can anyone tell me which plants thrive in brackish

[msmuffit]

water? actually my tank is heavy salt (about 4 tsp per gal) sailfin mollies only fish. 20L w/1 male 4 female... sure would like to put some live plants in tho... are there any that will live in my tank and are not too hard to keep or find?

[TwoTankAmin]

According to the Tropica Site, the following accept brackish water:

Aponogeton crispus, Bacopa monnieri, Crinum calamistratum, Crinum natans, Crinum thaianum, Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia,
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya', Glossostigma elatinoides, Lilaeopsis brasiliensis, Lilaeopsis novae-zealandiae, Nymphaea lotus (zenkeri), Samolus valerandi, Shinnersia rivularis, Spathiphyllum wallisii and Vesicularia dubyana

[msmuffit]

thank you:) i copied and pasted to my notepad will take to LFS and see if they have any of these:) (hope they know all the scientific names cause i sure don't:))

[plantbrain]

Since you are in CA, you can go top the coast and find some widgeon grass, Ruppia. It can tolerate up to 4X seawater and is a nice enough looking plant. Zanichella is another, Potamogeton nodous, Hydrocotyle verticillata(look slike and is a type of pennywort).
You won't find these in the store but in lagoons near the beach/coast/upland lakes and ponds near the beaches/sand dunes. Zan and Ruppia are both grass like plants that have been found up and down the coast.

Regards,
Tom Barr

[Huyzel]

I imagine mangroves would work.
but i hear they are expensive :(

i too need to figure out what to put in my brackish tanks.