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[harbinger0fdeath]

What is the nastiest aquarium substrate and why is it fluval stratum?

[fullfrontalfish]

Mmfiiish

[emeraldlabyrinth]

Sometimes, all I can think about when I look at him. Is that he looks like a whale.

If you love the Musicorum please check out Emerald Labyrinth. There you will find quality books that will help guide you through life. Along with stories about the Musicorum and literary wonders!

[itsamarlfox]

The 40b is killing it

[marimo-sanctuary]

Hi Marimo Sanctuary. Hate to bring stress to your otherwise very chill blog, but as you may of heard, the US Fish and Wildlife Service recently found the invasive Zebra Mussel in moss balls in pet shops in 20+ states. Zebra Mussels are an incredibly damaging invasive species, and control is essential in minimizing said damage. I highly recommend looking at the US FWS website for additional guidance you could share with your followers! You're under no obligation to post anything of course, but I thought you should know. I hope you're having a great day!

Thank you for bringing this up, I hadn’t seen this information yet. Here is the article from the US Fish & Wildlife Service wrote on the 12th of this month about the infected Marimo. If you have purchased a Marimo recently please read this article. 

This is valuable information especially for those with fish tanks or there’s even some who may just drop their marimo back into a pond somewhere if they don’t want it anymore. Most importantly if you have a marimo, especially one that’s been purchased recently DO NOT DUMP THEM! 

Here is a guide from the National Invasive Species Information Center on how to properly dispose of Zebra Mussels and infected Marimo. 

Since Zebra Mussels can multiply quickly, meaning that they will disrupt a local ecosystem if introduced. They are invasive and incredibly damaging. They will disrupt the natural food chain and water chemistry, as well as destroy local species populations. 

If you want more information on Zebra Mussles and their impact on the environment here is a link to an article from the US Fish & Wildlife Service. 

This is valuable information for anyone with an aquarium or aquatic plant to know about. If you care for these plants and animals too, you need to do so for our friends in the wild as well. It’s important to know because infections like these don’t exclusively effect Marimo, they will effect an entire population in a water system if given the opportunity.

 Thank you for bringing our attention to it!

Sources

https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/zebra-mussels-found-aquarium-moss-balls

https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/ANS/zebra-mussel-disposal.html

https://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/clams/zebra.html

[fishytanks]

[likesplatterpaint]

Sometimes u gotta stop and watch the fis like mommy do.

[lynnizian]

11/12/18 The guppies always try to steal the show.