2/5 Vaughn C. 2 years ago on Google
Great
people,
great
variety,
however!
The
portion
sizes
that
you
receive
are
NOT
the
same
portion
sizes
that
they
advertise
online,
I
have
provided
pictures
below
for
reference.
The
first
picture
is
what
they
advertise
on
their
site
and
the
second
picture
is
what
they
actually
gave
me
when
I
came
to
collect.
Decide
for
yourself
whether
the
advertised
portion
is
the
same
as
the
one
you
would
end
up
receiving.
(photos
of
Bucephalandra
Brownie
Blue
that
I
ordered).
If
you
know
about
planted
aquariums,
you
know
how
much
Bucephalandra
can
cost
for
a
normal
portion.
So
receiving
almost
less
than
half
the
portion
of
Buce
from
them
when
any
regular
store
would
sell
a
full
portion
for
the
same
price
(it
is
very
disappointing).
But
at
the
same
time,
where
does
one
find
such
a
variety
of
Bucephalandra
in
Johannesburg
other
than
at
Aquatic
Plats
SA?
So,
to
avoid
this
issue
in
the
future
I
would
ask
them
to
send
me
pictures
of
the
exact
portion
size
that
I
would
be
receiving
(BEFORE
PLACING
MY
ORDER),
so
that
I
atleast
know
when
I'm
paying
full
price
for
half
the
plant.
I
understand
if
the
photos
used
to
advertise
are
mixed
photos
from
supplier
and
then
photos
of
the
actual
stock,
but
how
is
a
customer
supposed
to
know
which
is
which?
Must
we
smell
it
?
If
there
was
a
photo
that
had
"Portion
Size",
or
something
similar
written/typed
on
the
actual
image,
then
one
could
know
exactly
what
they're
paying
for
instead
of
guessing
and
hoping
for
the
best.
P.S.
I'm
still
busy
cleaning
out
the
Black
Beard
Algae
from
my
Christmas
Moss
that
I
picked
up
today.
I
unboxed
the
moss
at
about
4pm,
it
is
now
12am.
And
now
I
need
to
clean
out
the
Buce
too,
because
I
found
2
species
of
moss
that
I
DID
NOT
ORDER,
inside
the
clump
of
Buce.
Found
some
bits
of
Java
moss
and
either
Subwassertang
or
Pelia,
I
would
never
intentionally
plant
these
because
well,
its
my
tank
and
I'm
building
a
specific
aesthetic/environment.
The
Buce
had
se
black
algae
aswell
but
not
nearly
as
bad
as
on
the
moss.
My
Order:
I
purchased
2
tubs
of
Christmas
Moss
and
2
tubs
of
Bucephalandra
Brownie
Blue
only,
I
would
expect
to
receive
2
healthy
tubs
of
Christmas
Moss
and
Bucephalandra
Brownie
Blue
ONLY.
Conclusion:
The
Brownie
Blue
portion
of
Buce
was
way
smaller
than
expected
and
contains
living/growing
biological
matter
of
other
plants
(that
I
DID
NOT
ORDER)
inside
the
tub.
The
Christmas
moss
was
very
unhealthy,
was
in
pieces
when
I
unboxed
it
(each
piece
no
bigger
than
4cm
if
you're
lucky
enough
to
find
a
healthy
piece
that
size,
most
pieces
were
tiny
bits)
and
the
moss
was
pretty
much
infested
with
Black
Beard
Algae
and
some
other
strange
black
mold
spots,
that
I
obviously
needed
to
clean
out
before
placing
the
plants
in
my
aquarium
and
then
had
to
throw
away
the
rest
because
it
was
unusable.
So!
When
ordering/purchasing
from
Aquatic
Plants
SA
be
aware
that
1,
the
portion
sizes
are
small.
2,
you
will
definitely
need
to
clean
your
plants
thoroughly
before
placing
them
in
your
tank
to
atleast
insure
'some'
sort
of
quality
control.
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