Freshwater to Brackish

cheseboy · 11-30-2005, 01:41 PM

Can plants adapt from freshwater to brackish or do you need to buy plants that survive in brackish waters in the wild. I know they sell brackish water plants but is it really nessasary, or will FW plants adapt. I'm talking about plants like water sprite.

Fishboy93 · 11-30-2005, 02:18 PM

Actually very few FW can adapt to BW. Java Fern is one of the few that will adapt. I would buy the brackish plants

DavidDoyle · 11-30-2005, 02:21 PM

You need to get plants that will live in brackish. Many fw plants are very salt intolerant. Those that can work in brackish include:

Aponogeton crispus
Bacopa monnieri
Cladophora aegagropila
Crinum calamistratum
Crinum natans
Crinum thaianum
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya'
Glossostigma elatinoides
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Lilaeopsis macloviana
Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae
Microsorum pteropus ''Narrow''
Microsorum pteropus ''Undulata''
Microsorum pteropus ''Philippine''
Microsorum pteropus ''Red''
Nymphaea lotus (zenkeri)
Samolus valerandi
Shinnersia rivularis
Spathiphyllum wallisii
Vesicularia dubyana

awesome kid · 11-30-2005, 03:33 PM

be careful, most will only survive with an sg less than .05, it would have to be a low brackish if you want plants

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11-30-2005, 02:21 PM	#3
DavidDoyle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 89 Posts: 497	You need to get plants that will live in brackish. Many fw plants are very salt intolerant. Those that can work in brackish include: Aponogeton crispus Bacopa monnieri Cladophora aegagropila Crinum calamistratum Crinum natans Crinum thaianum Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya' Glossostigma elatinoides Lilaeopsis brasiliensis Lilaeopsis macloviana Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae Microsorum pteropus ''Narrow'' Microsorum pteropus ''Undulata'' Microsorum pteropus ''Philippine'' Microsorum pteropus ''Red'' Nymphaea lotus (zenkeri) Samolus valerandi Shinnersia rivularis Spathiphyllum wallisii Vesicularia dubyana

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