My LFS

[BenB 1]

I've always lived rurally, and when I moved to a city in 2014, the fish shops sucked.
However, after the 2024 AGA here in Raleigh, one of them upped their game. They have potted plants, tc plants, hardscape (rocks and wood) and a small selection of Aquasoils. It's not as amazing as some of the places you see on the Internet, but it's still better than 95% of the shops in the country, and I feel pretty lucky.
This is a pic, I took Friday.

 

[Art 174]

Cheers to The Fish Room for seeing that promoting the hobby is a great long-term business strategy!

 

[CincyScaper 151]

Thanks for sharing. As I had mentioned their shipping was good and response for TC plants being in bad shape was good as well and I got full credit for the plants that I had ordered and was damaged in heat. So highly recommend them for online shopping as well.

That said they use Tropica TC plants which I think are shipped from a distance. I would recommend people to use the following guideline to determine how good the TC plants are,

Guide to buying/planting aquatic plant tissue cultures

A guide to buying aquatic plant tissue cultures. This page will show you what to look out for when purchasing aquatic plant tissue cultures and how to transition them smoothly to your tank environment.

www.2hraquarist.com