philly: where to find java moss?

tmmycat · 08-17-2008, 02:10 PM

does anyone know where I can buy some java moss near philly (I am in montgomery county)? the only aquarium store I know of is captain nemo's in norristown and they don't have it.

aquagirl · 08-17-2008, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by tmmycat

does anyone know where I can buy some java moss near philly (I am in montgomery county)? the only aquarium store I know of is captain nemo's in norristown and they don't have it.

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**jreich** · 02-19-2009, 05:16 PM

i have the same problem. i bought some java moss from a LFS but it was dead and didnt relize it at the time it was not in a tank but in a little plastic deli cup you get about 5 pickles in. only about a drop of water in it.. lucky me the cup cracked on the way home broke open and smelled like my girlfriend [censored][censored][censored][censored] her self... now its in the tank a few weeks and lost all green color and turned brown.
i live in ne philly
any help would be much apreciated!!

Daws1089 · 03-04-2009, 10:24 PM

the hidden reef in Levittown has java moss readily available.

Axelrodi202 · 03-05-2009, 01:23 AM

Is there a Chinatown in Philadelphia? If so, take a look around. The aquarium shops of chinatown often yield valuable treasures for careful explorers. The plants are especially good.

**jreich** · 03-10-2009, 11:25 AM

the hidden reef is where my smelly adventure started... and they have not had a fresh batch since... and its bin a while since they received a fresh batch. i like the china town idea! our china town is pretty large... thanks for that tip! if any one can help i would actually like to buy some flame moss... any one local that i can pick it up from you? in neer franklin mills mall. i just dont trust pay pal because they screwed me before.

**jreich** · 03-19-2009, 12:54 PM

so the hidden reef finally got a new batch of moss in... this time it looks green, insted of looking like brown dead grass. and it didnt smell like a dingleberry which is allways a bonus!

thanks for every ones help.

griffin · 03-26-2009, 11:12 PM

did you check out the chinatown? if so, any good finds?

Shady Milkman · 03-30-2009, 12:20 AM

Beautiful day today so I decided to take a stroll down Chinatown and see what I could find. After a few minutes of walking around I couldn't believe I actually found a fish store. Suddenly I was overcome with joy at the thought that I may have found a shop with some decent aquascaping stuff so I decided to walk in only to find a hallway with nothing but a door, a doorbell, and about five cameras pointed at the door. I tried to open the locked door but realized pretty quickly it was probably a good idea to avoid ringing the bell and just walk out of there.

**jreich** · 03-30-2009, 12:33 PM

lmao that is kind of funny/creepy i would have just left also...

dsk419 · 07-28-2009, 02:36 AM

i know this is an old post but i'm looking for some moss as well in the philadelphia area. i go to the hidden reef often and over the past month or two i havent seen it in stock. does anyone know of any stores in the area (i guess within about 30 minutes of philadelphia) that have it available?

**jreich** · 07-28-2009, 01:29 PM

i could give you some i assume... i've bin to captain nemo's before and they told me they would order me anything i want. and the hidden reef has it off and on. usually in little deli cups on top of there planted tank. but if you want some pm me.

morf2540 · 10-20-2009, 11:00 PM

I just bought some at East Coast Aquatics in Prospect Park. http://www.eastcoastaquatics.com/

**Dempsey** · 11-16-2009, 08:47 PM

ECA will order anything you ask for. So will nemo's. Nemo's has allot more plants in stock also. Along with all the high tech equipment. Price wise, I think they are the same for most things. The only choice is travel depending on where you are.

08-17-2008, 02:10 PM	#1
tmmycat Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Wales, PA Posts: 19	philly: where to find java moss? does anyone know where I can buy some java moss near philly (I am in montgomery county)? the only aquarium store I know of is captain nemo's in norristown and they don't have it.

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02-19-2009, 05:16 PM	#3
jreich Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: philadelphia Posts: 2,940	i have the same problem. i bought some java moss from a LFS but it was dead and didnt relize it at the time it was not in a tank but in a little plastic deli cup you get about 5 pickles in. only about a drop of water in it.. lucky me the cup cracked on the way home broke open and smelled like my girlfriend [censored][censored][censored][censored] her self... now its in the tank a few weeks and lost all green color and turned brown. i live in ne philly any help would be much apreciated!!

03-04-2009, 10:24 PM	#4
Daws1089 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 13	the hidden reef in Levittown has java moss readily available.

03-05-2009, 01:23 AM	#5
Axelrodi202 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Morris County, NJ Posts: 1,692	Is there a Chinatown in Philadelphia? If so, take a look around. The aquarium shops of chinatown often yield valuable treasures for careful explorers. The plants are especially good.

03-10-2009, 11:25 AM	#6
jreich Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: philadelphia Posts: 2,940	the hidden reef is where my smelly adventure started... and they have not had a fresh batch since... and its bin a while since they received a fresh batch. i like the china town idea! our china town is pretty large... thanks for that tip! if any one can help i would actually like to buy some flame moss... any one local that i can pick it up from you? in neer franklin mills mall. i just dont trust pay pal because they screwed me before.

03-19-2009, 12:54 PM	#7
jreich Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: philadelphia Posts: 2,940	so the hidden reef finally got a new batch of moss in... this time it looks green, insted of looking like brown dead grass. and it didnt smell like a dingleberry which is allways a bonus! thanks for every ones help.

03-26-2009, 11:12 PM	#8
griffin Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: usa Posts: 30	did you check out the chinatown? if so, any good finds?

03-30-2009, 12:20 AM	#9
Shady Milkman Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 33	Beautiful day today so I decided to take a stroll down Chinatown and see what I could find. After a few minutes of walking around I couldn't believe I actually found a fish store. Suddenly I was overcome with joy at the thought that I may have found a shop with some decent aquascaping stuff so I decided to walk in only to find a hallway with nothing but a door, a doorbell, and about five cameras pointed at the door. I tried to open the locked door but realized pretty quickly it was probably a good idea to avoid ringing the bell and just walk out of there.

03-30-2009, 12:33 PM	#10
jreich Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: philadelphia Posts: 2,940	lmao that is kind of funny/creepy i would have just left also...

07-28-2009, 02:36 AM	#11
dsk419 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 3	i know this is an old post but i'm looking for some moss as well in the philadelphia area. i go to the hidden reef often and over the past month or two i havent seen it in stock. does anyone know of any stores in the area (i guess within about 30 minutes of philadelphia) that have it available?

07-28-2009, 01:29 PM	#12
jreich Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: philadelphia Posts: 2,940	i could give you some i assume... i've bin to captain nemo's before and they told me they would order me anything i want. and the hidden reef has it off and on. usually in little deli cups on top of there planted tank. but if you want some pm me.

10-20-2009, 11:00 PM	#13
morf2540 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 111	I just bought some at East Coast Aquatics in Prospect Park. http://www.eastcoastaquatics.com/

11-16-2009, 08:47 PM	#14
Dempsey Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (77/100%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Clifton Heights, PA Posts: 1,740	ECA will order anything you ask for. So will nemo's. Nemo's has allot more plants in stock also. Along with all the high tech equipment. Price wise, I think they are the same for most things. The only choice is travel depending on where you are.