shells

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

Jerry,

Thanks for the web site, some good deals on shells here.  Erik and I buy
them in the shell shops for Jewelry, then they are like 10cents a shell or
so.  The bad thing on the site is the $50 min order, we will have to do it
as a club.  For awhile the fish stores that sold snails would practically
give us the shells of the ones that died, then they caught on.

Another shell.....a small PVC elbow with the cap on the end.  A little
more expensive (in the 30-50 cent range), the good thing though is that
you can remove the "shell" and the fish at once from the tank, then take
off the cap and get the fish out when it is time to go to another
tank/owner/lfs.  A handy trick.  IF they are stuck in a regular shell,
putting the shell on a tower high of the ground and leaving it, they will
eventually come out and stick to the bottom of the tank.  You can then
pull the shell and catch the fish.

Just my 2 cents worth...

Kathy



 On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Jerry F. Kasey wrote:

> Jumped the gun. I found a website for Shell Horizons
> http://www.shellhorizons.com  good prices.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry F. Kasey" <kaseyjms@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Apisto List Digest" <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 4:09 AM
> Subject: Snails
> 
> 
> > Folks,
> > I've enjoyed all the ways to get rid of snails on the list lately. I'd
> just
> > like to find some empty snail shells for my shell-dwelling chiclids. I
> tried
> > most local fish shops and they range in price anywhere from $1.25 to $2.50
> > each for medium sized shells, I don't have extra arms and legs to spare.
> > I've even tried finding escargot shells, but without success. The
> > restaurants don't even serve this fine dish in shells anymore. I was even
> > thinking of resorting to using 11/2" clay pots, but don't know if that
> would
> > be satisfactory, but it sure would be cheaper. I really like the
> > Shell-Dwelling chiclids and they are suited more to my water supply.
> > Suggestions would be appreciated.
> > Jerry F. Kasey
> > kaseyjms@worldnet.att.net
> >
> 
> 
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