Red Mangroves In DT?

[ninjazx777]

You can trim them like a bonzia to keep the from getting to big I plan on doing a mangrove swamp in a 40 breeder in the near future

 

[samdaman]

You can trim them like a bonzia to keep the from getting to big I plan on doing a mangrove swamp in a 40 breeder in the near future

cool thanks for the tip

 

[Aquarianer33]

Hello samdaman,
i have 10 red mangroves in my 36 gal sump and i am verry happy with this. The waterlevel in the sump is nearly 15cm ( 6 inches ) with 4 inches live sand. I recive the mangroves 9 months ago with a lengt of 7 to 8 inches and without sheets. Today, i have the problem, thats the mangroves are expandet to the double size and have 6 to 8 sheet pairs. Next month, i will change again to junger and smaler plants and i will buildup a new separte open mangroven tank for my old plants. Here is a verry interessting website about species and handling of mangroves. http://www.mangrove.de This site is also written in englich.
Best regards
Mike

 

[Aquarianer33]

Hello samdaman,
i have 10 red mangroves in my 36 gal sump and i am verry happy with this. The waterlevel in the sump is nearly 15cm ( 6 inches ) with 4 inches live sand. I recive the mangroves 9 months ago with a lengt of 7 to 8 inches and without sheets. Today, i have the problem, thats the mangroves are expandet to the double size and have 6 to 8 sheet pairs. Next month, i will change again to junger and smaler plants and i will buildup a new separte open mangroven tank for my old plants. Here is a verry interessting website about species and handling of mangroves. http://www.mangrove.de This site is also written in englich.
Best regards
Mike

 

[Fish_wiz2]

Follow all these advices and you should be fine. After reading this, i have definitely neglected mine :lol: I have some very old pics for you to see what happens once they start doing well:

Good luck, Wiz

 

[samdaman]

Hello samdaman,
i have 10 red mangroves in my 36 gal sump and i am verry happy with this. The waterlevel in the sump is nearly 15cm ( 6 inches ) with 4 inches live sand. I recive the mangroves 9 months ago with a lengt of 7 to 8 inches and without sheets. Today, i have the problem, thats the mangroves are expandet to the double size and have 6 to 8 sheet pairs. Next month, i will change again to junger and smaler plants and i will buildup a new separte open mangroven tank for my old plants. Here is a verry interessting website about species and handling of mangroves. http://www.mangrove.de This site is also written in englich.
Best regards
Mike

Thanks for the info Mike. Do you have pictures of your mangroves?

 

[Aquarianer33]

Hello again,
here a pic of the sump.

 

[samdaman]

Follow all these advices and you should be fine. After reading this, i have definitely neglected mine :lol: I have some very old pics for you to see what happens once they start doing well:

Good luck, Wiz

Thanks Wiz

 

[samdaman]

Hello again,
here a pic of the sump.

Looks good! I have ordered mine they should arrive in a day or two. Ill post pictures and updates!