anywhere around town w/ good deals on snails?

spikehs · #1 11-20-2007, 02:01 AM

I've realized that I have very few snail sin my tank at the moment and want to replenish my stock. Don't particularly care what kinda, as long as they can flip themselves over. I know Elite Aquatics had a 50 for 50 deal on some kinda of snail.... not sure if thats going on anymore.

Der_Iron_Chef · #2 11-20-2007, 03:50 AM

I think it is. Or I'm sure he'd give you the deal if you asked for it! I was just in tonight and he appears to have tons of little ones (not sure what kind...astrea?)

i have crabs · #3 11-20-2007, 01:05 PM

i just moved my tank into my basement this week and i realized i only have about 6 snails in a 150g, so im thinkin about tryin to order a big batch of margaritia's from jl or golds mabey

MikeP · #4 11-20-2007, 04:35 PM

I bought some black nassarius snails from Elite on the 50 for 50 deal. They are in the sand most of the day but there is usually a dozen or so on the glass at any given time. At lights out or when I feed the fish they start to pop out of the sand in herds though

(they also have no trouble flipping themselves over if need be)

kwirky · #5 11-20-2007, 04:36 PM

I like trochus snails cuz they seem to eat as much algae as a turbo snail at 25% of the size. I've only been able to find 'em at gold's and they don't last long when they have them. $2.50 a piece but maybe they'll cut a deal for a large quantity?

digital-audiophile · #6 11-20-2007, 04:43 PM

I'll be glad when Albert gets his invert sytem up and running. Calgary sucks for "clean-up" crews. Big Al's used to be the best for them until they closed. Maybe when they re-open in December they will do a decent job of bringing them in.

FlamesFan · #7 11-20-2007, 11:49 PM

speaking of big als, where is the new store going to be locateD?

kwirky · #8 11-20-2007, 11:58 PM

yeah I'm anxious about albert's invert system too. If somone in calgary could stock a cool assortment of inverts it'd totally be possible to have a fishless tank without the ordinary stuff we see every day in the LFS's

digital-audiophile · #9 11-21-2007, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by FlamesFan

speaking of big als, where is the new store going to be locateD?

Up on 32nd ave right by PM Hobby craft.

2020 32nd Ave. N.E.

http://www.bigalscanada.com/storelocations/storemap.htm

Zylumn · #10 11-21-2007, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeP

I bought some black nassarius snails from Elite on the 50 for 50 deal. They are in the sand most of the day but there is usually a dozen or so on the glass at any given time. At lights out or when I feed the fish they start to pop out of the sand in herds though

(they also have no trouble flipping themselves over if need be)

I bought the same ones, little black ones. They are the hardest working snails I have ever owned. You do need sand though and when you feed it is amazing watching them pop up. These are the only snails that I can keep around. It seemed I was always replacing every other kind.
Kevin