Admittedly, I love the look of real plants... but the hassle and the added cost (however 'slight') is more than I've ever wanted to deal with. That is why I generally choose plastic plants.
Obviously, not all plastics are crated equal, though, and some have a more realistic quality than others. So I decided to set up this thread for my fellow 'fake-lovers' to add in their two-cents' worth on which fakes are most realistic for the plant they are deemed to immitate.
In general, I'll start with making a link to one of my absolute favorite places to shop plastics. That would be:
www.thatpetplace.com OR www.thatfishplace.com
Their selection of artificals has a beautiful variety of silks and plastics, some of which mimic some real species so well, it'd be hard to tell some of them apart. Some of these even come with 'roots' at their bases for added effect!!
Simply superb.
But one brand often cannot mimic everything with utmost perfection... or they just have one 'fake' that looks more realistic than the others. If you notice an artificial that makes you do a double-take, add it on here so others can have the aesthetics of 'real' without the hassle of real!!
(Example template)
Brand: (brand of aquarium product)
Name: (name of artificial plant)
Resembles: (name of live plant it looks most like)
Material: (usually plastic or silk)
Rate: (1-10 with 10 being so close to real, it practically needs fertilizer!)
And then add any personal comments on the plant, like size and personal opinion of it's quality and versatility, strong and weak points, type of gravel base, ect.
Obviously, not all plastics are crated equal, though, and some have a more realistic quality than others. So I decided to set up this thread for my fellow 'fake-lovers' to add in their two-cents' worth on which fakes are most realistic for the plant they are deemed to immitate.
In general, I'll start with making a link to one of my absolute favorite places to shop plastics. That would be:
www.thatpetplace.com OR www.thatfishplace.com
Their selection of artificals has a beautiful variety of silks and plastics, some of which mimic some real species so well, it'd be hard to tell some of them apart. Some of these even come with 'roots' at their bases for added effect!!
Simply superb.
But one brand often cannot mimic everything with utmost perfection... or they just have one 'fake' that looks more realistic than the others. If you notice an artificial that makes you do a double-take, add it on here so others can have the aesthetics of 'real' without the hassle of real!!
(Example template)
Brand: (brand of aquarium product)
Name: (name of artificial plant)
Resembles: (name of live plant it looks most like)
Material: (usually plastic or silk)
Rate: (1-10 with 10 being so close to real, it practically needs fertilizer!)
And then add any personal comments on the plant, like size and personal opinion of it's quality and versatility, strong and weak points, type of gravel base, ect.
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