Monosolenium tenerum, commonly known as Pellia, is a distinctive aquatic liverwort favored by aquarium enthusiasts for its unique appearance and easy care. Native to East Asia, this plant forms dense, dark green mats that add a natural, lush look to any aquascape. Unlike other liverworts, Monosolenium tenerum has broad, ribbon-like thalli that can grow up to 5 cm wide and 2-3 cm tall, giving it a more substantial and textured presence in the tank.
Pellia thrives in a variety of water conditions, making it a versatile choice for both beginner and experienced aquarists. It prefers low to moderate lighting and can tolerate a range of temperatures, typically between 15°C and 28°C (59°F to 82°F). While CO2 supplementation is not necessary, it can enhance growth and vitality. The plant anchors itself to substrates such as rocks, driftwood, or aquarium decor, creating a natural look and providing shelter for small fish and invertebrates.
One of the key benefits of Monosolenium tenerum is its low maintenance requirements. It grows slowly and does not require frequent trimming, making it an excellent choice for low-tech aquariums. Additionally, it helps improve water quality by absorbing excess nutrients and providing oxygenation.
In aquascaping, Pellia is often used as a foreground or midground plant, where its dense mats can create a carpet-like effect or be used to cover hardscape elements. Its unique structure and color contrast beautifully with other aquatic plants, adding depth and interest to the aquascape.
Overall, Monosolenium tenerum is a versatile and attractive plant that enhances the beauty and health of any freshwater aquarium.
Simply splitting the cushions can propagate this liverwort. When grown loosely, its submersible form can become a pest. So, tie it to rocks with nylon or tuck it between driftwood or stones. After a short time secured to a wood or rock, it grows into a lovely tuft that's easy to split out into more portions.
- Sold as a small portion, loose moss
- Approx. 2" x 2" / 5cm x 5cm portion
- Easy to grow, rare aquatic moss
Disclaimer: Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, and pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge.
Scientific Name: Monosolenium Tenerum
CO2: Recommended
Growth Rates: Medium
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Nutrient Substrate: Not Required
Lighting Requirements: Low - Medium
Can be grow emerged?: Yes
Can be attached to driftwood, stone, rock, aquarium decoration?: Yes
CO2: Recommended
Growth Rates: Medium
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Nutrient Substrate: Not Required
Lighting Requirements: Low - Medium
Can be grow emerged?: Yes
Can be attached to driftwood, stone, rock, aquarium decoration?: Yes
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.
Free Shipping: We offer Free Shipping on eligible orders.
- Free Shipping will take 2-5 days to reach you
- If your orders included Live Plants & Live Animals. We will combine the shipment and you will see the flat rate shipping cost at checkout
- Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands customers are not qualified for the Free Shipping program. Please upgrade to Expedited or Express Mail for faster delivery.
Delayed Parcels: Sometimes your packages may take longer than normal to arrive with U.S. Postal Service or our chosen courier. We are legally obliged to wait 15 working days (3 weeks) for a package to be considered lost. See U.S. Postal Service website for further detail.
- We cannot be held responsible for any delay caused by U.S. Postal Service but if your packages were lost by the courier service, we will issue a replacement by 50/50, which means we pay 50% and the customers pay 50% plus shipping for the replacement orders.
- Please always keep your shipping address up-to-date! ( Debit and Credit Card, Paypal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Shopify Pay, Ali Pay, and other payment processing services )
- Any shipment being refused or shipped back to us by providing a wrong address or other reasons will not be refundable.
Cancellations: We understand sometimes thing goes out of control.
- Please contact us ASAP if you want to cancel your orders. Orders only might be canceled if they are not being shipped by shipping couriers.
Return Policy: All sales are final
- 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,
T
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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