I would avoid Margarita snails. I got some once, but they all disappeared.
I could still use uo to 12 Astrea Snails and the same number of Cerith Snails. I woulld also like to get a Fighting Conch, but I don't think J&L has them. If you are by the University you are close to me. :eek:

is this still a go? or do you guys think its not worth it anymore? I am in as longs as its still cost effective.

how much is the shipping per person apprx?
i might be interested in about 10astrea and 10cerith and 10 blue-legged hermits...

shipping to calgary is 45.50 plus any additional taxes...

is that per person?

no, no, thats TOTAL... its one price for a cleanup crew.

OH, ok.
So how much is it per person? How many ppl are in this group buy?

thats what we are trying to figure out... i think its 4 so far... so about an extra 12 bucks.

Well I am staying in because I know it can work. In the past it worked best when one person took charge. I still want two dozen snails (12 Astrea, 12 Cerith)and one unit of Chemipure. :rolleyes:

well my cc is gonna be full, so whoever can put it on their card should take charge (no pun intended!)

Well, whenever it gets sorted out whi is doing the order, I'm in for a few things.

Walter

Hey Guys,
I would be interested in some conchs. J&L should seperately charge cards for the order. I did an order with Deb, and that is what they did.

Mike

Hey Guys,
I'm out. Found conchs at wais for $9.00.

Mike

wow, were they the fighting kind? or queen, or something else? thats pretty cheap for fighting conches.

queens, at least the ones I saw last weekend.

Someone should ask him if they're tank-raised or wild-caught.

Probably an excercise in futility. It is very unlikely you will get a correct answer. :sad:

Hey Quinn,
They are really small, about 1.5". I would think they are captive raised, but I should have asked.

Mike

I thought ALL fighting and queen's HAD to be tank raised due to them being a restricted species? or am i mistaken...

As far as I know, you can still collect fighting conches, Strombus alatus. But queen conches (Strombus gigas) all have to be aquacultured. Bob is probably right though.

Can we get a photo of these guys?

I'd be in for 3 marg/turbo and nassa snails if this thing goes through..unless someone here knows of a cheap place in Calgary that sells snails...I won't even mention Picese...Gold's never has turf algea snails to my knowledge and I'm not to sure about Wai's..anyone have any info on this?

if not I'm in for J&L .. splitting the shipping makes me so much more interested

Just as a matter of interest for those who don't know, Pisces is completely redoing their salt water section, and it will take some time to complete. According to Mikey, it will ten times better.. :biggrin:

What does "redoing" involve?

It is a major project, that could take a year I guess. I never got into the details with him. The tanks are pretty much empty at this point (except for the sharks if anyone is interested..)

I will be needing a cleanup crew for my new 125 once it is running and cycled, but that will be in a few months I suspect. I would be interested in this deal too if the timing works out for me.

when exactly is this whole deal gonna go through? .. I was intersted in sooner than later..and maybe do another deal in a few months type idea (that'll prolly be when I'll need snail replacements anyway :) )

as for the lfs, it would be good to see then revamp and improve that SW section..its in dire need of repair :)

"This deal" has been in the works since the start of January. At this rate there will probably be a Calgary group order sometime in 2007... unless one of you guys takes the reigns. :razz:

This thread is pretty funny since the sale ended last month :wink:

ohh in that case I guess a new one needs to start up real soon :)

I'd be in for some stuff if someone wants to start a new one.....