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Plantsalive.co.uk quality?? inconclusive conslusion.

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I now spend a few minutes at the weekend checking out Pets @ Home.
They stock Tropica plants (some rare ones too strangely, picked up a Hygrophila Pinnatifida for £3) and currenly have a deal on ( 3 for £10)
 
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Ok, so figured that was the case as you get what you pay for...
I need to get hold of 6 x Blyxa Japonica, 4 x Blyxa Aubertii and 10-15 mixed crypts, if i buy tropica then it will cost £150+ which isnt going to happen.
Any ideas from the guys that rescape a lot???
i also had a pretty poor experience with Plantedtanks.co.uk and i cant even buy Blyxa as Aquafleur...??? even if i end up going Tropica with fewer plants if i have no other choice TGM is out of stock until further notice!! :twisted:
Hhhhmmmmm, frustrating....
Anyone try Javaplants?
 
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I rescaped over weekend I have blyxa japonica 6-8 big stems mostly branched so you get more of them by division. Can sell you for 5
 
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What about posting in the wanted section? I got some Blyxa and excellent mixed crypts quite cheap from another member :)

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Yeah i will post for the crypts in the wanted, I will take your Blyxa please Radik, ill PM.
I have just order a couple of bits from plantsalive as i want to see the quality, if they are rubbish i will get a refund...
Thanks guys
 
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I have used plants alive before. My order was ok although one of the plants was DOA but they were more than happy to send me a replacement. I would use them again.
 
Plantsalive.co.uk ??

Don't use plantedtanks, the few plants that I received were in very bad condition, they haven't given me a refund and I never received any replies to my emails. Much better to buy decent plants from enthusiasts (not people trying to make a quick buck).
 
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Getting plants from here is by far the best as a rule, it just doesnt work so well if you want large quanities unless you have a holding tank and build it up over a few months..... oh well guess i need to buy another tank :D
 
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So i went ahead and ordered 20 stems of Blyxa Japonica and 5 x Blyxa Aubertii just to see what would arrive.
It came this morning, 10 days after order day which is what was advised and i was quite impressed for the price.
As expected only the japonica arrived though, aubertii to follow...???

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I would say that the quality was similar to the blyxa that i have received from a few people from the forum and slightly cheaper...?? Seems opinion is that it is hit and miss though...
I guess only time will tell how they grow in...
 
Re: Plantsalive.co.uk quality?? Japonica arrived.....

I've ordered the mixed crypt package from Plants Alive before and they're still doing well. I've had them a year and they've gone from hi tech to low tech to emersed and back to low tech and still doing great. They don't match the quality of TGM but sometimes when you need to bulk out your tank a little it's worth a shot.
 
Re: Plantsalive.co.uk quality?? Japonica arrived.....

They look good. In my previous post I mentioned a plant that dead on arrival that was the aubertii. But they were ok with replacing it.
 
Re: Plantsalive.co.uk quality?? Japonica arrived.....

I can do you a mixed bag of crypts for a tenner am striping my tank down and will have lot they are in excellent condition dont rember the names of them but there are at least 6 difrent sorts and will be a good bag full
 
Re: Plantsalive.co.uk quality?? Japonica arrived.....

I've used them twice in the past, the first lot were good and the second not so good. I guess with plants like crypts it doesn't matter so much as they tend to die off anyway before coming on strong again. They are decent value though in terms of being cheaper than lots of places.

As was also said Pets At Home are also good for plants!
 
Re: Plantsalive.co.uk quality?? Japonica arrived.....

So a few weeks later and the japonica is going great, a little melt early on but no die off at all.
The Aubertii arrived the following week, 1 ordered 5 plants and received 10-15 which were in a pretty sorry state. Managed to use 3 good ones and 1 questionable one, they have been in the tank a few weeks and have melted heavily and still are, however they are all now producing nice new leaves and in a few more weeks should be good.

My Conclusion, but in no way conslusive....
I would say that plantsalive have been pretty good on this occassion, especially as it was all so cheap, so I would happily try them again.
I would also say that you need to be patient as the plants seem pretty young and take a lot longer to settle, maybe jet lag from malaysia :D
On a side note i also tried javaplants and 3 weeks later no plants or replys to email for refund- AVOID!!
 
ive tried java plants once didnt enjoy the service at all ive found planted tanks to be good service but slow and plants alive to be by far the best for price and customer service i also found a good seller on ebay called theplanttank they dont stock much but what they have is of very high quality i bought some P.helferi from them and it was half the price of TGM and better quality.
 
ill have to have a look at theplanttank, to be honest i think the best plants i have had are from aquaessentials, never dissapointed. However my LFS stocks aquafleur now and have a great range at good prices... seems to be more competition out there now since when i started in this hobby which is great!!
 
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