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

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