“I’ve been doing this for ten years and I’ve never seen anything like it”,  owner Mark Hamran said of the February surge in freshwater aquarium plant sales. “I guess that consumers are turning to soothing and relaxing hobbies like aquariums to relieve stress from the recession”, Hamran said.

Hamran stated, “We are seeing a boost in new buyers just getting into the hobby, as well as returning customers expanding their aquascape”. “Friday and Saturday night orders have increased substantially, I guess it’s an indication that people are staying home more”, Hamran said.

Nestled in the tiny town of Tea, South Dakota, the company has already hired one new employee in February, and was recruiting another aquarium expert and customer service representative in March as their surge in sales activity continues.

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