Hardy plants for brackish tank
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I keep going back to plantgeek today...try http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_list.php?category=8 for brackish adaptable plants. 
I've also got java fern growing like gangbusters in my low brackish tank. Also water sprite (although at higher salinities I have noticed it tends to drop leaves). Anacharis and hornwort also do great in some salt.
check this http://www.wetwebmedia.com/BrackishSubWebIndex/bracplants.htm
and
http://www.azgardens.com/habitats_brackish.php <-I don't tend to agree with everything AZ Gardens says, but with plant recommendations I give them more leeway. I just wouldnt' order plants from them, too many stories of muddy brown water sent in bags with plants.
check this http://www.wetwebmedia.com/BrackishSubWebIndex/bracplants.htm
and
http://www.azgardens.com/habitats_brackish.php <-I don't tend to agree with everything AZ Gardens says, but with plant recommendations I give them more leeway. I just wouldnt' order plants from them, too many stories of muddy brown water sent in bags with plants.
Here is a thread on brackish plants on the puffer forum http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4792&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0
There is also some links in there to other listings of brackish plants.
There is also some links in there to other listings of brackish plants.
the thread linked by loaches r cool said that anacharis tends to melt in salty water, but I haven't noticed that until salinity gets pretty high, like near full marine (mishap in a small molly tank, the molly was fine, the anacharis was not, salinity was near 30 ppt).
From what I have read it works for some and not for others. I tried anacharis in my first brackish plant attempt at around 1.006ish and the stuff disentegrated in under a month. I cant remember how long I acclimated them though - perhaps it was too short, I just cant remember.
You're right, that may be it! As I said, it was a boo-boo so definitely not a planned, gradual changeloaches r cool said:
I feel worse for the fish, but he was no worse for wear
I had good luck with jungle val too. I noticed with val that the original plant didn't do well but the runners were a lot better. I also tried anubias and wisteria. These were a failure for me. I had high hopes for the wisteria. My water is at 1.004.