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Experiences buying plants online?
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:16 pm
by canedog
I haven't found great selection/ condition of plants locally, so I'm considering buying plants online for a new tank. Has anyone here done this? Any particular site(s) you recommend for or against? I'm thinking about 'aquariumplants.com' if that helps. Thanks, CD
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:28 am
by Barbie
I've ordered from a few places online. http://www.aquabotanic.com is owned by a guy in Oregon, so shipping would be both fast, and cheaper. I've ordered from him quite a few times.
Barbie
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:35 pm
by TwoTankAmin
I agree- I have ordered from Robert at AquaBotanioc a few times over the years. He has a a nice selection of some of the more unusual plants, esp for high light tanks.
Another site you can poke around at is
http://www.aquariumgarden.com/
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:18 pm
by canedog
Thanks Barbie and TTA. AquaBotanioc has everything I was looking for and gave me a few more ideas to boot. It's hard to beat a tried-n-true site with neighbor-state shipping. The only downside is now I'm tempted to start a high-light tank too! CD
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:12 am
by NetsuaiAngel
Barbie has all the hook-ups!
I've also had good experiences buying plants on AquaBid.com
Thanks for the additional sources for plants
- Angela
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:36 am
by crazie.eddie
Join plantedtank.net and look in the Swap & Shop section. You will find members selling plants or plant trimmings. You may even find people GIVING plants away. Plus the forum is a good reference for issues/questions regarding planted tanks. I'm also a member on there.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 5:21 am
by canedog
Thanks again for the info. I went with AquaBotanic and the plants arrived in good condition. The potted Annubias nana narrow leaf were in awesome shape (densely foliaged) and almost immediately started blooming in my tank!
I'll take a look at plantedtank.net too. Heck, I have to believe anyone named crazy.eddie knows where the deals are!
CD
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:59 pm
by exasperatus2002
I once ordered from that fish place and had received a large order for a dutch tank I used to have. They came in average to good condition.