Mangrove Plants

Add a natural look within your aquarium  with minimal effort. Mangroves grow in tropical and subtropical regions and act as nurseries for juvenile fish. The tangled network of prop roots extending through the water and into the sediment creates a natural hiding structure for the fish and provides protection from predators. In a reef or aquarium, growing your own mangroves do the same, supplementing the live rock in your display. At the same time, you’ll provide a healthy environment for your fish to lay their eggs. Mangroves – like the algae you keep in a refugium – help purify the water by removing some of the natural waste products produced by the animals. While they offer that crucial stabilization in the wild, anchoring shorelines by capturing and funneling sediment to the bottom, they also act as filters and remove excess wastes that fuel problem algae outbreaks.