50 Live Aquarium Plants / 12 Different Kinds - Amazon Sword, Anubias, Java Fern, Ludwigia, Egeria and Much More! Great Plant Sampler for 45-55 Gal Tanks

The media could not be loaded.  I've Ordered from this seller in the past and STILL have the plants, they are more then 5X bigger then when I got them. And some I've just recently split into my 5 since it was filling my 29 and 10 to the brim <3.So now getting a 55 gallon I knew I wanted these plants, but the tanks they are in I just didn't feel right splitting again and moving. SO I bought more instead. The wait was Tense thanks to USPS not updating the trackin' but it's been wonderful on the customer service end since Aquatic Discounts had links with updated times and information from when they packed it. After that though, even in 70% weather and 3 days out on a shippingtruck. The plants finally arrived.When they came, I had just got back from work, I didn't even change! XD I opened the box, Shredded the bags and organized my brand new plants. They gave TONS of stems, Lots of plants and everyone had roots from the third node down. Some even showed they grew while they where bagged because there where air pockets around the new leafs.Right after I ordered I noticed some plants that where in the package I bought years ago weren't in this one. So I Emailed them, and asked if they could be added and that I would be willing to pay extra :D, Sure enough they added the ones they still grew, and when they ran short of others they switched it with some more Swords, which I love <3. Amazingly when it got here, I counted as I went along, planting each stem individually as bunching can kill them. Planting the plants that needed gravel, tying the Java furn and Anubias to driftwood and chollas. Keeping in mind my fishes main "Traffic zones" so it doesn't get in their way.Much impressed, Not only did everyone come alive underwater, but the favorite plant of mine that I asked if they could add. Ended up being the majority of medium sized healthy stems. the swords are bushy, the nodes where green, The leafs where bright, though for the first day leafs pointed all directions because they didn't have light in the box. They are better now. And I didn't get 50 stems and plants.. I GOT 77! Some of the stems where so rooted from their trip I had to tweese them apart before planting.Some browning due to torn parts but thats a shipping issue, Not these guys. And there is no Sure fire way to ship plants hundreds of miles. Heck I've packed things in foam and they came Trashed like a tornado. NOTHING can fix that. But it's been a day since I added the plants and everyone is perking up, The brown leafs will be a defect till the new leafs come in, then I'll prune a little. But really they aren't that bad. Some leafs are yellowed but think about the fact they where in a dark, damp bag for 3 days. Not even hostas will stay bright green in those conditions.Many complain that they come in a bag in a box and nothing else.. People I ship garden plants, full grown Fuchsias can be smacked into a bag and shipped. The plants are forgiving, even if they are " browned" or " Yellowed" or " Torn" They will still grow! If they melt it's because somethings wrong in your tank, if they came in good health and got that way as you had them. It's your tank at fault. Browning and yellowing can not kill a plant, a leaf yes. But not the plant. Just as most large fish, You have to have a cycled tank for these plants to live in, and it takes having smaller fish start things off.Luckly I'm a pro in fingerling Asian and African fish. So that wasn't a big deal, but I still had to wait a month before adding plants, they NEED Nutrients that don't come in the gravel/ sand or caribsea bags. Right from the fishies bum :D. With more fish in quarantine at my local fish rescue, and a double growlight two days from delivery, this tank will be Booming in no time. AS if it isn't already, you can't look at these photos and tell me Aquatic Discounts isn't a five star shop. You just can't! Two orders, YEARS APART, And the delivery has been consistent with family members who ordered from them long before and during the time I have.These guys give you healthy Plants & stems that have or will root when they get to you if you have the proper tank conditions. Browning and Yellowing is all a part of the shipping process, These plants are a mix of grown and partially started Specimens and they will make a wonderful addition to any fish hobbyist, Read your books, Gain the lessons. And once done, buy the plants and have a TON of fun enjoying the world of aquariums. Your fish will surly thank you for it. As nothing in this world beats real life, healthy, nourished plants. Such as the ones you see here :D. Do NOT listen to the bad reviews. They are of unqualified professionals or Novice tank owners. Who don't know a Diamond is found as a ROCK and breaks into a shinny magical thing, and so too. Are these plants. Some come that way, some are grown that way. It's all in how YOU raise them.THANK YOU AQUATIC DISCOUNTS! LOVE my 4th addition to the room and all your help <3

There is a wide range of reviews for these plants. I read most of them and decided to try them out. I figured, for that price, if only a few survived I would still be ahead, since most of these plants cost $6-12 each at the local aquarium shop.After the plants were shipped I received an email from the seller advising me to track the package so that I could retrieve it as soon as it arrived and avoid subjecting the plants to heat or cold extremes. USPS tracking is not very detailed, so I watched my mailbox like a hawk. I found the plants in the spot USPS usually tosses my packages - in the bushes at the end of my driveway. I was able to retrieve them before they sat in the sun too long.The plants came in three bags, well sealed, wrapped in another bag, in a USPS mailing box. All of the plants were well hydrated and seem to be in good condition. A lot of the cuttings are just that - cuttings with no roots, so we'll see how they settle in to my tank. For the record, I have a 75 g with extra lighting and gravel that is intended for planted aquariums. I put the plants in some shallow trays filled with water so I could identify them and look for snails while they rehydrated from their journey. I have found no evidence of snails so far.Identifying the plants was a little challenging. I kept trotting back and forth between the computer and the plant trays trying to figure out which one is R. indica and which is B. monnieri, but the rest weren't too hard to ID once I pulled up photos of plants on the internet. I received all of the plants listed, and some in larger quantities than listed (two of my faves - yay!). I also received two stems of red Hygrophila that were not listed.I would like to comment on the negative reviews, because most of them follow a theme. These plants came from San Diego, CA, where it is warm most of the time. I live in Salem, OR, and I knew that there was a risk that the plants could be chilled in shipping (it is early April but we broke a heat record yesterday - go figure). I think that if you are reading this review and are having second thoughts, think about where you live and what the weather is like there before you order. Maybe wait until the temperature (high or low) is more favorable for receiving live plants in the mail.I will add to my review in a few weeks after the plants have had a chance to settle into my aquarium.Update a few days later... I planted everything in my 75 g tank. I have a big log in the middle, which takes up a bit of real estate, plus a bunch of foreground plants previously installed, so I was not too worried that my tank would look sparse with these plants (the description says they are enough for a smaller aquarium). As it was, I ended up replanting a couple of times, schooching things over, to fit everything in. They need to grow in height and fill out a bit, and then the tank should be a lush garden. So far nothing has died or looked like it may rot off. I was skeptical about the elodea and cabomba, since I have never had much luck with those when purchased from a store. I suspect the rubber bands they come bundled with have something to do with their demise. These cuttings, while having no roots upon arrival, have grown in length already and their stems, submerged in gravel, look healthy. The Bacopa has grown several inches (!) already and is sending down roots. The other stem cutting plants have all begun to grow roots and some are sending up side shoots from the gravel. The Crypts' leaves were a bit curled up broken upon arrival (they are pretty delicate plants) but within one day the leaves straightened out and today there are new leaves emerging. The larger swords have each added another leaf (in less than a week!) and two of them have nearly reached the top of the water (20"). To reiterate, I am using a gravel specifically for planted aquariums and I have a lot of lighting - the 48" fluorescent that came with the tank plus a 48" LED light bar. I also have a pretty good current going in the tank - 1000gph. Folks with poorer results with the plants might want to reevaluate their setups.