Watch out for invasive zebra mussels in aquarium 'moss balls' March 12, 2021 at 5:56 p.m. | Updated March 15, 2021 at 10:25 a.m.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Check your fish tank! If you recently bought moss balls for an aquarium, they may contain an invasive species known as zebra mussels and should be carefully thrown out ...

Marimo moss balls now are rolling into stylish vases and even into tiny orbs and bottles as jewelry. Consider marimo the moss in your underwater terrarium. Or the floating plant in your aquarium ...

The Zebra Mussel is small but could overcrowd fish tanks fast and harm the environment if not disposed of properly. The North Carolina Wildlife Commission says contaminated moss balls came from ...

Moss balls in your fish tank could be contaminated with an invasive species. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources found a Zebra mussel at a pet store in Virginia.

The commission urges anyone who has purchased a moss ball within the past several weeks to follow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service guidance on how to properly disinfect moss balls and clean aquarium ...

(WLUK) -- Aquarium owners are urged to remove and dispose of purchased moss balls after invasive mussels were found inside or on some of them, including in Wisconsin. The state Department of ...

Balls of moss commonly found in aquariums are threatening to push the zebra mussel invasion further across the U.S., wildlife officials are warning.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminded consumers Friday to "Destroy, Don't Dump" aquarium moss balls after invasive zebra mussels were detected in Washington ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks confirmed on Thursday that zebra mussels had been found on small balls of algae sold at pet stores in every major city in the state.

Washington state regulators tweeze out a tiny zebra mussel from an aquarium moss ball on Aug. 12, 2024. Photo courtesy of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

North Dakota wildlife officials are asking fish aquarium owners to properly dispose of moss balls after invasive zebra mussels were found in some product sold at pet stores in Bismarck and Fargo ...