Guest clownfish4 August 20, 2005 Share August 20, 2005 Now the TRT is out, where are you shopping? Wallys and Roozens are the next closest to me but I am not a big fan of either...I am looking to buy a couple of mangroves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller August 20, 2005 Share August 20, 2005 I am looking to buy a couple of mangroves. Where else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL August 20, 2005 Share August 20, 2005 i bought mine on ebay, got 10 3 died but i like em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 August 20, 2005 Share August 20, 2005 Anywhere local? I'd prefer not to order them online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folta August 20, 2005 Share August 20, 2005 are these just like macro algae, to export nutrients? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 August 20, 2005 Share August 20, 2005 Actually they are full out trees. Some people use them for nutrient export, but I want them to grow ariel roots and out of water foilage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goblinshark August 20, 2005 Share August 20, 2005 i got mine off the beach in Big Pine Key florida, which may be illegal, so i shouldnt be telling you this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 August 20, 2005 Share August 20, 2005 That doesn't really help me...and hopefully nobody here works for the conservation society! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex wlazlak August 20, 2005 Share August 20, 2005 (edited) im pretty sure dr.foster and smith have some? nevermind, i see you dont wanna buy ofline.. Edited August 20, 2005 by alex wlazlak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 August 20, 2005 Share August 20, 2005 You might as well buy them online. There aren't really any places that will sell them. You can get them fairly cheap online and since the majority of them do not acclimate well since the farms (from what I understand) mostly raise them in freshwater you're better off getting more than one. Every time I have gotten them, I usually have a 30% survival rate. That said, if you wash them off each day they supposedly do better. Kind of like the dew forming on them. As far as getting them off the beach, I think that mangroves are protected species, but if you find them on the beach, no one is going to say anything. When they wash up, they get churned up and buried by the tractors along with the sargassum weed, sponges, gorgonians, and anything else that washes up on Florida beaches. Once it's there, it's garbage. I think they'd have an issue, though, if you were in a mangrove swamp pulling out mangroves instead of picking the spikes up on the beach. I wouldn't fly with them, though, in case you get caught. Once a year I go down to Florida and if the season is right, I pick up mangrove spikes on the beach. If I go down again and manage to get some back that survive, I'll let you know, but it won't be for a few months at earliest. By the way, as far as nutrient export, I've heard they are not nearly as effective as macroalgaes. Also, as far as root growth so it looks like a root forest, I've never grown one out far enough where it looked like that. My friend has one in a refugium that I set up probably close to 4 or 5 years ago (left it in Chicago when I moved) and it still doesn't have the root system. Of course, there are also 3 different types of mangroves and they all look different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 August 20, 2005 Share August 20, 2005 I have been reading Anthony Calfos books and internet articles and have taken in a lot of information on these guys. Of course it will take quite some time for them to grow, but I think it will be fun and interesting. As far as collecting, I believe you are right davelin. It is illegal to uproot them but not to collect the fallen spikes. I will probably order 5 or so in the next group order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEEPBLUE August 21, 2005 Share August 21, 2005 I bought mine on ebay (25) they came from hawaii and they all are still living with no problem. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller August 21, 2005 Share August 21, 2005 Hey Mikey, I'll bid on a lot and we'll sell off the ones we don't want. I wouldn't mind getting 10-12 more seeds. ILYK Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 August 21, 2005 Share August 21, 2005 Sounds good Chip...sent you a pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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