nassarius snail

[littledeviltx]

Great Deal,

Hello everyone, I haven't posted just wanted to share the info and let people here on the group know about a great deal on nassarius snails. I just received them by mail and what a deal. I was referred to this person from my local reefkeepers group, from a fellow reefer. I ordered 100 snails for
only $ 20 dollars A GREAT DEAL!!!! and $ 6 dollars for shipping.
Total cost $26. He shipped them via mail which brings the cost of shipping completely down. He shipped them in a bag and my critters where wrapped in a paper towel. I know this was a little scetchy but hey I tried it and all 100 snails are acclimated and happy in my tank. He sells these snails on ebay or can also be contacted at the following id on ebay or a this address at yahoo.

ebay id ::forevergreenlandscapes2003

email address: forevergreenlandscapes2003@yahoo.com

Just wanted to share the info and great deal.

:o :o :D :D :o :D :D :D

[Tim Marvin]

I have 200 order from him also. He gives fast responses to e-mail questions also!

[captexas]

Humm . . . Lildevils first post and it sure sounds like an advertisement to me! :wtf:

[Tim Marvin]

LMAO, who cares as long as he, or she, is saying something. We tend to put our foot into the advertisers anyway so it will be short lived if it is just an ad....... Welcome aboard you little devil you!

[Tim Marvin]

Here is an e-mail I received from Earl. He has great reviews on E-bay and a couple people, that I know, have ordered from him with no regrets.. He seems to be a great guy and very prompt.

From: Earl Riggs
> > > >To: Timothy Marvin
> > > >Subject: Re: Question for seller -- Item
>#2378620190
> > > >Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 19:38:30 -0800 (PST)
> > > >
> > > >Hi I am in NC actually. I do drive as far as
>florida to aquire these yes But I do that once
every
>two-three weeks then bring them back here
>10,000-15,000 each 2-4 day trip. Not too bad. I also

>deal with toy trains and some antiques so I am
forever
>busy working on something. I chose to sell these
>snails for a number of good reasons reasons. I began
>collecting these along the Ga coastline as a teenager

>and keeping them in my personal tanks. They are the
>toughest things I have ever encountered. Unlike sand
>dollars and the other things you try to keep alive as

>a youth into this hobby. I noticed then how well they

>lived and how easy they are to feed. they do a
>fantastic job but need to be in good numbers to be
>impressive. I started my first reef at 15 and I have
>owned a full line pet store in Greenville Nc between
>1996-1999 when hurricane floyd destoryed it. I sold
>these in the store and after 10 years keeping these I

>also discovered that they are harmless to every
invert
>I mixed
> > > > with them. From georgoinans to SPS corals I
>have never had one harmed in any way by these and
they
>do the job we employ hermits for as well, so it gets
>rid of the need of a pest which you as a dealer know
>as well as I you always seem to lose about 50% of
your
>hermits in each order and they always get too big and

>kill snails then cause harm to corals either
>accidently with claws or intentionally by eating
them!
>These snails will live for 3-5 years perhaps a little

>longer compare that to the astrea snails....I have
>ordered 10000-20000 in the years I had the store and
>at least 1/2 were DOA and another 25% were dead in a
>week or so it seemed......and at $0.29 each too!
>After losing everything to floyd I had a bunch of
misc
>drygoods and lighting systems left... then a friend
of
>mine convinced me I could get rid of what I had on
>ebay so we went out and bought my first computer. He
>sold it for me on his ebay account and I learned from

>him how to do this and I saw folks selling all
> > > sorts
> > > > of marine livestock on here so I started to
>experiment with these snails to see how best to ship
>them. I found they could take 2 weeks in a bag in the

>attic mid summer at 105 degrees in the day. No
>problems at 75 degrees they can live for almost a
>month and a half! So Here I am selling these as they
>ship very well and are the best snail I have ever
>used. The big question has been what are they? They
>are of the family Nassaridae without a doubt. Some
are
>saying Illynassiarius Obsoleta However there are some

