This is amazing!!!! I’m one state away!
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Tin Foil Hat So, is Tropica Aquarium Plants finally coming to the USA???
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gnatster
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Tropica posted on Instagram today, 9/18/2026, that plants will be available in late 2026, with aquariums added in 2027. There is a link in their instagram bio to sign up for notifications, with a gift (unspecified) for the first 100.
BranchScape
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I was told is don't expect their full line up day one it will be their greatest hits so to speak and the rarer stuff will follow. Still amazingly happy I decided ADA and Tropica are it for me. if I am not buying from fellow scapers direct.
gnatster
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JayP
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Did you get the email from them that mentioned a potential collaboration? Are they going to collaborate with everyone?
gnatster
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Nope, and I'm ok with that.Did you get the email from them that mentioned a potential collaboration? Are they going to collaborate with everyone?
Kwyet
After every new tank—“This is my last one!”
I did. I assumed it meant a potential collaboration with some other company or well-known person. 
Correct. Troels Andersen told me that the initial lineup will be 38 plants from their tissue culture lineup. Eventually expanding to the full 70 plant catalog range. Potted plants are an unknown at this juncture. The focus is TC plants, then their aquarium lineup.
Great behind the scenes videos of the pre scaping contest setup, and issues. Detailed looks at the 18 contest tanks from Aquashella New Jersey, and the details regarding the Tropica US venture.
I Judged 18 of the Best Aquascapes in America - Juris Jutjajevs
I Judged 18 of the Best Aquascapes in America - Juris Jutjajevs
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I’m glad they are selling TC direct to consumer. I’d be happier when they sell the rest of their line, especially the plant clip line.
The USDA would have no problem with imports of their plant clip line because they are bare root. All it takes is the phytosanitary certificate and an application. No idea why they are not available today.
The USDA would have no problem with imports of their plant clip line because they are bare root. All it takes is the phytosanitary certificate and an application. No idea why they are not available today.
Thanks for posting Capraquaria.
The Tropica announcement begins at the 15:13 mark.
This “bare root” thing, I’ve purchased rock wool plants in the past from GLA that were Tropica? They didn’t usually have much in stock, but it was Tropica potted plants. Unless they falsely advertised lol
Tropica has a facility in the U.S even though their North American operations are based in Vancouver. That's where I get my Tropica wholesale potted plants from so I'm sure that's where your plants originated.
I spoke with them and the clip plants are a shipping issue. They just wont make it healthy enough. They are still working on it though. Stoked as I am in Georgia!
