Black Mangroves

[Mike4284m]

Does anyone know where I can get these from? Either the plants or the seeds? Thanks.

 

[km133688]

Nope, I seem to recall you need red mangroves. The black and white ones are supposed to die in saltwater. There is a thread for this, try looking for it, I found it with a simple search. Also, there are many venders on EBAY and the web in general who will sell you this stuff. Good luck.

 

[Mike4284m]

I actually already have red mangroves but was looking for something different. I'm not sure about full saltwater but blacks and whites would be fine in my lower end brackish tank. Black mangroves grow quicker than reds so they may be more useful for nutrient export, though this is not why I want them.

 

[Mike4284m]

Just incase anyone ever wants any blacks or whites, contact scodz@aol.com. Scott gave me a great deal and was extremely helpful and knowledgeable.

 

[xcreonx]

black mangroves can live in the water too. usually you see them in a tidal area where they get submerged for part of the day. they're all over the place down here...not as much as the red mangroves, though.

 

[New_Noob]

what about white? GARF has many white in their mud tanks, they seem to live and grow good.

 

[xcreonx]

i dont really know too much about the white ones. i see them around here often, but never in the water. but i have no experience with them.

 

[New_Noob]

White are said to be like the blacks, they are on the beaches and jungles, but can survive the fullwater.

 

[Triterium]

Black and white mangrove are often found in regions with salinity over 90 ppt, while reds are usually at about 60-70ppt

Sea water is only at ~35ppt

 

[Mike4284m]

I've always heard of whites being more terrestrial than the others. Apparently, like the reds, they don't grow very fast. The blacks comparatively do, so they may be more useful for nutrient export. I just think mangroves look great and don't concern myself with their usefulness.

 

[reeferguy3]

I'm actually growing black and white as well as red mangroves in freshwater but i'm switching them all over to saltwater and putting the reds and blacks in my refugium and growing the whites like house plants until they are quite a bit larger. I don't think your supposed to grow whites as aquarium plants unless you have like a whole shallow aquarium devoted to just keeping extremely shallow water animals i.e. hermit crabs, turtles (depending on salinity). As far as I know black mangroves will do fine in saltwater, I know some people who have been growing them in their fuges, and haven't heard before that they can't be in sea water.

 

[saltwater sam]

Oops posted under my brothers account^^^^.