8 Live Red Mangrove Plants for Aquarium Filtration, Salt or Fresh Water

Description

8 live red mangrove seedlings (Rhizophora mangle) with roots, grown in a licensed Florida nursery. They can be kept in saltwater, brackish water or freshwater, and are used in aquariums, refugiums, sumps, reef tanks and ponds, where they take up nitrate and other nutrients from the water as they grow. Their roots also give copepods and amphipods a place to live. Care: keep the roots in water and the leaves above the waterline, and give the plants bright light. If you plant them outdoors, in direct sun or under a very bright grow light, acclimate them gradually over about two weeks so the leaves don't scorch. As with any live plant, height, leaf count and root shape vary from plant to plant.