Dear all,

Please don't discuss requirements for keeping cowries off-list! I want to
set up an aquarium with live C. caputserpentis and C. annulus (and whatever
else I can find locally) soon. I was quite intrigued by your mentioning the
requirement of shell-building materials. Is there another substitute? The
pet stores around here don't even sell decent freswater plants, let alone
specialised minerals! Where do the cowries get the stuff in the wild? Could
I use coral sand (I've seen that for sale in the shops) instead?

Patty

P.S. Thanks for replies on Marginellas - more to come
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