Glossostigma elatinoides in Vitro Culture® – Iconic Foreground Carpet Plant for High-Impact Aquascaping

Glossostigma elatinoides is a classic and high-performance carpeting plant originating from New Zealand, known for its tiny, bright green leaves and low, fast-spreading growth. It is a staple in professional aquascapes—especially Iwagumi-style layouts—due to its ability to form a dense, vibrant green mat that hugs the substrate. Under the right conditions, this plant creates a striking visual foundation in foreground areas of high-tech tanks.

Now offered in our sterile Vitro Culture® 4-inch bag, Glossostigma elatinoides is grown using advanced Tissue Culture Technology to ensure a 100% pest-free, algae-free, and pesticide-free start—perfect for sensitive shrimp tanks, contest aquascapes, and nano layouts.

🌿 Key Features:

• Scientific Name: Glossostigma elatinoides

• Common Name: Glosso

• Leaf Color: Bright green, oval to teardrop-shaped

• Growth Form: Low, fast-spreading carpet plant

• Vitro Culture® Format: 4-inch sealed bag with multiple healthy plantlets in sterile gel or liquid

• Placement: Foreground

• Growth Rate: Fast under optimal conditions

• Difficulty Level: Medium to hard

💧 Optimal Growing Conditions:

• Lighting: High; essential for compact, horizontal growth

• CO₂: Strongly recommended to maintain low growth and vibrant color

• Substrate: Nutrient-rich substrate or root tab supplementation required

• Water Parameters: pH 5.5–7.5 | Temperature: 70–82°F (21–28°C)

• Propagation: Spreads via runners; trim and replant for even coverage

🌱 Additional Information:

• Nutrient Substrate: Required

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes

🧪 Vitro Culture® Advantages:

• 100% Pest-Free: No snails, algae, or contaminants

• Clean Start: Ideal for shrimp tanks and sensitive species

• Long Shelf Life: Store under light until ready to plant

• Easy to Plant: Rinse, separate gently, and place directly into substrate

🐠 Aquascaping Benefits:

• Premier Carpet Plant: Creates lush, vibrant green mats across the foreground

• Perfect for Iwagumi Style: Complements stone hardscape and open layouts

• High Visual Impact: Delivers contrast and texture at the substrate level

• Used in Competition Aquascaping: A favorite among professional aquascapers worldwide

📦 What You’ll Receive:

One 4-inch sealed Vitro Culture® bag containing healthy Glossostigma elatinoides plantlets—ready to rinse, acclimate, and plant in your aquarium.

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Photos are for reference only. Plant size, density, and color may vary depending on lighting and aquarium conditions. Glossostigma may melt during transition from tissue culture but will regrow under stable care.

 WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.