NathanB
New Member
Hi, has anybody ordered plants from proshrimp? Whats the quality like?
-
You are viewing the forum as a Guest, please login (you can use your Facebook, Twitter, Google or Microsoft account to login) or register using this link: Log in or Sign Up
Anyone ordered plants from pro shrimp?
- Thread starter NathanB
- Start date
all the time. Same as any other online retailer selling the known brands, any occasional dud is refunded immediately. There's occasionally a 5% code if you look on google products. For even cheaper in-vito only, check out their daughter company Aquascaping Express
Aqua sobriquet
Member
Yes, I’ve had a few from them and they looked fine.
simon_the_plant_nerd
Member
Yes. I’ve had about 8 plants from them. They’ve all been fine.
Tim Harrison
Administrator
Pro Shrimp great for dry goods, and hardware but perhaps not always the best choice for plants.
If you want guaranteed quality plants try one of our sponsors. I always use Aquarium Gardens.
If you want guaranteed quality plants try one of our sponsors. I always use Aquarium Gardens.
Pro shrimp awful plants
Hi, Pretty new here. Setting up my first planted aquarium. Stupidly decided to purchase £150 worth of tropica plants from Pro-shrimp.co.uk. To say I was annoyed when they turned up with yellow, brown. Black leafs (already had leafs taken off them) was an understatement. Contacted them by email...
www.ukaps.org
Cazza
Member
Wasn't there a thread fairly recently, where someone had a lot of problems with their plants from there? Sounded like the customer service left a lot to be desired...
Tim Harrison
Administrator
NathanB
New Member
My go-to is always Aquarium Gardens, I'm always impressed by the quality of their plants and the way they package them! That's why I was hesitant to order from pro shrimp. I only want to order from them to get some potted Cryptocoryne crispatula that I can't find anywhere else apart from 1,2 grow cups!
Tim Harrison
Administrator
Give AG a call. They often have plants for sale that aren't in the online catalogue, or show as out of stock.
If they don't have it Dave or Steve will order in and get it to you asap
I have used these guys and you literally get in 24 hours. Quite fantastic. Plants have been really good and free postage! If they have what you are after, you always receive a very generous amount and great quality.
Now if i were buying 1-2 Grow etc, AG is the place to go. I don't even think they are particularly expensive compared to others.
Pro Shrimp okay but i have received some that are clearly past their date and the pots broken.
Lucky to have options!
Si
neofy705
Member
I have always been happy with pro shrimp. Usually the cheapest as well and u can use a promo code (FIVE) for 5% off.
Cryptocoryne Balansae
Cryptocoryne Balansae A large and unique large plant, looks amazing in the background areas of the aquarium. The long crinkled leaves give a different texture within the aquarium. This plants will grow and survive without co2 but will thrive and appreciate and aquarium running co2. Give this...
www.horizonaquatics.co.uk
NathanB
New Member
Now this has always been a bit confusing to me, is Cryptocoryne balansae and Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae the same plant? I was under the impression that balansae grew much bigger with wider darker leaves, and crispatula kept it's narrow crinkled leaves?Cryptocoryne Balansae
Cryptocoryne Balansae A large and unique large plant, looks amazing in the background areas of the aquarium. The long crinkled leaves give a different texture within the aquarium. This plants will grow and survive without co2 but will thrive and appreciate and aquarium running co2. Give this...
I'm no expert but know that Crypt Crispatula comes in several forms of which Balansae is by far the most popular. Other forms Including Flaccidifolia and Tonkiniensis (Flowgrow) I have never personally seen for sale but I think Kubotai is starting to make an appearance on the continent and will hopefully make it over here soon as it's a beautiful plant (bloody brexit). In the smallprint of Tropica's Crispatula lable it's revealed that it too is Balansae. Cryptocoryne crispatula - Tropica Aquarium Plants.
The thing with Crypts is the species can be massively diverse depending on their surrounding conditions. I had to remove this plant from my aquarium for fear of it completely taking over, they were popping up all over the place along with the Retrospiralis.
As always though I stand to be corrected (need to use that as my signature).
Cheers!
John q
Member
Cryptocoryne balansae is a simply a synonym of Cryptocoryne crispatula var balansae. There are 8 variations of Cryptocoryne crispatula, crispatula var crispatula is probably the one with the narrower leaf.
The Crypts pages~ by Jan D. Bastmeijer
www.cryptocoryneworld.org
Balansae.
The Crypts pages~ by Jan D. Bastmeijer
www.cryptocoryneworld.org
Crispatula.
The Crypts pages~ by Jan D. Bastmeijer
www.cryptocoryneworld.org
Var. Is the abbreviation for variety. Comes from the Latin varietas.
Last edited:
NathanB
New Member
This is the plant, I've wanted some more of it for ages!
NathanB
New Member
The maidenhead aquatics where I got it has one in their display tank too, and it's right next to a huge balansae! they look completely different with the balansae having huge thick leaves which I'm not too keen on, especially for my smaller 60cm tank!
I used to have this site bookmarked but some reason it disappeared a couple of years ago (user error), glad to have it back.Cryptocoryne balansae is a simply a synonym of Cryptocoryne crispatula var balansae. There are 8 variations of Cryptocoryne crispatula, crispatula var crispatula is probably the one with the narrower leaf.
The Crypts pages~ by Jan D. Bastmeijer
Balansae.
The Crypts pages~ by Jan D. Bastmeijer
Crispatula.
The Crypts pages~ by Jan D. Bastmeijer
Var. Is the abbreviation for variety. Comes from the Latin varietas.
This one is also a reasonably good site for info, for anyone who is interested. http://aroids.palo-alto.ca.us/