>physical differences and that snail is said not to
>survive more than a month in heated aquariums and
>these will not only survive but thrive for years I
>guarentee that! I am sure they are related to it
>maybe a subspecies I havent been given a straight
>answer, Ron Schmeik got some of them from one of my
>buyers and his guess was Illynassiarius obsoleta but
>he too wasnt 100% positive noting the shell of this
>snail is brown and grooved while Illynassarius
>Obsoleta is smooth and
> > > > black. But take a look at this
> > > >
> > >
>
>http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/7144/nassariidae.htm

>
> > > >
> > > >that gives you a understanding of how different

>Nassarius Snails can be. this snail up close looks
>close to Nassarius diversus located on the bottom of
>the page I sent the link to. These snails are NOT
>Nassarius vibrex which is most commonly sold as
>nassairus snails. I look forward to hearing how much
>you like them and over time I know you will love them

>even more.....Thanks Earl Riggs

[captexas]

Thanks Tim for the information. Sounds like a good guy.

[Tim Marvin]

I'm going to give them a try. Anything beats the killer hermits.

[captexas]

Yeah, I got rid of all of my hermits except the scarlet reef hermits. They are the only ones that I have found to not go killing snails for their shells. I think the two emerald crabs are killing a few of my snails though and need to get some more in the near future. Let us know how things go with the ones from this guy.

[Tim Marvin]

I will.

[samiam_orami]

I added 100 of these guys to my tanks just over a month ago now.
Most are still doing great.

I have seen quite a few of my hermit crabs sporting a nice new black shell however.

And to be honest, I did not acclimate them as slowly as I would usually do. They arrived later than I expected due to bad weather.

Its only been a month, but I'm still happy with them. A great way to increase the diversity of my snails at such a low price ...

[wkopplin]

I ordered these a while back from the same guy and have been very pleased with them.

[wkopplin]

Actually, upon further review, I ordered them from this guy last time (do not outbid me!)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2384150382&ssPageName= MERC_VIClosedWinner

[alexwolf]

if he sends 200, is shipping the same??

[Instar]

How large do these kind get?

[littledeviltx]

Uh, ok

First of all, I am female as if that matters by any means, I was trying to save everyone a few bucks, I have both kinds of nassarius snails in my tank. They are doing quite well, as for the hermits, I do have a few sporting a new dig, but all the snails after acclimation were fine. You win some you loose some. I am not a vendor nor do a own any stores. I just wanted to pass on the great deal. I am a member of the Austin board but do not get into the meetings and posting a lot, but a good deal is a good deal, the """snail""" guy is legitimate, and I actually did not have to bid on ebay, I just emailed him how many I wanted and he responded with the price. yada yada!!!!!! :twisted: :roll: :twisted: :roll: ;)

[Tim Marvin]

I ordered 200 more if anyone wants them for $50. I got them this morning and just threw them into the tank. All of them are up and running...

[PsychFish13]

I would advise against the Ebay dude "forevergreenlandscapes2003" with the snails. I bought 100, half died in transit and I think i have maybe a dozen left after a week. I did split the 100 between 2 tanks and the same thing happened. To me it was a $40 mistake. My true nasurius (sp) did enjoy the snack along with the hermits.

[Tim Marvin]

Give him a call and he'll take care of you. I've bought a few hundred from him with no problems.

[estone]

What is the latest news of the snails. Are they still survivng and doing their thing? I am seriously thinking about ordering from this guy. The price sure as heck looks good. I pay outrageous amounts of money for snails here in Houston. It is unreal.
Eddie

[Tim Marvin]

I've had some die, but regular snails die also. Overall, I am happy. I got lots of snails at a good price. This has only been my experience though. I would buy from him again.

[estone]

I will more than likely email him soon and see what the prices are, do you have any pics you can post of them? The one above isnt showing up all that great on my screen.
Eddie