Halophyte plants?

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Halophyte plants?

Post by Da_Stos208 » Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:28 pm

Hi, i’ve been wondering for ages why my pothos won’t grow in my crab’s tank and just remembered that I mixed saltwater in the soil to prevent bacterial blooms! Poor thing must have chapped roots!

There are plenty of halophyte plants available online for use it sea-side or beach gardens that have salty soil, kind of like where hermit crabs live in the wild.

Does anyone know anything about what halophyte plants to avoid?


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Re: Halophyte plants?

Post by myllkti » Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:36 pm

Da_Stos208 wrote:
Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:28 pm
Hi, i’ve been wondering for ages why my pothos won’t grow in my crab’s tank and just remembered that I mixed saltwater in the soil to prevent bacterial blooms! Poor thing must have chapped roots!

There are plenty of halophyte plants available online for use it sea-side or beach gardens that have salty soil, kind of like where hermit crabs live in the wild.

Does anyone know anything about what halophyte plants to avoid?


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Idk much about plants but seeing as no one has replied yet, I hope you don't mind me suggesting skimming viewtopic.php?f=39&t=120839 ? It includes good plant list and a plants to avoid list, so perhaps you can skim through those and check for halophytes if you haven't already :)
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