Monosolenium tenerum question

General Tso · 02-02-2007, 06:12 PM

I got a free sample of Monosolenium tenerum last fall and filled most of my 5.5 gallon covered with rocks of the plant. I have almost zero algae in the tank, but the underside of my pellia thallus grow this white fuzzy stuff that looks like algae, but I'm not sure if it algae or the filament structure as described in this article.

Tropica

It never grows on the top of the leaf structure facing the light only on the underside. Does anyone else have the same growth on the underside?

Kaylee Skylyn · 02-02-2007, 06:18 PM

I can't see any such fuzz on mine. (just looked now)

It could be the anchoring structers (technicaly not roots), some liverworts get them. Not my monosolenium though....

mrbelvedere · 02-02-2007, 06:48 PM

Those are the rhizoids.

fresh_lynny · 02-02-2007, 07:25 PM

yeah they look a bit like cilia right?

General Tso · 02-02-2007, 07:35 PM

Yes, they look like cilia, I was just wondering what in the hell they were. I despise algae was really hoping that they were a natural formation on the plant. Thanks for answering my questions.

rain- · 02-02-2007, 07:35 PM

In my pellia the white rhizoids grow only on the underside of the middle vein of the thallus, so it might be a good way to recognize which is normal and which is algae or fungus.

General Tso · 02-02-2007, 07:45 PM

Yes! Thank you for posting that Rain, that is exactly what mine has. They are not as defined as your picture, but they do only grow on the underside along the vein. Thanks for easing my algae paranoia.

02-02-2007, 06:12 PM	#1
General Tso Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (27/100%) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western NY Posts: 233	Monosolenium tenerum question I got a free sample of Monosolenium tenerum last fall and filled most of my 5.5 gallon covered with rocks of the plant. I have almost zero algae in the tank, but the underside of my pellia thallus grow this white fuzzy stuff that looks like algae, but I'm not sure if it algae or the filament structure as described in this article. Tropica It never grows on the top of the leaf structure facing the light only on the underside. Does anyone else have the same growth on the underside?

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mrbelvedere Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (51/100%) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Saint Joseph, Illinois Posts: 2,783	Those are the rhizoids. __________________ In college....so no aquariums for a while.....

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fresh_lynny Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/100%) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 3,254	yeah they look a bit like cilia right? __________________ Eheim Chickie #203 Filstar Pimpette # 56 not-so-newby anymore? 90 gal acrylic, Coralife Aquapro 150x2 Metal Halides, 55x2 50/50 PC, 3 lunars, Hydor inline, 9w TurboTwist UV, Pressurized CO2, Rhinox 5000 glass co2 diffusor, Rex Grigg CO2 all-in-one, Milwaukee pH controller, 2 Eheim Pro II 2026's, Filstar XP3 backup, lilies, Eco Complete, Greg Watson dry ferts, EI mod http://www.paparazzi-weim.com

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02-02-2007, 06:18 PM	#2
Kaylee Skylyn Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hamilton Area, Ontario Posts: 93	I can't see any such fuzz on mine. (just looked now) It could be the anchoring structers (technicaly not roots), some liverworts get them. Not my monosolenium though....

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General Tso Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (27/100%) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western NY Posts: 233	Yes! Thank you for posting that Rain, that is exactly what mine has. They are not as defined as your picture, but they do only grow on the underside along the vein. Thanks for easing my algae paranoia.