Is Mangrove An Easy Plant To Grow?

[crabberdude]

I have a fiddler crab aquarium with about 2 inches of water on the deep side. If I just bought some leafy mangrove stalks with roots and stuck it into the substrate and gave it adequate light would it grow? or do I have to invest in other stuff to help the plant grow. i am a beginner so I don't really know how I should grow plants.

 

[STD]

I have a fiddler crab aquarium with about 2 inches of water on the deep side. If I just bought some leafy mangrove stalks with roots and stuck it into the substrate and gave it adequate light would it grow? or do I have to invest in other stuff to help the plant grow. i am a beginner so I don't really know how I should grow plants.

They are fairly easy to grow

Not sure if 2" water is deep enough tho

 

[Biulu]

Mangrove is the name of an ecosystem, which consists of many different (tree) species. To add to that: each continent has different mangroves, so there are literally thousands of mangrove species. So maybe you could specify the plant species that you bought?

 

[crabberdude]

Mangrove is the name of an ecosystem, which consists of many different (tree) species. To add to that: each continent has different mangroves, so there are literally thousands of mangrove species. So maybe you could specify the plant species that you bought?

oh I havent bought them yet I'm looking for species native to florida.

 

[titusmighty]

Mangrove is the name of an ecosystem, which consists of many different (tree) species. To add to that: each continent has different mangroves, so there are literally thousands of mangrove species. So maybe you could specify the plant species that you bought?

oh I havent bought them yet I'm looking for species native to florida.

The species native to Florida are going to be red, white and black mangrove. You don't even have to buy them, if you're close to a river you can go out in a kayak or canoe and pick them right out of the water.

 

[Biulu]

Titusmighty is right: the most common mangrove species in Florida are:

Red Mangrove -(Rhizophora mangle L.)

Black Mangrove -Avicennia germinans (L.) L.) (syn: A. nitida)

White Mangrove -(Laguncularia racemosa (L.) Gaertn. f)

Buttonwood -(Conocarpus erectus L.)

Have a look at this article for more info (including location) of the species.

 

[mlawson]

It's most likely to be the red mangrove, which is the most common. They grow better in brackish (slightly saline) conditions, and even up to marine. They are also brillaint natural filters, a lot of reefers use them in refugiums.