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Anyone had problems with Tropica plants being infected with snails?

When I set up my tank I bought plants from two different sources and had no problems at all.
Two weeks ago I bought four potted plants from Tropica and this week i am starting to find snails - coincidence or what???
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Did you buy from Tropica or an LFS that sold Tropica plants?
If the plants had snails or snail eggs then they came from a 3rd party such as an LFS.
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They were in sealed plastic cartons from Tropica via Pets at home.
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I thought all tropica plants were snail free.
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
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Andys temperate tank wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 14:56 pm I thought all tropica plants were snail free.
They are ;)

The snails/eggs must of got in by other means such as with fish or bad management by P@H.
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how?

The Tropica plants in P@H are all in hermetically sealed bags/tubs from Tropica (I was just in there picking up dogfood and wandering around the aquatics section as you do)
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I have seen on the Tropica website they state the 1-2 grow tubs of plants are snail free. However I can't see anywhere they specifically mention the potted plants etc are snail free. Maybe I am just missing the info but can't find it?

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Fishtales wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 16:19 pm I have seen on the Tropica website they state the 1-2 grow tubs of plants are snail free. However I can't see anywhere they specifically mention the potted plants etc are snail free. Maybe I am just missing the info but can't find it?

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Tropica products, only tissue cultured plants are guaranteed to be pest free ...unlike like this forum which has me! :grin:
WARNING - DO NOT BREED, FEED OR PET THE PUDDLE! :dodgy2:
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Martinspuddle wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 17:04 pm Tropica products, only tissue cultured plants are guaranteed to be pest free ...unlike like this forum which has me! :grin:
Thanks Martin.

Lol and yet again we are in complete agreement ROFL
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I second that! Although i would say more of a minor nuisance rather than a pest :D ROFL
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