In article .com,
wrote:
Firstly, it depend what you mean by "brackish". Up to a specific
gravity of 1.005, many species that do well in hard, alkaline water
will also do well in this slightly brackish water. But above this
level, virtually none are relaible, and there are no commonly traded
species that will do well in specific gravities above 1.010, as you
would need for keeping scats, monos, Colombian sharks, and so on. In
this case, you are far better off with plastic plants and turning to
"dead" materials like bogwood, sea shells, and so on for ornamentation.

Cryptocoryne ciliata can be found in water so salty you'd think so
plant has any right growing there. Slow growing in moderate
light it requires very bright light for maximum growth. It can be
a foot tall under optimum conditions and is an utterly spectacular
plant when happy. It's a most un-crypt-like crypts if you think crypts
require soft acid water and dim light.

Here's a lousy picture of a young plant:

http://images.aquaria.net/plants/Cryptocoryne/c/CIL/


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