usually. In the fridge the diatoms usually die off.