Aquarium Floating Plants Package #2, 12 Amazon Frogbit, 12 Dwarf Water Lettuce, 12 Water Spangles, 12 Red Root Floater

I titled this review, So Far, So Good, because I don't have any data on the long term survival of the plants yet. I just received the assortment 3 days ago. Each type of plant was packed in a separate small plastic bag, some included a small moist pad and some did not. All plants were in great condition, none were mushy, dried out, or looked like they were dying. Having read that some purchasers found hitchhikers along with their plants, I rinsed all of the plants and currently have them all floating in a bucket of de-chlorinated water (not sure de-clorination was necessary, but thought it couldn't hurt). I didn't see any evidence of hitchhikers while rinsing the plants. I plan to add them to my 10-gallon Betta tank today after the weekly water change. If they do well and start propagating, I know I'll need to keep them thinned out so as to leave some surface area for the Betta, but I think he will be happy to have more floating plants. This tank currently has a few regular water lettuce and some parrot plants that were in an outdoor water garden last summer, however, they are slowly declining. I am new to keeping floating plants in an aquarium so have been researching and decided I need to add a better a LED light and start adding a water plant supplement. Since this is a single fish tank, it doesn't produce a large amount of nutrients for the plants. This weekend I will be installing an Aqueon Planted Aquarium Clip-on light and will start adding Seachem Florish Water Plant Supplement. I have no complaints about this seller. The product was delivered promptly and in good condition. If the seller reads this review, my only suggestion/request would be to provide more information on the care of the plants. This would include suggestions regarding the best lighting/types of aquarium lights and suggestions regarding how best to fertilize them. I realize that lighting and fertilization needs will vary depending on the size how an aquarium is stocked with fish and other plants, but it should still be helpful to have some directions for how to care for them. I am hoping my research and reading reviews on lighting and fertilizer work out. I appreciate that so many people write reviews and post blogs and post in forums. There is a lot of information out there, but especially for a "newbie" it can be a bit overwhelming. 11/17/2019-- As I mentioned in my original review, I added new lighting and started adding fertilizer when I added these floating plants to my ten-gallon Betta tank (Aqueon Planted Aquarium Clip-on light; Seachem Florish Water Plant Supplement). All of the plants are thriving and reproducing at a rapid rate. Last weekend and this weekend I removed about a cup or so of plants to keep them from completely overtaking the surface of the tank. I wanted to post this update to my review to help others seeking more information on lighting and fertilizer needs for maintaining floating plants. The lighting and fertilizer I decided to use after some time researching options seem to be a recipe for success for keeping these plants healthy and reproducing so far.

I've ordered these for my axolotl tank 3 times (every time I upgrade tank size). They come parasite free and snail free. They always propagate quickly. Additionally the company cares and takes care when shipping. I did not check the weather ahead of time before ordering, but they did! I was pleasantly surprised upon finding the box they delivered in- not only insulated, but with a heat-pack inside, so no damage occurred despite the frigid cold the box sat in for a few hours. Plants were still beautifully healthy! 10/10 recommend. Just wish I could order any plants I want through this same reliable company!

Die within a week, otherwise beautiful

The first time I ordered these it came in fine. Some dead leaves that are to be expected. But the rotten mess that came this time didn't even look like it included all the listed plants. I can see evidence of the frogbit and red roof floaters. There's only a few of each leaves I don't I'll have anything useful out of this batch. I can't see anything that looked like water lettuce or Spangles. A bit disappointed with this package. Getting plants delivered is always a hit or miss though.

WOW!!!! Received way more then 12 each. Came a day early. All had roots. Beautiful plant's. Would purchase again.

I was really happy with these plants. They look very healthy. Each plant was individually bagged in small zip-locks, which was nice. The portions of Water Lettuce, Red Root Floaters, and Salvinia were very generous. I only have 2 "complaints." The bags weren't labelled, which isn't a big deal because the plants are different enough to mostly tell them from one another for the most part (frogbit and lettuce are extremely similar, though, so a label would have saved me some Google time). The other thing is that, even though the other 3 plants came with lots of extra, my bag of frog bit only had 9 individual plants in it. Again, not a big deal because the other plants having extra makes up for the "cost" difference, and because these plants multiply so quickly, I'll have the missing 3 in a matter of days. Overall ,a very, very good purchase, in my opinion.

So many plants for such a good deal! Everything was individually packed which was awesome so I knew what stuff was since some look similar.The red floaters did have a bit of dying roots but I hope they bounce back. My shrimp love playing in the plants. I got them to help suck out some of the tank nutrients to combat algae growth. So far I don't think they're doing much but only time will tell.

I didn't count them, but it looked to actually be over 12 of each plant. Either way, the plants arrived very green, the only concerns I had were that the red rooted floaters had a tad bit of browning and felt dry to the touch, not sure if that's just how that plant feels or they didn't get enough water for the trip. We'll see how they fare.Edit: I have discovered snails in which I've Identified to be common pond snails. This does not bother me, however other buyers should be aware. Pond snails are not dangerous for an aquarium and in fact can be a great addition to your cleaning crew, just don't over feed your tank and all will be fine. One can avoid snails by treating plants prior to adding them to the tank; it is more difficult and potentially dangerous to other invertebrates to try to treat the whole aquarium for pest snails.