Who should I order from?

I think you could probably get more value from clippings offered in the swap & shop section here. Just look for someone with a good pTrader rating, you might get twice the plants for half the money.

I've already posted in the SnS section but not bites.

I was thinking more along the lines of looking for offers.

I'll send you a PM.

Responded to the PM. Thanks!!

My opinion after trying a few online dealers is to get a hold of Charley(aka LowCoaster) on aquabid. Get on his email list and get his list of plants that he can order for you.

You won't be disappointed.

-Scott

I second Charley. Quality plants unlike other online stores.

Check out the swap and shop here, like mentioned above. I will be receiving an order from Aquabotanic today....and am excited about my plants. I've heard nothing but praise about AB.

I have bought plants from Charley (Lowcoaster) before and found them to be very small and expensive! Just my experience....

Anyone use AQUASPOT?

Two questions:
Has anyone worked with Aquaspot (http://www.aquaspotworld.com)?
and
Upon receiving new plants is there recommended procedure for quarantine and or cleaning? (or perhaps reviving)

Thanks in advance

You take a risk with your $$ when importing plants from overseas.

FacePlanted said:

You take a risk with your $$ when importing plants from overseas.

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Agreed. I don't think that would be a good idea. If you did do it that way, pay with a credit card so you can put the charge in dispute if something is wrong with the order, etc.

What risk are you associating us with?

All our plants go through USDA inspection and are shipped with all legal papers.

We just revised our shipping rates as well as added a whole lot of plants and items to our website. I think the new year is going to be a competitive year ahead!

Try www.bayleesfishees.com they have free shipping

Having bought items shipped from overseas, it isn't necessarily a risk with any one company but rather a risk with overseas shipping in general. Items coming from overseas are held up in US customs while it is determined what the package contains. Besides the potentially long ship time from overseas to the US, Customs holds up the shipment even longer. The other caveat is that once the shipment goes out to the delivery address, it is often policy of the US Mail carrier / Shipper to have the recipient sign for the package. I know that they do this for items coming from Singapore. If the recipient isn't home at the time of the delivery this can hold up the delivery time even further.

botan said:

Two questions:
Has anyone worked with Aquaspot (http://www.aquaspotworld.com)?

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Ask me in a month, since I'm planning to place an order with them before the end of December. Still working on the list right now. Only international order I have done are for fish, and that turned out pretty well.

lilflippy said:

Try www.bayleesfishees.com they have free shipping

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x2 allthough shipping isnt really free it is just built in to some itmes but not all.

JustOneMore21 said:

Check out the swap and shop here, like mentioned above. I will be receiving an order from Aquabotanic today....and am excited about my plants. I've heard nothing but praise about AB.

I have bought plants from Charley (Lowcoaster) before and found them to be very small and expensive! Just my experience....

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Justonemore, tell me how your order comes. I've had a terrible experience with aquabotanic. they didnt send me some of the plants that i ordered, some plants were in bad shape, and the size of java fern mat was smaller than specified. i've heard of similar experiences from other users.

i've ordered plants from:
http://www.freshwateraquariumplants.com/

and i've had great experiences. the owner was very helpful and knowledgeable about helping me start my tank.

AB was quite nasty towards me when I asked about my order. so... i dunno

IME items taking too long in shipping is often the mail carrier's fault, not the shipper. Ordering from overseas, custom hangups are common, and again not the shipper's fault. Just put the blame where it's due, that's my 2cents.

I just got some anubia's from Orlando, a member here
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/swap-n-shop/60383-fs-giant-anubias-many-portions.html
These plants were awesome, I couldn't have been more happy with them.