Glossostigma Elantinoides - Tissue Culture Cup

A fast-growing carpet plant with tiny, bright green leaves, perfect for creating a natural, lush foreground.

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Scientific Name:

Glossostigma elatinoides

Common Name:

Glosso

Type:

Aquatic Plant

Origin:

Australia and New Zealand

Size:

5cm x 5cm Tissue Culture Cup

Description

Glossostigma elatinoides, often known as Glosso, is a popular foreground aquatic plant for creating dense, green carpets in aquariums. Its tiny, round leaves grow in small, creeping clusters, making it ideal for aquascapers who wish to create a lush, natural-looking substrate cover. Glosso is a fast-growing plant that thrives under high light and CO2 injection, forming a vibrant, dense carpet in aquariums. It is especially popular in nature-style aquascapes and planted tanks.

Key Features

  • Compact Growth: Forms a low-growing, green carpet in the foreground of aquariums.
  • Fast Propagation: Spreads quickly when given high light and CO2, perfect for covering the substrate.
  • Popular for Aquascaping: Ideal for nature-style aquascapes due to its small, delicate leaves.
  • Tissue Culture Cup: Delivered in a sterile, nutrient-rich medium, ensuring healthy plant growth free from pests.

Care Instructions

  • Light: Requires high light levels for optimal growth.
  • Water: Soft to moderately hard water is ideal (2-12 dGH).
  • Temperature: Prefers temperatures between 22-28°C (72-82°F).
  • CO2: Highly recommended for fast growth and dense carpeting.
  • Planting: Remove from the tissue culture cup, rinse well, and plant individual portions in the substrate to encourage spreading.

Perfect For

  • Foreground in aquariums
  • Aquascaping and nature-style planted tanks
  • Fish and shrimp tanks with rich substrate
  • High-tech aquariums with CO2 injection

Shipping Details

Our Glossostigma elatinoides is shipped in a 5cm x 5cm tissue culture cup to ensure it arrives in perfect condition. We take great care in packaging to protect your plant during shipping, so it’s ready to be planted upon arrival.

Why Choose Us?

At The Guppy Garden, we specialize in high-quality aquatic plants grown in sterile tissue culture. This ensures that your plants are free from pests and algae, giving them the best start in your aquarium. With our expertise, you can be confident that your plants will thrive in their new environment.

Order your Glossostigma elatinoides - Tissue Culture Cup today and create a vibrant green carpet in your aquarium!

Glossostigma Elantinoides - Tissue Culture Cup

$13.00 $22.00 40% Off
Glossostigma Elantinoides - Tissue Culture Cup

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  • Sandy Point

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    unit 5/47 St George Cres
    Sandy Point NSW 2172
    Australia

    +61437158143

Media Types

What is a Gel Cup?

A tissue culture vessel is a clear gel, transparent container (5 cm diameter x 7 cm height) that holds multiple young plants (typically 3 or more) grown under laboratory conditions.

These vessels provide a carefully controlled environment, keeping the plants healthy and contaminant-free until they're ready to transition to standard growing conditions.

Quick Hardening Steps:

  1. Open Lid Gradually: Slightly open the cup to slowly reduce humidity.
  2. Maintain Humidity: Gradually decrease humidity over 2–4 weeks.
  3. Indirect Light: Start with gentle, indirect lighting.
  4. Moist Soil: Keep media damp, never wet.
  5. Monitor Closely: Slowly increase airflow and light exposure.
What is a Gel Cup?

What is a Transition Cup

Each transparent Transition Cup (5 cm diameter × 7 cm height) contains a juvenile carnivorous plant that has moved beyond sterile tissue culture and into a structured transition medium.

Inside, you’ll find a young carnivorous plant securely planted in a semi-solid blend designed to support root development while easing the shift from gel to soil.

This carefully balanced environment maintains optimal humidity and airflow, helping reduce transplant shock and supporting the plant during this critical transition stage.

Suitable for both novice growers and experienced collectors, Transition Cups provide a reliable, low-stress way to guide delicate carnivorous plants toward successful soil establishment.

What is a Transition Cup

Soil Cup

Each transparent carnivorous cup (5 cm diameter x 7 cm height) contains a juvenile carnivorous plant freshly transitioned from tissue culture.

Inside, you'll find a young carnivorous plant planted securely in special growing media soil that replicates their natural habitat.

This carefully balanced environment maintains optimal humidity, aiding the delicate plants during their crucial hardening-off stage.

Perfect for both novice growers and experienced collectors, these cups provide a simple and effective way to cultivate and enjoy captivating insect-eating plants.

Soil Cup

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