Tropica Plants

[Underwurlde]

So I'm not the only one!Thanks Chris, I was hoping my little thread would kick off this kind of response.Andy@RadaR, now wouldn't that be sweet. But I think you are right. Either have to be in the trade (and buy bulk perhaps) or be well connected.Ho-hum, but fingers cross this is not the case / a backdoor in can be found.Andy

 

[nry]

www.birstall.co.uk seem to have a good range, they offered to order in anything I wanted (and didn't specify minimum order numbers) which was excellent. They said that often they have more in stock than listed online and to e-mail or phone before ordering to check.

Not sure on ordering from Tropica directly for consumer use - they have one (that I am aware of) UK wholesaler. They accept trade orders of £100 upwards and prefer you to be VAT registered - given they are trade prices then this may be whorthwhile considering if you want to order loads of stuff from them. Non-VAT registered orders attract an additional charge. Many plants from the wholesalers must be ordered in batches of 5 or more, with the larger ones and wood/lava rock etc being orderable individually.

Buying Tropica does not guarantee no snails etc - it all depends how the dealer stores the plants before sale to the consumer.

 

[George Farmer]

You may be able to get your local Pets at Home to order for you. I think most stock Tropica.

I am lucky in that I get them direct, as a writer for PFK.

 

[nry]

I am lucky in that I get them direct, as a writer for PFK.

Ahhh - best get my article written then

 

[Underwurlde]

I wonder how much of a dumb-a$$ look I'd get if I ask the bozos in my Pets@Home store for some Rotala Rotundifolia, etc

No, actually I know exactly how much of a dumb-a$$ look I'd get!

Nope, good idea & worth a try though.

Andy

 

[George Farmer]

Find the manager. He may not know but he should listen...

Why not offer to set them up a decent planted display tank, if you have the time?

 

[nry]

Find the manager. He may not know but he should listen...

Why not offer to set them up a decent planted display tank, if you have the time?

I debated that but figured it would be knackered within weeks by numerous things that seem to be 'done' with P@H display tanks....

 

[chr15_8]

when i asked about tropica the man next to the fish section gave me a wired look when i asked 'can you order in certian types of tropica plants'

he reply was 'do you mean tropical plants?'

i said 'the ones in that tank that are 3 for £9'

he said 'i dont know'

good luck though

chris

 

[madgap]

May I suggest that you find out what day your local fish store receives their delivery of plants and buy them fresh. As for the damn snails, when I buy plants I check them several times. Even in the roots. Most of my plants were bought with snails on but I got rid of them! No snails in my plants.... No way.

 

[efish]

hello to all you planted fans, ive opened a trade account with tropica as im thinking of adding live plants to our website, if im honest im not a big planted buff. so i would be looking for any input as to what varieties to stock, ideally id like to keep 30 more common, popular plants constantly in stock and then get more exotic stuff in once a month maybe

any input would be greatly appreciated

 

[mlawson]

hello to all you planted fans, ive opened a trade account with tropica as im thinking of adding live plants to our website, if im honest im not a big planted buff. so i would be looking for any input as to what varieties to stock, ideally id like to keep 30 more common, popular plants constantly in stock and then get more exotic stuff in once a month maybe

any input would be greatly appreciated

That would be a good idea, I'm not exactly sure what most people buy for plants as I normally buy the less common ones, but I'm sure some other people can help you.

 

[Fwapp]

hello to all you planted fans, ive opened a trade account with tropica as im thinking of adding live plants to our website, if im honest im not a big planted buff. so i would be looking for any input as to what varieties to stock, ideally id like to keep 30 more common, popular plants constantly in stock and then get more exotic stuff in once a month maybe

any input would be greatly appreciated

It might help if you mentioned which shop (Tropical fish for you) you are, and the fact you are a TFF sponsor

 

[Underwurlde]

@efish

hello to all you planted fans, ive opened a trade account with tropica as im thinking of adding live plants to our website, if im honest im not a big planted buff. so i would be looking for any input as to what varieties to stock, ideally id like to keep 30 more common, popular plants constantly in stock and then get more exotic stuff in once a month maybe

any input would be greatly appreciated

Music to my ears!

