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I bought these in October and gave a glowing review which I have now deleted and am updating here. I split the 3 containers of moss between 2 tanks after rinsing the moss. What I didn’t do was quarantine the moss, but I’m not sure that would have helped. I have not added any new fish to either tank. A few weeks after adding the moss to both tanks, I started losing fish in one of them. Then I noticed these “string-like” strands hanging from their bellies. After much research, I discovered they’re anchor worms, very lethal and not easy to get rid of. Last week I started losing fry in my baby tank. Yesterday I saw 3 of them with anchor worms. I was completely floored because I have separate nets, vacuums, etc for each of my tanks. So I started treating that tank as well. I had also begun treating the adult tank with antibiotics because they developed a secondary infection from the worms. I had saved the little containers the moss came in because I thought they might come in handy for thawing frozen fish food. I grabbed one of them to mix the medication in, and was mortified to see about 6 dried up anchor worms in the container. I had to think hard where I had gotten the container from and realized the moss had come in it. At the time I thought those were little pieces of moss in the container and didn’t think twice about it. Now I realize how both tanks became infested with anchor worms and I’m heartbroken at the number of very expensive fish I lost. I hold myself partly responsible for not quarantining these plants, but since I’ve always bought fish and plants from reputable dealers, I was lulled into a false sense of security. Besides, I’m not sure I would have seen them in the moss - I didn’t see them until they were attached to my fish. I guess the thing to do is soak plants in a 10% bleach and water solution and then rinse them really well before putting them in your tank - or - buy your plants from a LFS that you know and absolutely trust. It’s not worth the risk buying from someone you don’t know. This has been a very expensive and heart breaking experience for me, but I learned a very difficult lesson that I will never forget.