{"product_id":"aquatop-moss-ball-safe-house","title":"Aquatop Moss Ball Safe House","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#1a1a1a;max-width:860px;line-height:1.7;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA hollow moss-look sphere with a cave mouth cut into it, mounted on a suction cup so it sticks anywhere on the glass. Fish, shrimp and fry use it to rest, hide and spawn in, and because it mounts rather than sits on the substrate you can put shelter at mid-water or up near the surface where there usually is none. Three sizes. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/aquarium-decor-hardscape\"\u003edecor and hardscape\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a moss-look ornament, not a live Marimo. Nothing to keep alive and nothing to trim.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:18px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #666;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eChoose Your Size\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:640px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.92em;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;background:#F5F5F5;text-align:left;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;background:#F5F5F5;text-align:left;\"\u003eL x W x H\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;background:#F5F5F5;text-align:left;\"\u003eSuits\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e2.6 x 2.3 x 2.6 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003eShrimp, fry and nano tanks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e3.4 x 3.2 x 3.4 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003eSmall community fish, a shrimp colony\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e5.1 x 4.7 x 5.1 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003eBigger fish and breeding pairs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:18px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #666;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMounts on the glass.\u003c\/strong\u003e The included suction cup is the part that makes this different from every other cave. Shelter does not have to live on the substrate, and a hideout at mid-water suits species that never go to the bottom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSomewhere to spawn.\u003c\/strong\u003e Aquatop list it as encouraging natural spawning and breeding behavior, and an enclosed sphere with one entrance is exactly the shape a lot of fish look for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover reduces stress.\u003c\/strong\u003e New or shy stock settles faster when there is a dark space to retreat into, and shrimp will graze the textured surface as well as hide in it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLooks like a moss ball.\u003c\/strong\u003e The fuzzy green finish reads as a natural Marimo rather than as an ornament, so it sits quietly in a planted scape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFreshwater and saltwater.\u003c\/strong\u003e Aquatop rate it for both, and the material is non-toxic and aquarium safe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:18px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #666;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:620px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.92em;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;background:#F5F5F5;text-align:left;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;background:#F5F5F5;text-align:left;\"\u003eItem\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;background:#F5F5F5;text-align:left;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;background:#F5F5F5;text-align:left;\"\u003eBarcode\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003eHMB-SM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e2.6 x 2.3 x 2.6 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e810146751861\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003eHMB-MD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e3.4 x 3.2 x 3.4 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e810146751854\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003eLarge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003eHMB-LG\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e5.1 x 4.7 x 5.1 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #DDD;padding:6px 9px;\"\u003e810146751847\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.9em;\"\u003eMounting: suction cup, included with every size. Material: non-toxic, aquarium-safe. Water type: freshwater and saltwater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:18px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #666;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eSetting It Up\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean the glass where it is going. Algae or film under a suction cup is why suction cups fall off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWet the cup, press it firmly to the glass and hold for a few seconds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoint the opening away from the main flow so the inside stays calm, which is the whole point of a refuge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck it after the first day. If it creeps, take it off, clean both surfaces and remount.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:18px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #666;padding-left:8px;\"\u003ePairs With\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/aquatop-bonsai-tree-aquarium-ornament\"\u003eAquatop Bonsai Tree ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e for a scape with ground-level structure too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/freshwater-invertebrates\"\u003eShrimp\u003c\/a\u003e, who will use it constantly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/aquarium-decor-hardscape\"\u003edecor and hardscape\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:18px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #666;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a real moss ball?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. It is an ornament made to look like one. There is nothing living in it, so it will not melt, brown or need light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the suction cup hold?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn clean glass, yes. Suction cups fail on algae film, not on weight. Wipe the spot first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it sit on the substrate instead?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, the cup just becomes a base. You lose the mid-water placement that makes it interesting, though.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich size for shrimp?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmall is plenty for a shrimp colony and leaves room in a nano. Go Medium or Large if fish will be using it too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it reef safe?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAquatop rate it for freshwater and saltwater and list the material as non-toxic and aquarium safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Aquatop","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":50655733973211,"sku":"HMB-SM","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":50655734005979,"sku":"HMB-MD","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large","offer_id":50655734038747,"sku":"HMB-LG","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/5209\/3403\/files\/HMB-group-1000x.jpg?v=1791978825","url":"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/aquatop-moss-ball-safe-house","provider":"Squeaky's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}