To: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]> I agree with Richard for the most part. Let me explain: 1. I have a Massive collection I did myself or my mom and dad did with me. I was a education and work project. Wonderful time. South Pacific Military base. Ultra Rare species. :-) 2. When I installed a 300 gallon salt tank (went down during covid - sad) and used some bags of "Live Sand" where the sand comes from around the world in a sealed plastic bag and contains bio within. Water within - I think just a scoop of sub beach. If Egg collecting is ok this way - buy some, hatch out some and you are growing them from egg level or very young fry but likely egg only. All sorts of bio products are in a bag. Go to a salt water store - some on-line. Buy a bag and put it into a tank and wait to see. It was interesting as I had some float into the filter tank 100 gallon under the main tank and grew there. Martin On 2/18/2024 12:29 PM, Richard Goldberg wrote: Again, you were not in the field for your scenario, so it would not be self collected. Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] self-collected From: Martin Eastburn <[log in to unmask]> Date: 2/18/2024, 1:01 PM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------