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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:18 pm **buying aquarium plants online**

I have been looking everywhere for anarcharis and duckweed in every petstore in my town and in other cities close by. The Petstores dont seem to be carrying it right now. Most said they wont carry these plants some say they might get some in the summer. Im just wondering if anybody has bought plants online and whether the plants are healthy when they arrive? Which stores would be recomended?

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:37 pm

Well, I have seen a lot of sites that sell plants. The shipping is very expensive though. Around $30 to be exact. You could always get some plants of www.ebay.com . I know there are some sellers there that are very recommended. I think there is another thread on this going around the forum right now.

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:38 pm

I ordered anacharis from liveaquaria.com. It was pretty expensive after the shipping, the bunches were skimpy, and the plants weren't in good shape at all. I would go with some of the ebay sellers, people seem to have had sucess with them.

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:42 pm

i have a list of sellers that are safe to order from somewhere... I am looking for it, as I know these folks are ok to get plants from...

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:06 pm

scripta, do they ship year round? I'm not sure how some of them might hold up in the cold weather... but I'm looking to get some too

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:12 am

My local ma/pa petstore will order some as soon as I request it - you don't have one that will do the same? Hmmm...wonder if it's 'cause of our warm climate they'll do that...?

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:10 am

I live in Vermont and no one here has anything at all for live plants, anacharis is not even allowed to be sold here, so I was in NY (my gf lives there) and I called at least a dozen pet stores the only one that had anything was petsmart, if you have one close to you try them, they had lots of good looking anacharis plants and hornwort, i still have had no luck with a few other plants though.

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:26 pm

yeah i have tried petsmart and all other petstores in the area, and none will order any. I think i will try ebay and then let you all know how it goes incase anyone else is looking for some. I think that is my only option.

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:10 pm

Hello! I buy all of my duckweed from this seller on ebay. She has a store and her prices are awesome, as well as her plants. I have never had one complaint about anything I have purchased from her and my turtles LOVE the duckweed. Here is the link to her store:

http://stores.ebay.com/BonniesPlants_W0 ... idZ2QQtZkm

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:17 pm

As far as I know they ship year round. i started a plant/snail tank, so I am able to grow my own.

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:32 pm

Here are a couple I have ordered from and been happy with. The first one actually sells turtle munchies occasionally; Anacharis, duckweed, and water lettuce I think.
http://cgi.ebay.com/bucket-size-quantit ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/50-STRANDS-ANACHARI ... dZViewItem

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:17 pm

Looks like a good deal! I'll make sure to bookmark these...

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:30 am

Some of the home depot stores sell anacharis and other water plants.

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:21 pm

ARe they pet safe?

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