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Old 01-24-2011, 01:31 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Does anyone know of any aquatic plants that like brackish water? I've heard that Vallisneria and Java Fern can tolerate it.
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Old 01-24-2011, 01:48 AM   #2 (permalink)
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java moss as well
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Brackish water and plants generally don't mix too well. At a low salinity level java fern, java moss and anubias did okay for me, but as I upped the salinity they stopped growing and then died. I believe marimo balls do well. Mangroves would do well in a variety of salt levels, also some sea grass, but they require high light. Try looking into macro algae for the saltier end of BW.
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Snail is correct. I have tryed using many typs of ferns & micro alge nothing survived. the only thing I had luck with was a Mangrove. My mangrove is about a year old now.
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I had decent luck with vals when the SG was lower than 1.005. When I upped it to 1.008 they all died off, however.

I have 2 banana plants currently doing well. Their growth has slowed a bit, but they are growing none the less.

I got tired of killing plants/wasting money & started incorporating plastics back into my 55 recently.
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