hi all i am just wrighting to tell you not to buy plants beacuse of the stuff that comes on them like parasites snails witch can really take over your tank and i mean take over as in kill the hardist of fish beacuse when the die they can proper mess your tank up and when you have fish that are worth
£30-£50 its just not worth it

You can sterilize plants after purchasing by dipping them for a few minutes in a bleach and water solution. Mix it up 19 parts water and 1 part bleach. For soft plants, such as stem plants, only leave them in for about 1-2 minutes. Tougher things, such as anubias, can be left in a bit longer.

Then rinse them well several times in clean water, and finish off with a rinsing with dechlorinated water.

i have always had live plants and *touch wood* the fish and plants do fine..

did get an invasion of snails & bba algae issue, but i'm on top of it.

and like touchofsky says, you can clean them.

if i where to bleach them would it get rid of all the eggs as well

thanks for your advise

Yes, the bleach treatment will rid them of snail eggs and parasites.

You can also treat them in PP or desafin bath's.

i personally have never had any problems..

Bleach works great, but alot of times the snails withstand the bleach and do live!!! STrong guys lol