addicted2reefer Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Yes flats is where its at. and throw a D.O.A. shrimp out there. redfish, trout, and snook love em... Link to comment
Muggz Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 Anyone else with experience running a mangrove biotope? Suggested fish, plants, etc? Aquaman, how is your setup coming along? Link to comment
Muggz Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 Anyone else working on a mangrove biotope of any kind? Curious if there are any build threads and/or personal experience here on N-R. Link to comment
rickg Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I was netting with a friend near the Sanibel Island causeway. We caught: filefish, puffers, grouper, toadfish, flounder, starfish, decorator crabs, various shrimps, pipefish, starfish and seahorses and many whatsthat. what fun. I hope to start a new tank for myself soon. Link to comment
Nanobuds Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 my grandparents in florida have tons of mangroves, and we find seahorses, pipefish, flounder, puffers, fiddler crabs, starfish, urchins, jellyfish, glass shrimp, arrow crabs, baby barricudas, i saw what looked like a scooter blenny but i wasnt sure, i didnt catch it, and nassasaurus snails. this was also near Sanibel Link to comment
weeber Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 man mangroves r awesome and another thing u could keep are turnicates which r very pretty and sponges but they are difficult to care for. Link to comment
hlander Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Bump! I want more info also Link to comment
yardboy Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Lots of links out there, just google, but keep in mind there are three species, white, black and red, with each tolerating different levels. Red is pure saltwater as SDT pointed out. There are mangroves all over the world. Here is a shot in the Philippines. Note in the forground the red mangrove thicket. The darker area right behind it is the beginning of the reef. The mangroves had nearly everything the reef did, but understand the light levels are much lower so the corals were mostly lps. Fish were the same. Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 man...you and your nice pictures.... Link to comment
yardboy Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 John, I'll save a room for you to stay in. Diving is so cheap, and snorkeling is out of this world. Did I hear someone say they wanted a chocolate chip? On the mangrove front, a couple of links I like: mangroves in aquariums Calfo Link to comment
Hero Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Scats, Monos, Archers. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/scatsmonosart.htm Link to comment
hlander Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 John, I'll save a room for you to stay in. Diving is so cheap, and snorkeling is out of this world. Did I hear someone say they wanted a chocolate chip? On the mangrove front, a couple of links I like: mangroves in aquariums Calfo Where was this? Link to comment
yardboy Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Siquijor Island In the link, note the picture with the mangrove thicket from down the beach same as in the thread above. Real cool place, $10/night. (Dorm is $4/night.) New Zealanders own it. There are about 5 little resorts along this stretch of beach, with 10-15 people per place. Mostly European backpackers whose motto is "The less you pay, the longer you stay". Beach is always nearly deserted. Diving is superb. Voodoo witch doctors are quite exciting. Just a few swim strokes from the mangroves Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 man i got to get out to that half of the tropics. damn you yardboy! I need a change in scenery! Link to comment
bonsaiman Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Sounds like you and I are on the same tack. It depends on how adventurous you want to be. Some of the fish available in the Indian River Lagoon system are illegal to keep, but, "it's only illegal if you get caught"..LOL. I have caught many "interesting species" in my cast net while trying to catch mullet. Give me a shout. Link to comment
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