Tuesday 13 December 2011

PELLIA (Monosolenium tenerum) ??

I'm not sure if this Pellia plant is Monosolenium tenerum or Endiviifolia, but they do look similar. I never tried to keep this in my tank, as - with the plant twisting and making it difficult to tell its topside from its underside- it can be quite hard to successfully tie on to driftwood. I did however, prove some of this type of Pellia was aquatic by keeping it in a plastic container for 2 weeks ... and it appeared to be growing nicely, sending out new shoots & spores.  These pics are of an  emersive form.






2 comments:

  1. Hi,
    notice that in tank, we use Monosolenium tenerum which is considered as synonym of Pellia endiviifolia. The two plants are the

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  2. Hi Thanks for your reply.. yes, the one i used in my tank usually i found in the wet land, out of waters :)

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