Transplanting Mangroves tank to tank?

Tharp · 08/28/2018, 05:53 PM

Hello everyone, I'm having to move houses in the next few weeks and will need to take my tank down. I'll have to build a new stand for my tank (maybe even upgrade to a different tank) but don't want to lose my mangroves thatve been growing for 2 years...does anyone have any advice to successfully transplant, or just be gentle and keep them in grow lights?

Jason9488 · 08/28/2018, 06:28 PM

You can wrap them up in wet news paper or just put them in a bucket with water for the move. There hardy plants.

crvz · 09/14/2018, 10:04 PM

I might be late on this answer, but I had bad success with a few mangroves I tried to transplant once established. I had 5 that were in a 20 gallon tank that I moved to another 20 gallon. They had all rooted and sprouted leaves (forgive my ignorance in proper terminology), and only 3 of them survived after the re-plant. I would try to not disturb the root ball as much as possible, as I think that's how I did mine in (I tried to untangle some of the roots, as I had planted the 5 propagules quite closely when I first got them).

rickzter · 09/15/2018, 10:27 PM

I hear the salinity should be around the same from the tank u get it from or they can shock.

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Tharp · 10/08/2018, 10:05 AM

Thanks guys, i was able to keep the mangroves alive for 3 weeks in a bucket (not disturbing the root ball), but i think the water started getting too high of salinity from evaporation...i transplanted them into the new tank finally (after theyd lost half of their leaves in the 3 weeks in the bucket) and am hoping that they might get healthier now that theyre back in a more stable environment.

Tharp · 10/08/2018, 10:08 AM

...Seeing if i can add an image of them in the new tank from this morning:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/TMxQLE7gccEc4CFB6

08/28/2018, 05:53 PM	#1
Tharp Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 33	Transplanting Mangroves tank to tank? Hello everyone, I'm having to move houses in the next few weeks and will need to take my tank down. I'll have to build a new stand for my tank (maybe even upgrade to a different tank) but don't want to lose my mangroves thatve been growing for 2 years...does anyone have any advice to successfully transplant, or just be gentle and keep them in grow lights?

09/14/2018, 10:04 PM	#3
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	I might be late on this answer, but I had bad success with a few mangroves I tried to transplant once established. I had 5 that were in a 20 gallon tank that I moved to another 20 gallon. They had all rooted and sprouted leaves (forgive my ignorance in proper terminology), and only 3 of them survived after the re-plant. I would try to not disturb the root ball as much as possible, as I think that's how I did mine in (I tried to untangle some of the roots, as I had planted the 5 propagules quite closely when I first got them). __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

08/28/2018, 06:28 PM	#2
Jason9488 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 152	You can wrap them up in wet news paper or just put them in a bucket with water for the move. There hardy plants.

09/15/2018, 10:27 PM	#4
rickzter Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Huntington Park, CA Posts: 216	I hear the salinity should be around the same from the tank u get it from or they can shock. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

10/08/2018, 10:05 AM	#5
Tharp Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 33	Thanks guys, i was able to keep the mangroves alive for 3 weeks in a bucket (not disturbing the root ball), but i think the water started getting too high of salinity from evaporation...i transplanted them into the new tank finally (after theyd lost half of their leaves in the 3 weeks in the bucket) and am hoping that they might get healthier now that theyre back in a more stable environment.

10/08/2018, 10:08 AM	#6
Tharp Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 33	...Seeing if i can add an image of them in the new tank from this morning: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TMxQLE7gccEc4CFB6