magrove ID and Tips

[jolt26]

green leaves, brackish water. it is still on a plastic cup, so it gets lights, but not the tank water yet.

can we acclimate this? how? any other tips? thanks!

 

[graveyardworm]

Here's a thread I started. I researched and posted alot of helpful links in there.

 

[Mike4284m]

Doesn't look like a red or black to me, the leaf shape is to tapered close to the stem. Reds and black are more oval.

 

[jolt26]

any idea what it is, then? i'll add a few drops of saltwater a day for several months. it is now outside the house, basking on natural sunlight.

 

[graveyardworm]

Did you collect it ?

 

[jolt26]

bought it from an LFS. it is "allegedly" aquacultured on brackish water.

 

[The_Nexis_One]

Can you get a pic of the base?

Red Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) have long cigar shaped propagules which are thicker on the root end and usually have a point on the other. Usually around 7" long.

Black Mangroves (Avicennia officianalis) look like a large tear drop, large lima bean or avacado shape. Usually around 1" to 2" in diameter.

White Mangroves (Laguncularia racemosa) look like flat peas and are less than .1" thick (and therefore you wouldn't see any propagule at the base of the maturing plant.

Grey Mangroves (Avicennia Marina)... I've only seen one diagram of this prop. and it looked like a ruffled fungus with the roots coming out the bottom. This shrivled appendage falls off once the plant is well established. Pretty unlikely that you have one of these as they aren't very common.

There are more, but I'm not familiar with them nor have I heard of anyone who actually has seen them - so it's most likely you have one of the ones listed.

Best of Luck,
John.