Beginner Advice

I've had more success with online plants than LFS plants.

Same here, LFS near me don't tend to have good selection or quality. BUT I just went to Tropic Isle in Framingham, and got some nice plants from them. Surprisingly, they had a really nice selection of healthy medium light plants. :) But usually you'll pay more in a LFS, too.

For example, I have some guppy grass I'll probably need to get rid of in the next week or 2 because it grows out of control, and I'll probably just sell it for the cost of shipping.
 
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