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I’ve bought plants from aquarium co op and Dustin’s fish tanks and no problems with snails.
Dustin Fish tanks were HORRIBLE two years later I am still Taking snails out of my tank .Horrible results. NO Thanks NEVER again!!!
I would not order plants again from aquariumcoop; i used to have problems with aquariumplantfactory but the last few years they have been excellent. I havne't used dustin in a while - the stuff i order pre-pandemic was very good value but their offering was limited - too limiting for my current needs. Buce is not bad i prefer aquariumplantfactory (esp since i can get plants without that rockwool stuff i hate); aquariumplants in florida is a bit hit or miss - the last order was contanimanted with duckweed which i hate. marcus used to be excellent but after the pandemic it has been pretty plain (no better or worse than aquarium-coop).
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That's my take on the stores i've used in the past few years. Oh there is some place in ny that is pretty good but i can't think of the seller - it is an ebay thingy. All of the vendors i've mentioned have snails - so if you really want snail free you will have to treat them or get a clown loach
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That's my take on the stores i've used in the past few years. Oh there is some place in ny that is pretty good but i can't think of the seller - it is an ebay thingy. All of the vendors i've mentioned have snails - so if you really want snail free you will have to treat them or get a clown loach
Thanks the snail infestation HAS BEEN Horrible and two years later I am still removing Snails daily, NEVER AGAIN they were Dustin that is the source of the plants!
I will definatley consider as the snails have been a Huge problem after two years of daily removing snail after snail ,Unbelievable!I would not order plants again from aquariumcoop; i used to have problems with aquariumplantfactory but the last few years they have been excellent. I havne't used dustin in a while - the stuff i order pre-pandemic was very good value but their offering was limited - too limiting for my current needs. Buce is not bad i prefer aquariumplantfactory (esp since i can get plants without that rockwool stuff i hate); aquariumplants in florida is a bit hit or miss - the last order was contanimanted with duckweed which i hate. marcus used to be excellent but after the pandemic it has been pretty plain (no better or worse than aquarium-coop).
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That's my take on the stores i've used in the past few years. Oh there is some place in ny that is pretty good but i can't think of the seller - it is an ebay thingy. All of the vendors i've mentioned have snails - so if you really want snail free you will have to treat them or get a clown loach
You can get rid of a large number of snails by putting in greens like lettuce - and then removing it with a lot of snails on it (zuc also work well). However ultimately the key to getting rid of snails is to not over feed; the more extra food in the aquarium the more food. In any event every vendor i mentioned the plants came with snail the ONE exception is tissue culture. The disadvantage of tissue cultures is the plants start small and need a more initial care; however i'm fairly happy with aquariumfactoryplant selection of tissue culture. Having said that any major vendor tissue should be equally free of pests; of course buying 5 tissue and one non-tissue will put you back where you are and if your aquarium is already infected with snails it doesn't matter much what you do (i.e, buying plants with or without snails is unlikely to have a huge impact on your snail population).
