PLANTS IN NY OR NJ ?

Win aquarium on mott street is my favorite place. not always a great plant selection, but always something cool and (often young) to look at. and when he had them, I got my first few crystal reds there for a steal... and they've yielded nothing but gorgeous shrimp... some real S's and above. the guy at win claimed he couldn't keep them happy, so he stopped ordering them... too many deaths.... but I haven't lost many at all. must just be the water.

I think new world really has it for plants... Pacific has plants, but not usually anything I'd put in my tank. I got some BGA from them too that eventually led to the end of one of my tanks. Their shrimp are not usually very pretty, and are really pricey.

Also, the store in brooklyn on 65th and 8th ave, Tien Wei, fluctuates between really nice plants and out of stock... but there, I find they have a lot of BGA problems too, constantly taking a tank down, etc... and I've gotten a lot of bladder wort from plants from them. very cheap prices. Tien Wei was my favorite before I found Win.

GBUDD, you might want to look into Frank's Aquarium too. Really nice guy, somewhere in queens, not really a store, but he'd probably let you pick up if you were a serious buyer. He always has an awesome selection of small fish and inverts.

speaking of plants G, the plants you have dripping off your waterfall areas, the dark green vine/moss looking stuff... what is that?
 
mellowvision said:
Win aquarium on mott street is my favorite place. not always a great plant selection, but always something cool and (often young) to look at. and when he had them, I got my first few crystal reds there for a steal... and they've yielded nothing but gorgeous shrimp... some real S's and above. the guy at win claimed he couldn't keep them happy, so he stopped ordering them... too many deaths.... but I haven't lost many at all. must just be the water.

I think new world really has it for plants... Pacific has plants, but not usually anything I'd put in my tank. I got some BGA from them too that eventually led to the end of one of my tanks. Their shrimp are not usually very pretty, and are really pricey.

Also, the store in brooklyn on 65th and 8th ave, Tien Wei, fluctuates between really nice plants and out of stock... but there, I find they have a lot of BGA problems too, constantly taking a tank down, etc... and I've gotten a lot of bladder wort from plants from them. very cheap prices. Tien Wei was my favorite before I found Win.

GBUDD, you might want to look into Frank's Aquarium too. Really nice guy, somewhere in queens, not really a store, but he'd probably let you pick up if you were a serious buyer. He always has an awesome selection of small fish and inverts.

speaking of plants G, the plants you have dripping off your waterfall areas, the dark green vine/moss looking stuff... what is that?
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I totally forgot about Win, awesome prices, very helpful owner there. Tien Wei I think has changed their name, but they are still there, also competetive in price. I think Win really is the definition of "Mom and Pop" store, as the owner and his wife, and sometimes the daughter runs the store.

I've bought almost all my planted supplies from them, including Red Cherry Shrimp. I didn't realize they had Chrystal Reds there at one point. They've been around forever.

I'll have to find out more about Frank's Aquarium, as I have not heard of him until recently.
 
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