The ultimate Mangrove thread!!

[toi_ss]

Well, I got some update on my mangroves. Apparently, my manual pollination trial was a success this spring. Cleaning up my mangroves this holiday Sunday, I find three seed pods on my Black mangrove. My Red mangrove also start to grow, sending additional leaves.

Now once the pods matures I will try to germinate and grow the pod to complete the cycle of fully captive grown Black Mangrove. New plant complete from seed grown Black mangrove.

Black mangroves seed pod and picture of almost the full plant



My Red mangrove

Hi, I know this is many months old but would planting them in a pot full of sand and topped with coral rubble work? Thinking to have the pot about an inch underwater. Not much information for planting avicennia mangroves and they are the only ones allowed in new zealand. Also could I start with an established plant or should I start with a seed- I know they are quite hard to acclimate but there are tonnes growing near my house in 34 ppt salinity and I could easily just grab one. Beautiful mangroves by the way!

 

[Eric R.]

Hi, I know this is many months old but would planting them in a pot full of sand and topped with coral rubble work? Thinking to have the pot about an inch underwater. Not much information for planting avicennia mangroves and they are the only ones allowed in new zealand. Also could I start with an established plant or should I start with a seed- I know they are quite hard to acclimate but there are tonnes growing near my house in 34 ppt salinity and I could easily just grab one. Beautiful mangroves by the way!

You shouldn’t pull an established plant. In many places that’s both ecologically harmful as well as illegal. Start from collected seeds.

 

[toi_ss]

You shouldn’t pull an established plant. In many places that’s both ecologically harmful as well as illegal. Start from collected seeds.

It isn't in my country - every part of the shoreline is covered with them all along the north island - also the area is the same salinity

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Well, lost 3 of the black mangroves (Avicennia germinans). Turns out they were infested with spider mites...

Oriental mangroves (Bruguiera gymnorhiza) are doing pretty well, they started stretching for the light, so I added another light today.

And the sea grape tree (Coccoloba uvifera) finally arrived today! I got it potted and we'll see how it does!

 

[lbacha]

A shot of my mangrove growing in my frag system

 

[rhizotron]

Well, lost 3 of the black mangroves (Avicennia germinans). Turns out they were infested with spider mites...

Oriental mangroves (Bruguiera gymnorhiza) are doing pretty well, they started stretching for the light, so I added another light today.

And the sea grape tree (Coccoloba uvifera) finally arrived today! I got it potted and we'll see how it does!

Really interested to see how that sea grape does. Are you planting it mangrove-style? Or will it be up and out of the water.

I have a couple of Bruguiera racemosa doing well after a year of growth. I had more, but lost several due to my crowded conditions here.

Is this all marine? Or do you have brackish water as well? A really cool thing you can try for brackish is Pandanus tectorius. That would go well with the Coccoloba actually.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Really interested to see how that sea grape does. Are you planting it mangrove-style? Or will it be up and out of the water.

I have a couple of Bruguiera racemosa doing well after a year of growth. I had more, but lost several due to my crowded conditions here.

Is this all marine? Or do you have brackish water as well? A really cool thing you can try for brackish is Pandanus tectorius. That would go well with the Coccoloba actually.

The sea grape is growing with the bottom half of the roots submerged. Not planning on submerging the trunk, as most photos show it growing above high tide, just with roots in saline conditions.

Salinity is currently at 1.010 as the tank just finished going through hyposalinity, but will slowly be raised up to 1.025, as I will be moving some motile inverts and hopefully corals into this setup.

 

[SauceyReef]

A shot of my mangrove growing in my frag system

That light fixture is awesome! May I ask what model it is? Your mangrove is so healthy. Any tips?