Vonz1 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 I had a couple of bad experience with purchasing live plants. Purchased at Petco, got snails and disease in tank. Just bought in vitro plants and they have no roots. So I am considering buying Co-Op plants for the first time. Can anyone tell me if the plants being sold are grown in tanks exposed to other fish or snails? Thank you. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 I don’t believe that the plants are exposed to fish, but there might be snails, hitchhikers, I think. Every plant I bought from them is in excellent condition. I have bought plants for a while now, and every plant I bought was from AC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonz1 Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 Just placed my first live plant order. We'll see how it goes. Will buy more if good. Thx 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 the plants will be healthy, if not let them know, and they take care of it. as for snails, yes you will get snails from their plants. pretty much the only way to not get snails is to buy tissue culture plants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 @Vonz1 so…. What’d you buy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonz1 Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 (edited) I wonder if sterilizing the plants with 1:19 water to bleach ratio for 1.5-2.0 minutes will kill the hitchhikers. On 6/13/2024 at 9:46 PM, Tony s said: @Vonz1 so…. What’d you buy? I ordered: On 6/13/2024 at 9:44 PM, lefty o said: the plants will be healthy, if not let them know, and they take care of it. as for snails, yes you will get snails from their plants. pretty much the only way to not get snails is to buy tissue culture plants. I wonder if sterilizing the plants with 1:19 bleach to water ratio for 1.5-2.0 minutes will kill the hitchhikers. Edited June 14 by Vonz1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 (edited) Possibly using the reverse respiration method that many here like? Which involves soaking in seltzer water instead of bleach. @mynameisnobody you know how to do this I believe? Edited June 14 by Tony s 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 @Tony s my thumbs are as black as my x wife’s soul. All the plants in my aquarium go straight in. If they survive, cool. If not, I might try again. I’m definitely a fish first kinda dude. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonz1 Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 On 6/13/2024 at 9:57 PM, mynameisnobody said: @Tony s my thumbs are as black as my x wife’s soul. All the plants in my aquarium go straight in. If they survive, cool. If not, I might try again. I’m definitely a fish first kinda dude. Is there a process posted somewhere on Co-Op for the seltzer plant sterilization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 https://reverserespiration.com/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonz1 Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 On 6/13/2024 at 10:02 PM, Tony s said: https://reverserespiration.com/ Thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Sorry. I’m a bit slow On 6/13/2024 at 9:57 PM, mynameisnobody said: I’m definitely a fish first kinda dude. Yeah. Me too. Land plants I can do. Still learning aquatic plants 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rube_Goldfish Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 On 6/13/2024 at 10:05 PM, Tony s said: Yeah. Me too. Land plants I can do. Still learning aquatic plants Ha, I'm the exact opposite! One of the things I like about aquatic plants is that it takes the overwatering/underwatering factor entirely out of it, and that's the thing I always struggle with with terrestrial plants. On 6/13/2024 at 8:13 PM, Vonz1 said: Can anyone tell me if the plants being sold are grown in tanks exposed to other fish or snails? They've had behind-the-scenes at the old Washington warehouse before explicitly showing snails in the plant storage tanks, I think intentionally. They've since moved the warehouse to Kentucky, but I doubt they'd have changed the snail policy. In any case, a) the plant health and quality I've gotten from ACO has been great; and b) if it ever wasn't, their customer service is second to none. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricksonAquatics Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 No plant order is going to be completely snail free, but I’ve ordered many plants from the Co Op and have never run into a snail problem. They do a noticeably better job making sure there aren’t pests than most other sites I’ve ordered from! But if you want the peace of mind, you can use Reverse Respiration, a bleach dip or an alum dip 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 On 6/15/2024 at 12:49 PM, EricksonAquatics said: No plant order is going to be completely snail free, but I’ve ordered many plants from the Co Op and have never run into a snail problem. They do a noticeably better job making sure there aren’t pests than most other sites I’ve ordered from! But if you want the peace of mind, you can use Reverse Respiration, a bleach dip or an alum dip 🙂 Yea, same, and I have made probably close to 20 plant orders from them actually as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonz1 Posted Saturday at 01:12 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 01:12 PM Happy to report I got my plants from Aquarium Co-Op and the fertilizer casuals. Happy to see the plants were in really good shape after days in shipping route. I really like the sticker and the insulated reusable transport Aquarium Co-Op bag too. I used the bag to sterilize the plants. Will keep using it too. Will defiantly order more plants from Aquarium Co-Op in the future. 😊😊😊 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted Sunday at 04:10 AM Share Posted Sunday at 04:10 AM Glad you got your first plants from coop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButtonMcThickums Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago Have you considered using tissue cultured plants? I bought all TC (mainly because they are grown emersed and I’m doing a dry start) and they are guaranteed to be pest free. Pests just can’t be present with the way TC propagation works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonz1 Posted 14 hours ago Author Share Posted 14 hours ago Yes, I purchased dwarf grass from Aquarium CO-OP as a tissue plant. Great plant!! Unfortunately I killed most of them because I heavy doused the tank with API Aquarium Salt to help kill fin rot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButtonMcThickums Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago Ahh that’s too bad!! I’ll keep that in mind if/when I happen upon the same issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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