Patty, etc.

I possibly can help you with the Marginellas and the living cowries.  No
time right now, later today perhaps.  Guess you didn't read where I
talked about keeping a Cy. arabica alive for 21 years.  People don't
really believe it.  I'll write later

Bob Lipe

Patty Jansen wrote:
>
> 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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