I would go for the more popular (obviously) hardier plants:
(Absolute must haves in bold)

Alternanthera Reineckii 'Rosaefolia'
Anubias Barteri var. 'nana'
Anubias Barteri var. 'nana petite'
Anubias Congensis
Azolla Filiculoides – (Water Fern)
Azolla Filiculoides var. Rubra
Azolla Pinnata – (Feathered Mosquito Fern)
Bacopa sp. 'Araguaia'
Bacopa Caralimiana
Bolbitis Heudelotii
Cabomba Aquatica
Cabomba Caroliniana – (Carolina Fanwort)
Ceratophyllum Demersum - (Hornwort / Coontail)
Chara Corallina
Crassula Helmsii – (New Zealand Pigmyweed)
Cryptocoryne Crispatula var. Balansae
Cryptocoryne Lucens (Crypt)
Cryptocoryne Nevillii aka. Cryptocoryne x Willisii
Cryptocoryne Undulata
Cryptocoryne Undulata ‘broad leaf’
Cryptocoryne Wendtii (‘Brown’ & ‘Green’) – (Tiny Crypt)
Didiplis Diandra – (Water Hedge)
Echinodorus Angustifolius
Echinodorus Bleheri
Echinodorus Horemanii ‘Red’
Echinodorus Latifolius (Chain Sword / Pygmy Chain Sword)
Echinodorus Parviflorus – (Black Amazon Swordplant)
Echinodorus Tenellus – (Thin Leaf Running Sword)
Elatine Gratioloides – (Water Wort)
Eleocharis Accicularis – (Dwarf Hairgrass)
Eleocharis Pusilla
Egeria species (any)
Elodea Densa
Eriocaulon sp. 'Guang Zhou' – (Pipewort)
Glossostigma Elatinoides – (Glosso)
Hemianthus Micranthemoides – (‘HM’)
Heteranthera Zosterifolia – (Stargrass)
Hydrilla Verticillata - (Waterthyme)
Hydrocotyle Leucocephala – (Brazilian Pennywort)
Hydrocotyle Verticillata – (Whorled / Marsh Pennywort)
Hygrophila Corymbosa var. 'Narrow Leaf' – (Starhorn)
Hygrophila Difformis – (Water Wisteria)
Hygrophila Lacustris
Hygrophila Polysperma "Rosanervig" – (Dwarf Hygro)
Landoltia Punctata – (Dotted Duckweed)
Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis – (Brazilian Microsword)
Lilaeopsis Polyantha
Limnobium Laevigatum – (Amazon Frogbits)
Limnophila Sessiliflora – (Asian Mashweed)
Ludwigia Arcuata
Ludwigia Peploides s. Montevidensis – (Floating Primrose Yellow)
Ludwigia Repens – (Red Leaf Ludwigia / Red Repens)
Lysimachia Nummularia – (Moneywort / Creeping Jenny)
Marsilea Crenata – (Aquatic Clover)
Marsilea Drummondii – (Clover Fern)
Marsilea Mutica – (Water Clover)
Mayaca Fluviatilis – (Bog Moss)
Microsorum Pteropus – (Java Fern)
Myriophyllum Aquaticum – (Parrot Feather / Water Milfoil)
Myriophyllum Caput Medusae – (Coarse Milfoil)
Myriophyllum Crispatum – (Common Water Milfoil)
Myriophyllum Papillosum – (Water Milfoil)
Myriophyllum Salsugineum – (Lake Water Milfoil)
Myriophyllum Simulans – (Amphibious Water Milfoil)
Myriophyllum Variifolium – (Varied Water Milfoil)
Najas species
Nitella species
Nymphoides Crenata – (Wavy Marsh Wort)
Pogostemon Helferi – (Downoi)
Potamogeton Australiensis
Potamogeton Crispus – (Curly Pondweed)
Ranunculus Amphitrichus – (Water Buttercup)
Riccia Fluitans– (Crystal Wort)
Ricciocarpus Natans – (Liverwort)
Rotala sp. 'Colorata'
Rotala Hippuris
Rotala Macrandra 'Green' (mix in with the ‘Colorata’!)
Rotala sp. 'Mni'
Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan'
Rotala Rotundifolia
Rotala sp. 'Vietnam'
Sagittaria Subulata
Spirodela Polyrhiza – (Greater Duckweed)
Triglochin Procera – (Water Ribbons)
Utricularia Gibba s. Exoleta – (Floating Bladderwort)
Utricularia Graminifolia
Vallisneria Americana var. Gigantea – (Water Tape Grass)
Vallisneria Spiralis – (Eel Grass)
Vallisneria Torta
Vesicularia Dubyana – (Java Moss)

etc

Andy

Hopefully others can add their favourites....

 

[garuf]

Didn't see hc on there at all thats deffinatly a must as far as most people are concerned.

 

[nry]

Is that a Tropica list? Seems a good few missing...

I'd think some of these would be good though I'll admit these are my own personal favourites as much as anything:

Utricularia graminifolia
Vallisneria americana ''mini twister''
Pogostemon helferi
Hemianthus callitrichoides ''Cuba''
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala sp. ''green'' (hard to get anywhere)
Rotala sp. ''Nanjenshan''