Log in or Sign up

Welcome to Aquarium Space! We are a friendly online community for aquarium owners all over the world who love their tanks including their fish, reefs, corals, invertebrates and their aquatic livestock. If you haven't joined yet, we invite you to register and join our community!

need assistance finding affordable aquarium plants online

Discussion in 'Aquatic Plants & Planted Tanks' started by Leslie, Jul 30, 2008.

Thread Status:: Not open for further replies.

Page 1 of 2

Leslie Thread Starter New Member

Messages:

1,236

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

0

i cant find plants at local store

I can find alot of plants at local stores. and the ones they have look brown and half dead. Or they dont have the ones i want to get. where else can i get some plants at that are going to cost alot with exspesive shipping and handleing.

Leslie, Jul 30, 2008

#1
Anthony Active Member

Messages:

5,728

Likes Received:

2

Trophy Points:

38

Have you tried aquabid and ebay ?

Anthony, Jul 30, 2008

#2
Leslie Thread Starter New Member

Messages:

1,236

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

0

some of the prices are alot on ebay. i will look at aquiabid

Leslie, Jul 30, 2008

#3
Leslie Thread Starter New Member

Messages:

1,236

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

0

they are more costly at aquabid too. i guess prices have gone up since i have looked last.

Leslie, Jul 30, 2008

#4
Anthony Active Member

Messages:

5,728

Likes Received:

2

Trophy Points:

38

When I purchased some plants from I didn't think they were too bad.

I got about 3 balls of java moss for about 5 bucks and a free plant of my choice, which I picked crypt. I paid about 3 something for a large java fern plant.

Anthony, Jul 30, 2008

#5
Leslie Thread Starter New Member

Messages:

1,236

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

0

maybe im looking at them wrong. but i see them for like a ball of moss for 5.95 and then 6 for shipping and handling.

Leslie, Jul 30, 2008

#6
Anthony Active Member

Messages:

5,728

Likes Received:

2

Trophy Points:

38

No, you're looking at them correctly. I just checked for myself. I've never purchased plants from either online services. It is pretty expensive.

Anthony, Jul 30, 2008

#7
Leslie Thread Starter New Member

Messages:

1,236

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

0

the stores down here dont have many plants. so now im just stuck. im ready just to go dig some grass up from my yard an see if it lives. only kidding. maybe i will try to put a ad on cl to see if anyone has plants forsale.

Leslie, Jul 30, 2008

#8
Anthony Active Member

Messages:

5,728

Likes Received:

2

Trophy Points:

38

What about the plant bulbs from Wal-Mart ? The thread below this talks about them. I'm not sure if you wanted specific plants or not. The Wal-Mart ones will all be stem plants so no java moss or those type of plants.

Anthony, Jul 30, 2008

#9
Leslie Thread Starter New Member

Messages:

1,236

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

0

I didnt see any last time i was there. I will have to look agian. someone had said the planted a lilly. will that actully grow in a tank??

Leslie, Jul 30, 2008

#10
Anthony Active Member

Messages:

5,728

Likes Received:

2

Trophy Points:

38

Yep, it will.

Anthony, Jul 30, 2008

#11
Leslie Thread Starter New Member

Messages:

1,236

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

0

Re: i cant find plants at local store

well i have 2 of those. i dont know if they are still alive. i bought them a year ago for my pond i never did. would they still be alive?

Leslie, Jul 30, 2008

#12
Anthony Active Member

Messages:

5,728

Likes Received:

2

Trophy Points:

38

I have no idea what the "shelf life" on bulbs is.

Anthony, Jul 30, 2008

#13
Leslie Thread Starter New Member

Messages:

1,236

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

0

i will try them anyways. if they grow great. if not thats okay too. i wish i could find a little bit of mossy type stuff.

Leslie, Jul 30, 2008

#14
Anthony Active Member

Messages:

5,728

Likes Received:

2

Trophy Points:

38

Someone on here may have some java moss they can sell you cheaper. Post an ad in the Trading Post.

Anthony, Jul 30, 2008

#15
Leslie Thread Starter New Member

Messages:

1,236

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

0

i went to walmart yesterday and forgot to look and see if they had any bulbs. that figures.

Leslie, Aug 1, 2008

#16
caronsd New Member

Messages:

172

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

0

Buying plants online

Okay I'm looking for the best places to buy plants online including, Java Fern, Moss, and anything else. I checked ebay store AquaticMagic and now looking for any other possibilities.

caronsd, Aug 7, 2008

#17
Anonymous Guest

Top Poster Of Month

I normally either submit to the limited selection around town or use ebay. I would also try aquabid.com

Anonymous, Aug 7, 2008

#18
Anthony Active Member

Messages:

5,728

Likes Received:

2

Trophy Points:

38

I'm not sure about quality, as I've heard bad stories about their fish, but <a class="postlink" href="http://www.LiveAquaria.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.LiveAquaria.com</a> seems to have good prices on their plants.

Anthony, Aug 7, 2008

#19
trajik ink New Member

Messages:

828

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

0

you can also try foster and smith...

trajik ink, Aug 7, 2008

#20

Page 1 of 2

Thread Status:: Not open for further replies.

Certain XenForo add-ons by Waindigo™ ©2011-2014 Waindigo Enterprises Ltd.