90G Dirted Planted Tank

[KimW]

Has that seller answered your question? If/when let me know what they have to say I am curious. I have been eyeballing a pack they have up for "buy it now" free shipping.

[Psylant]

Yes they did. They said they ship lots of plants to Canada and things usually arrive fine. Also, beware that most of the plants are grown emersed. I ordered one of the 120 packs. Even if 90% of it dies it's still cheaper than ordering from elsewhere.

[Psylant]

The plants arrived just fine for anyone interested. They're very small and probably not as many as listed, but still a good buy I think. I bought the 120 plant package and probably got around 70-90 plants. It should be a good start though and hopefully will propagate and fill in soon.

[Pteronarcys]

Posted this on another thread, but might be useful info for you. While the other thread was about moss, these sites have plants as well... all canadian sites. I have ordered from each of these sites. Also check kijiji because there is often people selling plants locally on there.

Here are some Canadian sites that sell it:

http://www.canadiana...stock/stock.htm

http://www.renasfish...ive_Plants.html

http://angelfins.ca/...ath=28247_28258

http://www.theplantg...osses_c_97.html

http://www.shrimpfev.../plants-plants/

http://www.tntaquatica.com/plant.htm

http://www.aquaflora...sort_by=species (this says willow moss but looks like weeping, perhaps the same not positive) you have to contact the owner for orders.

[Psylant]

Posted this on another thread, but might be useful info for you. While the other thread was about moss, these sites have plants as well... all canadian sites. I have ordered from each of these sites. Also check kijiji because there is often people selling plants locally on there.

Here are some Canadian sites that sell it:

http://www.canadiana...stock/stock.htm

http://www.renasfish...ive_Plants.html

http://angelfins.ca/...ath=28247_28258

http://www.theplantg...osses_c_97.html

http://www.shrimpfev.../plants-plants/

http://www.tntaquatica.com/plant.htm

http://www.aquaflora...sort_by=species (this says willow moss but looks like weeping, perhaps the same not positive) you have to contact the owner for orders.

Thanks for a list of stores. I ordered from theplantguy once a year or two ago for a bunch of anubias species. I have bought some of the hardier plants on ebay from Malaysia/China before and it was much cheaper to do so. The same for that shipment of foreground plants from Poland I just received. 80 small plants give or take a dozen for about $25 after shipping! I assume the same amount from any store in Canada/USA would be at least triple what I paid. I'm hoping I can grab some cuttings locally from hobbyist for a majority of the remainder of my tank. I might have to order a Madagascar lace plant though... They look awesome

[Pteronarcys]

I had ordered plants from ebay malaysia before. Took almost 30 days to arrive and most of it was dead. What wasn't died shortly after. How long was a shipment from Poland? If you have any good sites/contacts, I may be interested for future orders.

Canadian orders are always going to be expensive. Canada has a smaller population than California. To make money here things need to be more expensive because there are less people to buy products. It is also why our shipping is expensive. If I had some reliable, cheaper sites/stores to buy from from other locations I would. I don't really know much about stores outside of Canada.

[Psylant]

The Poland order was placed on Sunday night and arrived in my mailbox on the following Monday (8 days total). It's been very hot lately as you know and everything seems to have arrived in decent shape. "wik5858" was the seller and I received her 120 plant package. I don't know how hardy these species are but this is what I ordered:

You get 120 Foreground aquarium plants with leaves and roots ( 8 clumps )
1. Eleocharis parvula - 15 stems ( one clump ) hight 1-3 cm
2. Glossostigma elatinoides - 15 stems ( one clump ) hight 1-3 cm
3. Lilaeopsis novae - zelandiae - 15 stems ( one clump } hight 1-3 cm
4. Sagittaria subulata - 15 stems ( one clump ) hight 1-3 cm
5. Micranthemum micranthemoides - 15 stems ( one clump ) hight 1-3 cm
6. Isoetes sp. - 15 stems ( one clump ) hight 1-3 cm
7. Eleocharis acicularis - 15 stems ( one clump ) hight 1-3 cm
8. Echinodorus tenellus - 15 stems ( one clump ) hight 1-3 cm
TOTAL 120 stems of foreground plants ( 8 clumps )

I also ordered Java Fern and Anubias from "Aqua magic" on ebay as well with good results. I wouldn't do this in the winter though for obvious reasons! Try to order when it will be pretty warm outside, May to September or so.

In my experience ordering aquarium products from overseas they usually tend to arrive faster than North American items through standard mail haha. One time I ordered a lot of aquarium supplies from all over the world on the same day. 2 places in Ontario, California, China x 2, and Malaysia. The overseas orders arrived first (one of the Chinese ones arrived in 2 days!), then one from Ontario, the one from Cali, and then the other Ontario one... all standard shipping.