Common Name: Glosso
Glossostigma elatinoides from New Zealand is much in demand in Japanese-inspired aquariums. It is one of the smallest aquarium plants (2-3 cm tall), and thus a good foreground plant. Takashi Amano became aware of the rather unknown plant in 1980. He imported it to Japan via the aquatic plant nursery Dennerle and created the first Nature Aquaria layouts with low-growing carpets of Glossostigma. This plant can be confused with Marsilea, however Glossostigma has two leaves per node.
Glossostigma elatinoides
This plant is grown in-vitro and is kept in a nutrient medium. Remove plant from cup and rinse in aquarium water to remove excess medium. Split into portions and plant into substrate with aquascaping tweezers.
A difficult plant demanding a lot of light. Grows upwards if light is poor. Make sure larger plants do not overshadow it. When planting in the aquarium small clumps (approx. 1/8 pot) should be placed at intervals of a few centimetres to help the plants grow together more quickly. CO2 addition and soft water promote growth significantly.
DO NOT RELEASE PLANTS AND LIVESTOCK INTO LOCAL WATERWAYS
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