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obliquered · 04-29-2008, 02:19 PM

Hi all,

I'm very new to keeping live plants and am looking around for a good source. The closest LFS to me is the Aviarium near Gwinnett Place Mall. I did buy a few plants from them, but they came with snails, so I thought I'd look at the local Petco, who sold me a very pretty Dracaena variegatus that subsequent Internet searching informs me will not actually grow underwater despite being labelled "Live Aquatic Plant for Fresh Water Aquariums". Sigh. (Will they root if I just stick them in a pot of dirt? I hate to waste it, it's a pretty plant.)

So my questions-

1) The Aviarium- OK despite the snails, or should I avoid it?
2) If I should avoid it, is there any other decent place to go either in the North Druid Hills area or in Gwinnett? I see a lot of mention of northwest places but not so much on this side of town, and the last time I took a long drive to go to a fish store (The Fish Store on Roswell Road) I was very disappointed.

04-29-2008, 02:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
obliquered Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 5	Opinions on the Aviarium in Gwinnett? Hi all, I'm very new to keeping live plants and am looking around for a good source. The closest LFS to me is the Aviarium near Gwinnett Place Mall. I did buy a few plants from them, but they came with snails, so I thought I'd look at the local Petco, who sold me a very pretty Dracaena variegatus that subsequent Internet searching informs me will not actually grow underwater despite being labelled "Live Aquatic Plant for Fresh Water Aquariums". Sigh. (Will they root if I just stick them in a pot of dirt? I hate to waste it, it's a pretty plant.) So my questions- 1) The Aviarium- OK despite the snails, or should I avoid it? 2) If I should avoid it, is there any other decent place to go either in the North Druid Hills area or in Gwinnett? I see a lot of mention of northwest places but not so much on this side of town, and the last time I took a long drive to go to a fish store (The Fish Store on Roswell Road) I was very disappointed.