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Can anyone tell me where I can buy good quality plants. I know there are
several sites but lost the internet addresses. I recently bought some from
a company and they were not as nice as the ones I used to buy.

Thanks
Dan

"Dan" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me where I can buy good quality plants. I know there are
several sites but lost the internet addresses. I recently bought some
from
a company and they were not as nice as the ones I used to buy.

Thanks
Dan



I get my plants from http://www.thatpetplace.com but be forewarned - the
bunched plants (the fancy stuff arrives in pristine condition for the most
part) often arrive in a big bunch, not separated or weighted. Good luck and
later!

Daniel Morrow wrote:
I get my plants from http://www.thatpetplace.com but be forewarned - the
bunched plants (the fancy stuff arrives in pristine condition for the most
part) often arrive in a big bunch, not separated or weighted. Good luck and
later!

I don't pay for my plants anymore. I just scoop them up from a nearby
lake and keep the extras in a bucket out in the sun with a little
Miracle Gro and aquarium fertilizer until needed. The varieties from
there aren't that fancy looking, but they're extremely hardy.

- Logic316



"Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need
for its own existence."
-- Ronald Reagan

Where are you at? There are plenty of planted tank groups similar to:

http://www.sfbaaps.com/ Most can fill a huge aquarium for anyone starting
up.

Bob


"Dan" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me where I can buy good quality plants. I know there are
several sites but lost the internet addresses. I recently bought some
from a company and they were not as nice as the ones I used to buy.

Thanks
Dan

"Logic316" wrote in message
...
Daniel Morrow wrote:
I get my plants from http://www.thatpetplace.com but be forewarned - the
bunched plants (the fancy stuff arrives in pristine condition for the
most
part) often arrive in a big bunch, not separated or weighted. Good luck
and
later!

I don't pay for my plants anymore. I just scoop them up from a nearby
lake and keep the extras in a bucket out in the sun with a little
Miracle Gro and aquarium fertilizer until needed. The varieties from
there aren't that fancy looking, but they're extremely hardy.


Cool - that's old school, seems to be the recommended way to go for some to
most people according to my older books. I think I did that before - except
for hornwort there aren't many aquatic plants around here, especially not
high temperature plants. Interesting post by you - anyone who wants to do it
can just dig in but might want to be careful (soaking the fresh plants in a
permanganate potash/water solution for a few minutes or so first (off of the
top of my head), to prevent bugs from getting into their tank (predators,
etc.). Good luck and later!


- Logic316



"Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need
for its own existence."
-- Ronald Reagan

On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:58:43 -0600, "Dan" wrote:

Can anyone tell me where I can buy good quality plants. I know there are
several sites but lost the internet addresses. I recently bought some from
a company and they were not as nice as the ones I used to buy.

Thanks
Dan



http://www.aquabid.com/

http://www.azgardens.com/

In article , says...
Can anyone tell me where I can buy good quality plants. I know there are
several sites but lost the internet addresses. I recently bought some from
a company and they were not as nice as the ones I used to buy.


I was happy with a purchase from http://www.aquariumplants.com and they have a big
selection.

--
BNSF = Build Now, Seep Forever

lgb wrote:
In article , says...

Can anyone tell me where I can buy good quality plants. I know there are
several sites but lost the internet addresses. I recently bought some from
a company and they were not as nice as the ones I used to buy.



I was happy with a purchase from http://www.aquariumplants.com and they have a big
selection.

I got some very nice plants from there as well. I had a bit of trouble
because they were out of a plant I ordered and held my order without
telling me. A phone call straightened it out and they sent a few extra
plants to make up for the delay.

--
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