{"product_id":"glossostigma-elatinoides","title":"Glossostigma Elatinoides | Glossostigma elatinoides","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlosso is the aquascaper's classic carpet – tiny paddle-shaped leaves that hug the substrate and knit into a bright green lawn. It is beautiful, but make no mistake, it is a high-tech plant that demands strong light and CO2 to stay low and dense. Rewarding for the committed, frustrating for the casual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNatural Habitat\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossostigma elatinoides grows on the damp margins of lakes and streams across New Zealand and southern Australia, often creeping over wet mud in bright, open conditions. Recreating that means intense overhead light, a fine nutrient-rich substrate and injected CO2, so the plant spreads sideways rather than reaching upward for light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAppearance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePairs of small, spoon-shaped leaves sit on short creeping stems just 2–3 cm tall. Grown well it forms a tight, vivid green mat; grown poorly it stretches, goes leggy and lets algae in. The potted or tissue-culture portion sold is a starter clump that you divide into many small plugs to seed a carpet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlacement and Aquascaping\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA foreground carpeting plant, used to create open lawns at the front of a scape and along pathways between hardscape. Plant small plugs a couple of centimetres apart across the foreground so they can meet and fill in. Trim the carpet periodically to keep it thin and stop lower layers rotting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlanting and Propagation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemove the pot and rockwool (or split a tissue-culture cup), rinse, and separate into tiny portions of a few stems each. Plant each plug into fine substrate with tweezers. It propagates by runners, sending out horizontal shoots that root and spread into new plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare Requirements\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe candid with yourself before buying: Glosso needs high light and pressurised CO2 to carpet. Without CO2 it grows tall, pale and thin and usually fails. Use a fine, iron-rich planted substrate with root tabs, dose the water column, and keep temperature at 15–26 °C, pH 5.0–7.5. Growth is fast under good conditions, so frequent trimming keeps the carpet flat and healthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecies Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScientific Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlossostigma elatinoides\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCommon Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlosso, Glossostigma\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew Zealand and southern Australia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum Height\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2–3 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrowth Rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFast (with CO2)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDifficulty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAdvanced\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlacement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForeground\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLighting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCO2 Requirement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRequired\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFertilisation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIron-rich substrate with root tabs plus liquid fertiliser\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater Temperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15–26 °C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epH Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.0–7.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGH Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoft to moderate, 2–12 dGH\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePropagation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRunners\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSalinity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable (freshwater)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh-tech aquascapes with CO2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSuitable Tank Mates\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall, peaceful fish and shrimp that leave the carpet alone – small tetras, rasboras, pygmy corydoras, otocinclus and dwarf shrimp, which also help graze algae from the young lawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAvoid Keeping With\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiggers and uprooters such as goldfish, most cichlids, loaches that sift substrate, and crayfish, which tear up freshly planted plugs before they root. It will not perform in low-light, no-CO2 tanks, so skip it if your setup is low-tech.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustralian-grown aquarium plants for in-store collection or local delivery. Sold sizes\/portions reflect what we stock; anything shown as sold out will return as we restock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick's Aquarium Oceanarium Terrarium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55234096693539,"sku":"AA2093","price":14.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7236\/5347\/files\/Pisces_Tissue_Culture_Glossostigma_Elatinoides.jpg?v=1781490862","url":"https:\/\/nicksaquariumoceanariumterrarium.com.au\/products\/glossostigma-elatinoides","provider":"Nicks Aquarium Oceanarium Terrarium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}