Mangroves finally getting stilt roots

[duanes]

I first collected and planted Mangrove pods from the sea, (Propogules) back in 2021.
They were planted in hollow bamboo, sand filled stems in my sump.
They have finally been producing noticeable stilt like roots, that (To me) actally resemble Mangrove trees.


Some of the emersed foriage stands 5 ft above the surface water above the sump.

Here´s the thread started almost 5 years ago.

Thread 'Mangrove tree pod washed up'

Aug 24, 2021

After some heavy storms in Panama throughout the last week, lots of junk washing up on the island of Taboga, 10 miles off shore of the mainland.
A couple mangrove pods washed up, one looked viable, whether of not it is, is another story.
Whether or not it is the fresh, or salt water type may be another issue, time will tell.
I filled up a bamboo branch with enough stones, and beach sand to weigh it down, but keep the bud emerged, and stuck it in my outside sump.

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[duanes]

One of the biggest headaches that come with keeping mangroves, is that they naturally attract detritus around the roots and collect it to help sustain stability, in a somewhat volatile environment
So I need to vacuum around the roots often, or the tank ends up with alot lot of loose floating particulate.
But not only with mangrove, a similar phenom occurs even with Pothos, ot terrestrial s with roots draped in the tank.