Brackish Plants

[Khemul]

...are either plants able to withstand aggressive pruning?

Most Mangrove species can take aggressive pruning when older and established. When young simple pruning can kill them. That is the tricky thing with keeping them. They need to branch before any real pruning can be considered and they don't always branch early. Sometimes they like to get a couple feet before they branch out. Cutting the growth tip or roots before then can kill them. But if you get them to that point they are easy to keep controlled. Even though they have the potential to get massive (bigger then a house), their style of growth is easily limited and held back.


As for other plants, it'll depend on the salinity you want to keep. The mid to higher ranges arn't really plant friendly. Low range brackish is usually where plants can be kept.

 

[Kaosu]

maybe some Anubia...in a humid enough environment they can grow out of the water^_^ can stay small and don't mind allot of salt.

 

[Shalmainia]

Most Mangrove species can take aggressive pruning when older and established. When young simple pruning can kill them. That is the tricky thing with keeping them. They need to branch before any real pruning can be considered and they don't always branch early. Sometimes they like to get a couple feet before they branch out. Cutting the growth tip or roots before then can kill them. But if you get them to that point they are easy to keep controlled. Even though they have the potential to get massive (bigger then a house), their style of growth is easily limited and held back.

As for other plants, it'll depend on the salinity you want to keep. The mid to higher ranges arn't really plant friendly. Low range brackish is usually where plants can be kept.

Yeah, but knowing me I'll get one that just won't want to establish until it's pushing it's way out of my lid and I just don't trust my cats enough to make it lidless. I'll be making sure the salinity level is good enough for the varieties of plants I select. There just doesn't seem to be many brackish plants that grow out of the water. I really am in love with the Tigers though, so that's definitely on my "To Get" list.

maybe some Anubia...in a humid enough environment they can grow out of the water^_^ can stay small and don't mind allot of salt.

Anubia do sound interesting, I'll do some more reading on the different varieties.

Thanks both.