is this what pellia is suppose to look like?

[skyypeaches]

I ordered a batch of pellia from AquaticMagic and it just came today but it looks nothing like what they had posted on the ebay site. this was what I was expecting

and this is what I got. Is this the same thing? And if so, how do I transform what I have into what is above?

 

[Que]

Yeah... looks a bit rough though. If you look in the lower lefthand corner you will see some i had growing in a different tank that was transplanted here. http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=163102&page=8

It's best to tie this stuff to a rock and let it grow. It snowballs too in that as it grows it gets bigger almost exponentially. I statred with a small handful and have now parlayed that to having excess.

Here is a thread I started about meshing it to a rock. http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154663

Lemme know how it works out.

Q

PS... is that stuff tied to something?

 

[skyypeaches]

it came attached to some brown twig like stuff.. since it's such a small piece, what i've done for now is squished it all at the bottom of a jar and see if it will grow together into in piece.. it kept falling apart and the more I handled it the more it distintegrates which was why i wasnb't sure if there was something wrong wiht it

 

[jmhart]

Take it out of the jar. Take the pieces and tie them to a rock using thread or cotton string and let them grow. In the jar they'll just rot away.

 

[Que]

The stuff is brittle and needs to be handled carefully. Your best bet is to get it tied or meshed to a rock and let it grow.

Q

is it possible to get a better larger picture?

 

[Arakkis]

Save a few little pieces to grow in a jar so you can make more. It grows very quickly on the windowsil

 

[TLT]

Don't get discouraged I order java moss from Aquamagic once and it was in pretty bad shape too. With some patience though, it regrew completely. I'm sure your pellia will do the same!

 

[skyypeaches]

thanks guys. i am not too sure how to tie it to anything as it falls apart as soon as I touch it which is why I've put it at the bottom of a jar squished. It came in some twiglike stuff, is that also part of the plant or is that what it had been adhered to before? also, Arakkis, do I just save a coupke of hte strands? or will it need to be a piece?

 

[FishKing14]

I ordered some pellia through them and the EXACT same thing happened to me, except mine didn't regrow yet.

 

[Dwarf Puffers]

Don't get discouraged I order java moss from Aquamagic once and it was in pretty bad shape too. With some patience though, it regrew completely. I'm sure your pellia will do the same!

I have to say, that moss had to have gone through hell. I had a ball of java in a bowl set aside for many months, perfectly healthy and even growing a little.