Shells For Neolamprologus Multifasciatus

[dave_oddballs]

hi, i am helping my girlfriend change from community fish to a small tanganiykan set up, she really wants the Neolamprologus multifasciatus, so with this in mind, the whole tank will be set up around them. i am having difficulty finding the propper Neothauma snail shells for sale anywhere.
i really want these as opposed to a substitute kind of shell, although if push comes to shove we will have to settle with a substitute shell.
so, does anyone know where these are available, either in the lancashire area or online.

any help or push in the right direction will be greatly appreciated,

Dave

 

[AdamM]

i know you can get them here:

http/www.africanaquatic.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=0&products_id=71

but they seem to be out of stock at the moment, perhaps try emailing them?

 

[VaegaVic]

A friend of mine uses Escargot shells for this exact purpose and all his fish seem happy as chimps.

 

[dave_oddballs]

where do you get these from?

adamm i emailed them to see when they might have more, cheers

dave

 

[VaegaVic]

http/shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=escargot+shells&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_odkw=ecargot+shells&_osacat=0

There you go.

 

[dave_oddballs]

ha thats funny, i only just finished sending a message to the guy selling 4x escargot shells, £2 for 4, he said he has 5 lots available so just getting a price for all of them, 20 shells should be enough, she only wants a small group of them around 6-8 maybe and wait for a pair to form. will just wait for a reply and as long as the p+p is low i might get them.
thanks for the help, much appreciated.

Dave

 

[dave_oddballs]

£12.25 for the 20 shells including p+p, is that a good price do you think?

Dave

 

[VaegaVic]

yep, but this one is even better

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/Escargot-snail-36-Large-Empty-Shells-Cichlids_W0QQitemZ120495677696QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Food_SM?hash=item1c0e1a2100

36 for £11 from france.

 

[dave_oddballs]

yeah but they will take about 2 weeks to get here! plus they are prepared for food aren't they, whereas the ones off this guy are for the fish so i assume are properly prepared for an aquarium??

 

[VaegaVic]

All natural things are prepared for food, one way or another, just make sure they get a good clean.
I'd personally rather go for the 36 incase I broke some accidently. I'd rather have too many than not enough.

 

[conor655]

i ordered off that seller... i recieved 48 shells instead of 36... you might just get lucky like me

 

[kiriyama]

http/www.devignewines.co.uk/productscd.php

 

[dave_oddballs]

cheers for that, the shells are cheap, p+p is a bit steep though at £6.50! suppose its ok for 48 though.
thanks
Dave

 

[kiriyama]

Give the guy a phone, I'm fairly sure it was 3.50-4.00 but an extra 3 quid for next day delivery so I went for the expensive option, see how you get on...