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Beware of Hong Kong fake plants..
Well, I live in Hawaii with its drawbacks, but more than once I have been passed off with plants which are supposed to live underwater, only to find out that they grow in my back yard. And this at $3-5 a pop? They look SO authentic when they are prepped for sale. They become rottten fish food. I have 2 said false white anthuriums growing like weeds here in my sunlit room.. If anyone cares to share this thread, apologies if the subject sounded like a virus, I just wanted to stop this million dollar fraud. so, uh, yeah stop the hong kong virus.. *conk* |
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Beware of Hong Kong fake plants..
Well first, make sure you're buying true aquatic plants and not those
which are often sold as aquatic plants when in truth they are bog or terrestrial plants (plants such as the "purple waffle", "brazillian sword", "mondo grass", "aluminum plant", etc...) I don't think it's so much a "buyer beware" issue as much as a "buyer should do some research and make sure plants are aquatic before buying them" issue. Having visited Hong Kong's Mongkok (aquarium district), I can tell you there are plenty of nice true aquatic plants sold there. Knowledge is the key - there are plenty of websites and forums which list true aquatic plants. Check with these forums/ mailing lists: http://fins.actwin.com/aquatic-plants/ http://aquabotanicwetthumb.infopop.cc/#1 http://www.plantgeek.net/ http://www.plantedtank.net/ http://www.aquariumgarden.com/phpBB2/index.php HTH, Wahter Lopaka wrote: Well, I live in Hawaii with its drawbacks, but more than once I have been passed off with plants which are supposed to live underwater, only to find out that they grow in my back yard. And this at $3-5 a pop? They look SO authentic when they are prepped for sale. They become rottten fish food. I have 2 said false white anthuriums growing like weeds here in my sunlit room.. If anyone cares to share this thread, apologies if the subject sounded like a virus, I just wanted to stop this million dollar fraud. so, uh, yeah stop the hong kong virus.. *conk* |
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