were to find real mangrove roots ?

[cudamaster13]

i have been wondering were to find some real mangrove roots for my mangrove tank i already have some rootlike mopani and malaysion driftwood at the bottom and some sandstone rocks and in the shallower area some of those water bamboos as well as my two redclaw crabs and dragon goby but alll i need now is some large mangrove roots and some young mangrove seedlings plus some pvc pipes for my dragon gobies and eels once it is finished it willl contain 1 archerfish,3-4 monos,2 scats,1 grunting toadfish(freshwater lionfish),and a bearded dragon goby, 1 moray and 5 fiddler crabs and 2 cocta rican land crabs i also have a population of ghost shrimp that eat leftover food and alagea they also chase each other away from the food below is the type of roots

 

[Dragon cqzzzzz<]

That tank must be enormous...
BTW, what's a bearded dragon goby? Is that a species of Taenioides? If so, where did you get it?
I wouldn't know where to get mangrove roots... Have you thought about growing real mangroves? You could kinda bonsai them so they don't get too large and break the tank.

 

[crenipterus svenagalus]

There is a shop here in Ma. that sells small 8" plants for $15. If you have no luck anywhere else let me know. I may be willing to ship them at your expense.

 

[bromie88]

just get some of the root like driftwood/bogwood, and throw that in your tank. it will look like mangrove roots if you get enough... there are a few tanks on the MFK brackish section with the stuff in mean...

heres one of Gonna's tank...

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202384

just get more of the stuff than Gonna has, and put it all in one end of the tank. or get 6-10 pieces and tie/strap/glue them together at the end thats above the surface of the water, and just let the other end fan out in the tank.

you could also attach them to a piece of wood, either glued or screwed, and place this above the tank. it would support the wood the same as tieing it, but it would let you leave a gap between the substrate and the roots, like if a branch was submerged. or let you stagger them so it looks some are firmly rooted, and some still have some growing to do.

you would also get an authentic looking shadow from the wood supporting the roots. confused? heres the worlds best MS Paint sketch ever

 

[cudamaster13]

were could i get such branchy wood from and wat type my lfs is supoposably looking for some mangrove roots for me they might get some in two weeks when they get their brackish and freshwater fish in but i am also going to be putting very smalll 12-24" mangroves in the tank also they will be removed and transplanted later if they get too big

 

[Goanna]

were could i get such branchy wood from and wat type my lfs is supoposably looking for some mangrove roots for me they might get some in two weeks when they get their brackish and freshwater fish in but i am also going to be putting very smalll 12-24" mangroves in the tank also they will be removed and transplanted later if they get too big

I used Manzanita on mine. I think that is one of the best options. It's an extreamly hard wood, very water resitant. Since it's actually branches, it also looks the most like root structures when inverted. Mopani and Malaysian driftwood usually just look like big chunks of wood.

If your LFS doesnt have any, try a pet store that sells alot of birds. Manzanita is often used for large destructive birds since it's very hard, it holds up to them chewing on it much longer then the more common woods like Pine.

 

[cudamaster13]

I used Manzanita on mine. I think that is one of the best options. It's an extreamly hard wood, very water resitant. Since it's actually branches, it also looks the most like root structures when inverted. Mopani and Malaysian driftwood usually just look like big chunks of wood.

If your LFS doesnt have any, try a pet store that sells alot of birds. Manzanita is often used for large destructive birds since it's very hard, it holds up to them chewing on it much longer then the more common woods like Pine.

thanks there are aton of them around here

 

[cudamaster13]

wait i found a better idea beach driftwood or pine and fir and manzinitta wbranches that fell into the sea and drifted south to my beach and tumbled in the waves for a wile before being washed up i could easily tie them up into a mangrove root mass im going this weekand

 

[cudamaster13]

wait i found a better idea beach driftwood or pine and fir and manzinitta wbranches that fell into the sea and drifted south to my beach and tumbled in the waves for a wile before being washed up i could easily tie them up into a mangrove root mass im going this weekand

does this sound like a good or bad idea?

 

[cudamaster13]