​Glossostigma elatinoides

This aquarium plant is originally from New Zealand.

With sufficient light, this plant will form a compact, green carpet. Best known through the early works of Takashi Amano, the plant has quickly gained popularity.

When planting small portions, use fine aquarium plant tweezers. Place the portions next to each other with a distance of approximately 1 cm between them. Within a few weeks a beautiful carpet will form with sufficient light of at least 1 Watt/L, sufficient Iron, Nitrate (>5mg/L), Phosphate (>0.5mg/L) and CO2. If there is too little light, the stems will grow upwards. Therefore, do not place the plant under overhanging other plant species.

Type: Ground cover

Origin: New Zealand Australia

Growth rate: Fast

Height: 3-5+ cm

Light requirement: 1 Watt per Liter

CO2 requirement: 15-25 mg/L

Difficulty: Difficult