Monosolenium Tenerum – Broadleaf Liverwort for Naturalistic Aquascapes
Monosolenium tenerum, commonly known as Pellia, is a unique and visually striking liverwort that offers a bold, textured presence in freshwater aquariums. Native to East Asia, Pellia forms broad, ribbon-like fronds—called thalli—that grow into dense, dark green mats, creating a soft yet substantial carpet across rocks, wood, or substrate.
Unlike finer mosses and delicate liverworts, Pellia’s thicker structure adds dimension and depth to aquascapes, making it a favored choice for foreground or midground placement in nature-style layouts. It thrives in a wide range of tank conditions and requires very little maintenance, making it a practical and beautiful addition to any planted tank.
🌿 Key Features of Monosolenium Tenerum
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Scientific Name: Monosolenium tenerum
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Common Names: Pellia, Pellia Moss
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Growth Habit: Broad, ribbon-like fronds (up to 5 cm wide), forming low, bushy tufts
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Distinct Texture: Thicker and more substantial than Riccardia or Subwassertang
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Versatile Placement: Ideal for attaching to rocks, wood, or used loosely as a ground cover
✅ Optimal Growing Conditions
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Lighting: Low to moderate
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CO₂: Optional—improves vitality and growth rate
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Nutrient Substrate: Not required; absorbs nutrients from the water column
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Water Parameters:
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pH: 6.0–7.5
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Temperature: 59–82°F (15–28°C)
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🐠 Aquascaping Benefits
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Natural Aesthetic: Broad, matte fronds create lush green mats that soften hardscape elements
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Shelter & Breeding Grounds: Provides safe zones for shrimp, fry, and microfauna
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Low-Maintenance: Grows slowly and stays compact, requiring minimal trimming
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Foreground or Midground Use: Can create carpets, cover driftwood, or drape over rocks
🌱 Why Choose Monosolenium Tenerum?
Whether you’re designing a minimalist scape or a complex natural biotope, Pellia offers rare texture and visual contrast. It’s durable, beginner-friendly, and thrives even in low-tech aquariums. Once secured to wood or stone, it forms attractive tufts that are easy to propagate and expand throughout your tank.
📦 What You’ll Receive
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Loose Portion: small portion of Monosolenium tenerum, approx. 2" x 2" (5 cm x 5 cm)
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Ready for Use: Can be tied to rocks, tucked into crevices, or allowed to carpet over time
🔒 Disclaimer
Photos shown are sample representations. Actual plant portions may vary in size and density. Unless noted, plants may arrive in emersed or submerged form and are not guaranteed to be pest- or pesticide-free.
⚠️ State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner
Never release Pellia—or any aquatic plant—into local waterways. Always dispose of excess material responsibly to protect native ecosystems and prevent unwanted spread.
Handling time for Live Plants orders:
Live plants are shipped from Monday - Saturday if you choose United States Postal Services (USPS): Most plant-only orders can ship out within 1-3 business days excluded out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder products.
UPS 2-Days and UPS Overnight only ship from Monday-Wednesday to ensure they arrived in the same week. Please be mindful we also have 1-2 business days handling time, so please placed your order on or before Tuesday, the cut off time is 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT)
Handling time for Live Animals orders:
Live Animals are shipped from Monday - Wednesday: Live Animals orders take longer to ship. We only ship Live Animals orders when they can be delivered within the week so they don't spend an extra day in transit on the weekend.
Handling time for Live Animals ranges from 1-5 business days depending on the weather and health of the livestock. We will email tracking information when the order is shipped.
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- Free Shipping will take 2-5 days to reach you
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- We do not accept returns or exchanges for Live Plants and Live Animals
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.
- 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
- 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.
- Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
- 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
- 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!
- 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.
Customer Reviews
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I was really looking forward to the Pellia. I bought 3 loose portions, but after removing the brown spots, I had about 1/2 of 1 loose portion left.
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While all the other plants in the order arrived healthy and in good shape. This mono specimen arrived very degraded and brown “dead”. it looked like it had been kept in the bag for a week and/or was the very bottom of the barrel. The package contained very few pieces of green “live” plant material. This may be enough to regenerate over the next couple of months, but very disappointing. The photos are of what is left after pulling out the majority of dead material. Also noticed some hitchhikers. Snails, snails. Everything in the aquarium is from the same order.
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I have received parasites, scuds, and leaches in some plants from other sellers, BUT not from here. They do not have any duck weed either, which is almost impossible possible to remove, it always seems to pop up. Just order you don’t have to worry like you do other places.
These are gorgeous plants, they look like seaweed to me and can grow anywhere, they are very easy,
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I expected mine to come in one big clump like in the picture, but it came in mini small little fibers that have now died Do not recommend this is a product to buy from here specifically. Maybe when it’s not on sale because they’ll give you an actual good product. Because I did buy it on sale and maybe that’s why I got what I got. Here’s a picture of what I can find that is still. Slowly dying in my tank. If any of this actually does survive, I will be surprised.
T
Very cool plant. I was provided a generous portion that arrived quickly and in excellent condition. It looks amazing attached to the dragon-stone in my aquarium.
B
I believe these came with snails which was just what I wanted and are looking great in my 10 gallon tank
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