Best place to buy aquarium plants online? - Aquarium Advice

doctorp · 03-24-2007, 07:49 PM

As I prepare to make the plunge to a planted tank I have been checking out various places online to buy from. None of my LFS have very good selections + they're pricey. So which places can you all recommend for buying an assortment for a 55 gal. tank?

Some of the ones I've looked at are:

aquariumplants.com
freshwateraquariumplants.com
azgardens.com
aquariumgarden.com

Thank you!

Peyton · 03-24-2007, 08:06 PM

How about the classifieds and barter/trade section on this site. Just find out what you want and post.

plecoperson · 03-25-2007, 12:01 AM

This is the best place, true! But if you want to order, I'd go with AquaBid (lowcoaster, wermyapl, cfide are great), or aquariumplants.com

**Purrbox** · 03-25-2007, 07:48 PM

Be wary of ordering from anyplace that doesn't quote the shipping costs as you can end up with a big shock when the bill comes.

I concur that the Barter/Trade section of this forum is excellant for obtaining plants. I've had good luck with both AquariumPlants.com and Lowcoaster on Aquabid. You could also see if there is a local fish club (or plant club if you're really lucky) in your area, as these can also be excellant sources of plants.

gu2high · 03-26-2007, 11:52 PM

Go to ebay, find aquadisestore. They are the cheapest one - $2.99 each, free shipping.
I have ordered 12 plants from them by 3 orders. Quality is from ok to good, and no loss so far, all are survived and growing.

But, one problem for the site is, for each order, I received one wrong plant which is not ordered by me. I have to send email with picture to request the right plant that I bought. They did ship me the right plants for the first two orders for free, but not for the third order - so far. Anyway, I have ordered and paid 12 plants and got 14 plants so far.

Rupret · 03-29-2007, 06:19 PM

I have had excellent luck with liveaquaria.com, through Fosters and Smith. I have bought quite a few plants and fish from them. They package both plants and fish well for shipping and their customer service is exceptional.

I ordered some fish, the main ones I wanted were on backorder, after two weeks they cancelled the backorder, I recontacted them about shipping costs, and they credited my account for the price of shipping, which I was able to apply to my next order.

Liveaquaria.com definately gets my recommendation for both plants and fish.

03-24-2007, 07:49 PM	#1
doctorp Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lakewood, Washington U.S.A Posts: 30	Best place to buy aquarium plants online? As I prepare to make the plunge to a planted tank I have been checking out various places online to buy from. None of my LFS have very good selections + they're pricey. So which places can you all recommend for buying an assortment for a 55 gal. tank? Some of the ones I've looked at are: aquariumplants.com freshwateraquariumplants.com azgardens.com aquariumgarden.com Thank you!

03-24-2007, 08:06 PM	#2
Peyton Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Milton, WV Posts: 514 Images: 15	How about the classifieds and barter/trade section on this site. Just find out what you want and post. __________________ Live in WV, eastern KY or eastern OH? Come join us at http://www.freewebs.com/ohiovalleyaquarists/

03-25-2007, 12:01 AM	#3
plecoperson Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Evanston, Illinois Posts: 1,164 Images: 3	This is the best place, true! But if you want to order, I'd go with AquaBid (lowcoaster, wermyapl, cfide are great), or aquariumplants.com __________________ -Lisa Remember that Darwin was mostly right!

03-25-2007, 07:48 PM	#4
Purrbox Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Iowa USA Posts: 5,395	Be wary of ordering from anyplace that doesn't quote the shipping costs as you can end up with a big shock when the bill comes. I concur that the Barter/Trade section of this forum is excellant for obtaining plants. I've had good luck with both AquariumPlants.com and Lowcoaster on Aquabid. You could also see if there is a local fish club (or plant club if you're really lucky) in your area, as these can also be excellant sources of plants. __________________ ~Joy 10 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 5.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 2.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - Pico Planted Photo Log

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03-26-2007, 11:52 PM	#5
gu2high Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central NJ Posts: 355	Go to ebay, find aquadisestore. They are the cheapest one - $2.99 each, free shipping. I have ordered 12 plants from them by 3 orders. Quality is from ok to good, and no loss so far, all are survived and growing. But, one problem for the site is, for each order, I received one wrong plant which is not ordered by me. I have to send email with picture to request the right plant that I bought. They did ship me the right plants for the first two orders for free, but not for the third order - so far. Anyway, I have ordered and paid 12 plants and got 14 plants so far.

03-29-2007, 06:19 PM	#6
Rupret Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 75	I have had excellent luck with liveaquaria.com, through Fosters and Smith. I have bought quite a few plants and fish from them. They package both plants and fish well for shipping and their customer service is exceptional. I ordered some fish, the main ones I wanted were on backorder, after two weeks they cancelled the backorder, I recontacted them about shipping costs, and they credited my account for the price of shipping, which I was able to apply to my next order. Liveaquaria.com definately gets my recommendation for both plants and fish.

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