[Crayawns]

Despite a three week quarantine, I had anubias develop rot and spread it throughout my tank of established beautiful 3-4 year old anubias as well as through part of my son’s currently fallow tank except for his prior plants (4-5 years) and the plants quarantining.

it is the third time anubias from this Well known company has developed rot, although my first plants from them are doing well. I always caught it during quarantine before. I always thought it was caused by lighting or ferts or bleach dip even though i have had zero issues with any petsmart/ petco plants with the same treatment and thise had to be acclimated to water! This batch had lights and ferts but they were not heated until the third week because i had a betta in the quarantine tank.

i will not order from this company again. Chain stores have limited variety and timing of what arrives and no online ordering. Any favorite successful places recommended? I am primarily jnterested in anubis varieties but i have been tryig to branch into a few other varieties. Java ferns do not do well in my tanks between the summer heat and hard water.

 

[sparkyjoe]

I’m currently building an order from Aquarium Plants Factory. They’re highly recommended by @RussellTheShihTzu and had a specific moss I wanted to get.

My first online plant order was from Marcus Fish Tanks. I’d say it was a good experience in terms of the plant quality and portions. They’re very healthy and vigorous.

But, the plants contained some variety of pet snails, as well as a live mosquito (probably hatched shortly after arrival), and what may have been a planaria.

I quarantined them for about a month in a tank with an air stone and good lighting after I had done a couple of alum dips and a quick bleach dip on the hardier plants.

I wouldn’t have really objected to ordering there again, but they didn’t have the plant I wanted.

 

[JackTheCaptain]

I'm so sorry this happened!

You could always go with pothos/devils ivy. I have some in pots, and when those get too long I take a couple of cuttings and put them in water for a hydroponic treatment to harden off the cut end to avoid any toxicity issues. After a few days or whenever I put them in with my bettas. I have very hard water and growing these at the house means they're already acclimated, plus I don't have to worry about the things like you've both described above.

The leaves look marvelous and the roots grow so well I have to trim them back every now and then. Any leaves that are under water do just fine