I originally posted this list on the okcfishlady.com forum @ http://www.okcfishlady.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1189633698
[I obtained most of this list from the book BRACKISH-WATER FISHES ‘An Aquarist’s Guide to Identification, Care & Husbandry’]
This is for anyone out there interested in Brackish Aquaria, who's been told you'll just have to use plastic plants or no plants at all
First there are the Brackish-Tolerant Freshwater Plants. These plants can live in water with a specific gravity up to 1.003:
Anubias barteri/nana
Ceratophyllum demersum a.k.a. Foxtail or Hornwort
Ceratopteris cornuta a.k.a. Watersprite or Broad-Leaf Watersprite
Crinum thaianum a.k.a. Onion Plant
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Hygrophila spp.
Vallisneria spp. (except smaller species like Vallisneria spiralis which tend to be more fussy)
Vesicularia Dubyana a.k.a. Java Moss (this plant will actually handle a S.G. up to 1.005+ like those listed in the next section)
Secondly there are the Naturally Occurring Brackish-Water Plants and Brackish-Tolerant Marine Plants. Most of these plants can be found living in water with a specific gravity up to 1.005+.
Bacopa monnieri a.k.a. Water Hyssop or Moneywort
Chaetomorpha a.k.a. Spaghetti algae (A marine macro-algae, this species must be acclimated slowly from true marine water to brackish.)
Crinum calamistratum and pedunculatum a.k.a. Brackish Onion Plant or Pond Onion Plant (calamistratum) River Lilly or Mangrove Lilly or Spider Lilly (penunculatum)
Echinodorus tenellus a.k.a. Narrow-leaf Chain Sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis a.k.a. Brazilian Micro-Sword or Micro-Sword Grass
Microsorium pteropus a.k.a. Java Fern
Mangroves (Red, White, Black, Grey they all will live in anything from mildly brackish to marine water)
Seagrasses i.e. Turtle Grass or Maiden’s Hair or Swamp Grass (several varying species will aclimate to brackish waters)
I added these later:
-Dracaena fragrans a.k.a. Ribbon Plant or Corn plant or Dragon Plant
I have this growing above the water in my tank.
-Nymphaea zenkeri a.k.a. Tiger Lotus [both the red and green varieties] This is a true lotus and, if allowed, will produce fragrant white to pink flowers. Usually this is a brckish-tolerant plant [S.G. 1.003 or lower] but I have mine around 1.006. Which is more in the range of plants that are naturally brackish and it's doin quite well!
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[I obtained most of this list from the book BRACKISH-WATER FISHES ‘An Aquarist’s Guide to Identification, Care & Husbandry’]
This is for anyone out there interested in Brackish Aquaria, who's been told you'll just have to use plastic plants or no plants at all
First there are the Brackish-Tolerant Freshwater Plants. These plants can live in water with a specific gravity up to 1.003:
Anubias barteri/nana
Ceratophyllum demersum a.k.a. Foxtail or Hornwort
Ceratopteris cornuta a.k.a. Watersprite or Broad-Leaf Watersprite
Crinum thaianum a.k.a. Onion Plant
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Hygrophila spp.
Vallisneria spp. (except smaller species like Vallisneria spiralis which tend to be more fussy)
Vesicularia Dubyana a.k.a. Java Moss (this plant will actually handle a S.G. up to 1.005+ like those listed in the next section)
Secondly there are the Naturally Occurring Brackish-Water Plants and Brackish-Tolerant Marine Plants. Most of these plants can be found living in water with a specific gravity up to 1.005+.
Bacopa monnieri a.k.a. Water Hyssop or Moneywort
Chaetomorpha a.k.a. Spaghetti algae (A marine macro-algae, this species must be acclimated slowly from true marine water to brackish.)
Crinum calamistratum and pedunculatum a.k.a. Brackish Onion Plant or Pond Onion Plant (calamistratum) River Lilly or Mangrove Lilly or Spider Lilly (penunculatum)
Echinodorus tenellus a.k.a. Narrow-leaf Chain Sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis a.k.a. Brazilian Micro-Sword or Micro-Sword Grass
Microsorium pteropus a.k.a. Java Fern
Mangroves (Red, White, Black, Grey they all will live in anything from mildly brackish to marine water)
Seagrasses i.e. Turtle Grass or Maiden’s Hair or Swamp Grass (several varying species will aclimate to brackish waters)
I added these later:
-Dracaena fragrans a.k.a. Ribbon Plant or Corn plant or Dragon Plant
I have this growing above the water in my tank.
-Nymphaea zenkeri a.k.a. Tiger Lotus [both the red and green varieties] This is a true lotus and, if allowed, will produce fragrant white to pink flowers. Usually this is a brckish-tolerant plant [S.G. 1.003 or lower] but I have mine around 1.006. Which is more in the range of plants that are naturally brackish and it's doin quite well!
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