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Re: Dead Cowries in Aquariums
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"Thomas E. Eichhorst" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 12 Oct 1999 15:00:23 -0600
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I would also guess it is due to the nature of the cowrie shell.  It is so
closed up that very few scavengers can get past the aperture to eat the dead
animal - which then rots.

Tom

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