What kinds of Floating Plants for brackish water?

[Bybloz]

Hi, can anyone advise me what kind of floating plants are suitable for slightly brackish water? I have started a community tank for a group of N.Rachovii and every kind of floating plants that I have introduced simply melted away I have only added 1/3 teaspoon of salt per galon (US).
The rest of the plants do well e.g. hornwort, C.Bacopa, Vallisneria, Mosses etc.

Appreciate your advice.

Regards
Kai

[stormhawk]

Hello Kai,

I can't be of much help here, but I don't think any floating plant would be able to survive in brackish conditions. Since you already have Hornwort thriving, it will be a good floater in place of the "traditional" ones like frogbits, etc.

I found this online guide to brackish aquariums with various setups and easy to follow guidelines per setup version.

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/brackish/brackish.html

You will find acceptable plant species capable of surviving each type of brackish setup in each section.

[Bybloz]

Hello Kai,

I can't be of much help here, but I don't think any floating plant would be able to survive in brackish conditions. Since you already have Hornwort thriving, it will be a good floater in place of the "traditional" ones like frogbits, etc.

I found this online guide to brackish aquariums with various setups and easy to follow guidelines per setup version.

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/brackish/brackish.html

You will find acceptable plant species capable of surviving each type of brackish setup in each section.

Thanks Jianyang. May I know what's the killie in your avatar? Its beautiful.

What kind of Simpsonichthys would you suggest that will breed in our weather here in Singapore and can be kept in a species community tank?

Regards
kai

[stormhawk]

Hello Kai,

The killie in my avatar is a Simpsonichthys fulminantis. That was a male from the Guanambi BHS 95/12 population.

In our weather, the best Simpsonichthys to keep in a species community tank would be Simpsonichthys constanciae. It is by far the easiest of the Simpsonichthys to keep and breed at home.

[Bybloz]

Hello Kai,

The killie in my avatar is a Simpsonichthys fulminantis. That was a male from the Guanambi BHS 95/12 population.

In our weather, the best Simpsonichthys to keep in a species community tank would be Simpsonichthys constanciae. It is by far the easiest of the Simpsonichthys to keep and breed at home.

Thank you Jianyang.

Regards
Kai