Where to buy aquarium plants - The Great Seller List

[Art]

As a public service, why don't we start a list of quality retailers where hobbyists can purchase aquarium plants? This should help all of us when we need to go plant hunting.

I will update this first post with the current list of retailers that are recommended in the thread. I will list the number of upvotes next to each.

Please reply to this thread with your recommended aquarium plant seller BUT please see the rules below first.

Rules:

• You can only recommend a retailer that YOU have purchased from.
• Retailers cannot recommend themselves.
• Silence is golden. If you had a bad experience with a retailer, please do not post here. Let's keep this thread positive and helpful. The quality retailers will bubble up to the top.
• If the retailer you want to recommend has already been recommended, simply upvotethe post that is recommending them.
  • To upvote, simply click on the up arrow to the right of the post as shown in this picture
  • 
• You can recommend from any country and I will list on the list. Just make sure you note what country they ship to.

The Great Aquarium Plant Seller List​

1. Aquarium Plants Factory (USA) - 4 votes​
2. Aquarium Co-Op (USA) - 1 vote​
3. Aquariums West (Canada) - 1 vote​
4. Tails and Scales (Canada) - 1 vote​
5. Angelfins (Canada) - 2 votes​
6. AquascapeRoom (Canada) - 2 votes​
7. ABC Plants (Canada) - 1 vote​
8. The Plant Guy (Canada) - 2 vote2​
9. Green Leaf Aquariums (USA) - 2 votes​
10. Buceplant (USA) - 4 votes​
11. Aquarzon (Australia) - 1 vote​
12. The Wet Leaf (Canada) - 1 vote​
13. Sousleau Aquarium (Canada) - 1 vote​
14. Aquariumplants.com (USA) - 1 vote​
15. Aqua Forest Aquarium (USA) - 1 vote​
16. BuyPetShrimp.com (USA) - 1 vote​
17. PremiumBuces (Spain) - 1 vote​
18. Aquasabi (Germany) - 1 vote​
19. Olivetti (Italy) - 1 vote​

 

[Grobro]

I shop at Aquaforest Aquarium for ADA tissue cultures. Aqua Forest Aquarium They are my home store, so I try to support them as much as possible.

I really like BUYPETSHRIMP.COM for buceps and moss, he has crypts too. I spent a fair bit of time in the shrimp hobby. During that time I attended a shrimp hobby event at Erik's house (the owner of buypetshrimp.com). He puts a great amount of effort and care into his supply. He isn't just churning and burning plants. I have purchased large quantities of buceps from him and I have always had a good experience. side note: he has this funny thing of putting highchews candy in each order.

I have also used aquariumplants.com so I will give them an upvote and buceplant.com but I have had mixed results with their plants.

 

[Koan]

Breaking the stated rule for this thread

I wanted to bring attention to Aquarium Roots New Jersey a relatively recent local aquarium plant startup with a retail store. Haven't yet purchased from them but they're about to expand into a new space, looking forward to trying them out!

 

[riioKen]

Europe is here too
PremiumBuces (Spain shop that ships to Europe) very nice selection of Bucephalandra (even the rare "original" brownie ghost 2011)
Aquasabi (Germany shop that ships to Europe) big selection of ludwigia and rotalas
Olibetta (this is the "italian version", but im sure that there is DE and probably others country based site) they ship in Europe, general purpose site

 

[Unexpected]

In my endless obsession to find certain plants, this place popped up. Ordered 2 plants and I’ll update how they come in. They have a nice selection and quite a bit of cultures.

Glass Aqua - Aquascaping and Planted Aquarium Tank Online Store

We provide quality aquarium goods for planted tank beginners and enthusiasts such as rimless tanks, aquatic plants, rocks and wood, substrate and LED lighting

shop.glassaqua.com

 

[Firestorm]

I typically order my plants from Buce Plant. It can be hit and miss with some orders, but overall, the experience is positive as they have a great variety of plants and affordable shipping cost, which makes things very convenient. From my experience, their customer service has improved dramatically over time.

 

[DTWGulo]

Aquariumplantsfactory.com has been the best for me so far (Selection, quality, price). Three orders over a few years now.
I've purchased from Buceplant twice. One good experience one not so good.

 

[Unexpected]

Aquariumplantsfactory.com has been the best for me so far (Selection, quality, price). Three orders over a few years now.
I've purchased from Buceplant twice. One good experience one not so good.

Thank you for posting. This is a good thread to keep going. I, like you l, have had a good experience with them. That said, they have messed up on orders more than three times but immediately refunded any issue. I feel, as a big retail operation, they are the best.

To add to this post, I’m finding other people in the hobby who sell plants to be the most consistent for plant sales. I’ve not had a single problem with buying plants from those who love this hobby as much as I do.

 

[Art]

Thank you all. Updated.

 

[ElleDee]

I want to give a shout out to I Wet My Plants. The guy that runs it lives in my metro area and I first bought plants from him in person at AGA and recently had an order shipped to me (he's not *that* close and shipping wasn't too bad). I have been super happy with the quality of the plants, the portions, and the prices. His inventory isn't huge, but he's got a nice mix of common and more rare plants, and he does seem to restock fairly frequently. I don't know if every single thing he sells is submerged, but everything I bought from him has been and the transition to my tanks has been pretty seamless.

I've ordered from similar operations in the past (i.e. somebody running a small business out of their house) and most have been ok, but not great. I Wet My Plants has surpassed my expectations and I'd love him to get more business.

 

[Mr.Shenanagins]

@ElleDee Ingenious name for a business