Regarding Pellia (Monosolenium tenerum) and Vals

nagukush

nagukush

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Hi Friends !

I hope all is well and great !

Just wanted to request for some guidance and help-

Actually I'm getting some Pellia (Monosolenium tenerum) and just wanted to request if somebody can kindly guide me on how to plant it in my aquarium. I have no prior experience in tying moss / ferns / anubias to rocks and wood and I dont want to do it wrong. I've got it with very great difficulty and for a huge sum of money. I'm afraid that I may damage the plant.

Kindly guide me if I can tie it on small pieces of rough rocks ? While tying the plant, do I just hold all the portions together as a single rough mass and tie it to the rock piece ? Will too much pressure cut / destroy / damage the plant ? Will the plant eventually get attached to the rock by itself ? Also can the plant do well / survive in low-light conditions ?

Sorry for so many questions, but its just that I've never even seen the plant before. It will be a great-great help if somebody can kindly guide me on the above questions and give me a step-by-step way to plant the plant well.

Also wanted to request you to kindly let me know if Vallisneria can do well in low light condition. My light is 3 x 30W Flr.Tube Light for my 4 feet (2 feet deep), 50 Gallon tank.

Kindly guide and help me friends...
Thanks and Regards to all,
Kush
 
I had horrible luck with pellia. It's extremely fragile and will break apart if your not extremely gentle. I will never purchase it again untell it is already established on rock or driftwood. Mine had ended up in pieces all over my tank, so I ended up taking it all out and tossing it. I hope you have better luck. Where are you purchasing it from?
 
Hi there !

I'm getting it online from Aquatic Magic Ebay Store. Now I'm really afraid because I've ordered 5 Portions of it...
 
I'm afraid I haven't dealt with either plant, but I have used mosses and I think their care is similar to Pellia. I have attached moss to rocks and wood with cotton string and with burlap. I don't cinch it down really tight, just enough to hold the moss in place. Both seem to work fine so far, though I've been warned that burlap makes a mess when it disintegrates. The idea is that you just hold the plant in place and by the time the cotton dissolves it has attached itself.
 
nagukush said:
Hi there !

I'm getting it online from Aquatic Magic Ebay Store. Now I'm really afraid because I've ordered 5 Portions of it...
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Let me know how it arrives from them. I've ordered plants from them before, and had great success (not pellia). I did order pellia from that seller in Texas, I think it was pets-n-smiles, it was completely atrocious. I ordered a few plants from them and the only thing that survived was an anubias nana.
I wish you much luck!
 
I haven't had my pellia for very long but I have mine bound in a hair net. It seems to be working pretty well so far. The pellia is starting to grow and cover the netting. I also have a plant weight on it to keep it down.
 
HI Friends,

I have placed an order with Aquatic Magic on Ebay and after reading about Pellia on the internet, I feel that I should cancel the Pellia and buy Marimo Balls instead (I still have time to change my order)

Just wanted to request you to kindly guide me if I can keep these Marimo Balls (http://cgi.ebay.com/Giant-Marimo-bal...d=p4634.c0.m14)
in my Frontosa / Brichardi Tank ? Will the fish eat them ? Will plecos / shrimps eat them ? Are they easy to maintain ?

Kindly guide me Friends...
Thanks and Regards
Kush
 
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