Zenreef order soon

[wkopplin]

Check out Sam's new site and let me know if you want anything. Items must be pre-paid before I will order. Items will be in San Antonio and must be picked up at my house on the day of delivery. Due to the nature of the items he carries, I will NOT store them. If I tried, they would crawl off into the rocks and be gone.

www.zenreef.com

What is a Cowrie?

[Tim Marvin]

A cowrie is a cool snail with a hard polished looking shell. You see them in stores for sail, kinda oval shaped and very glossy. The snail covers the shell when it is out and alive. They are grazers and fine for reefs, at least the ones Sam shipped last time. The egg cowrie I beleive is a problem.

[wkopplin]

Check out www.zenreef.com and let me know if you want anything. I am ordering in the next week or so.

[Reef69]

I would be interested in any rare, cool looking hermits...

[wkopplin]

I sent Sam an email to find out if he has any cool little critters that happened to latch on to his toes while he was taking a nap on the beach :) Man, that sounds nice. The beach, not the critters on the toes.....

I am sure I will hear back from him in the next day or so and will let you know what I find out.

[wkopplin]

Wow, that was fast. Just got an email back from Sam. He is moving into a house this weekend, so his stock is a little low. Sounds like he will start collecting again in the next week or so. If you have any special requests, let me know and I will add them to the list and see what he can get.

[Reef69]

awesome, thanks alot Wkopplin..ironic thing is..after i left the post..i looked at my 6 gal. nano to find my BIG awesomely looking zebra hermit dead..and my electric blue hermit inside his shell....anybody know where i could buy some empty shells??..Thnx

[wkopplin]

I have some shells I think. You can have them. Or try this site..

http://www.shellsaplenty.com

[CD]

I also saw some on eBay recently...one of the live coral sellers. Tried to find it for you, but I can't seem to locate the exact auctions I was looking for. They were pretty cheap, though. I'll keep looking for you and post the seller's name or auction number if I can locate them again :-)

Wendy

[sharkie]

I have some empty turbo shells you can have if you want a couple.

Let me know...

chiu

[TexasState]

anybody know where i could buy some empty shells??..Thnx
Try the local craft store like Hobby Lobby.

[wkopplin]

Thanks for all the shell help, let's get back on the course and see what we want to order.

[theedprado]

ill take some mangroves if he will give them to us at the maast price, but how are we going to work out the shipping?

[Reef69]

Thanks for the shell help, i appreciate it..didnt mean to de-route the thread..lol..im still up for some rare hermits if he has some..

[samiam_orami]

Electric orange hermit crabs will be available.

Did anyone get any hermits on the last order ?
What do you think ?

I will generate a Maast price list which will be less than whats advertised on the webpage.

Let me know if you have any questions or if you want me look for something in particular....

Shipping will run about $60 max.
The cost for shipping can be broken up according to the size of what you order amoungst those who order.

If its easier for all; once everything is collected and ready for shipping. I can brake up the price for each individual order. You can pay me direct or pool the payment if someone wants to take responsability....

Thank you ! ! !

aloha ....
samiam

[Reef69]

Thanks Sam, I would defenately order some snails and crabs..

[theedprado]

soon?

[samiam_orami]

Sorry for the delay ....
I'm without internet at the moment and am typing from the library.

I have moved into my new house across the street from the beach and am pretty settled in now. Set up the tanks and have installed some skimmers that Mike P sent me. Have started collecting the common items.

will post the MAAST price list this week ... I promise ;-)

aloha ...
samiam

[wkopplin]

Once Sam gets an updated list, we will be ready to go.

[scuba_steveo]

I would like a big Pom Pom Crab and orange hermits and any cool rare stuff sam happens to find. Thanks for the mangroves last time. They are doing awesome. They are all flowering underwater.

[Tim Marvin]

Scuba Steveo, I have one of the PomPoms from the last shipment I got from Sam, and it is doing great! Really interesting little crab.

[scuba_steveo]

How big is it? I have a nice sized one in my 37 that I have had for a while now. Very cool crab and one of the reasons the 37 must stay around. I had one years ago but it was small and did not make it too long. That way I say I would like a big one. I am also on the market for a large porcelain crab and Hawaiian Strawberry Crab.

[Tim Marvin]

about 1.5 inch across, I don't know if that is big or small for these.

[Tim Marvin]

I have one of the cowries also, it doesn't seem to bother anything as of yet. Don't forget Sam can collect some great fish also! I have the tiny trigger, lion, and a great pacific surgeon!

[theedprado]

i am going to need a buttload of mangroves. anyone experiment with these as to the best spacing, depth, aclimation, light, # per gallon, substrate, etc

[Tim Marvin]

I have had good luck keeping them in the nastiest sand you can find. I have also heard you can use a clay type soil to put them in. Mine are a couple inches above water and I spray them down with clean unsalted water evry week or two to get the salt creep off of them. Nature washes them down with rain. I beleive the rate was 1 per 10 gallons last time I checked, but you know this hobby by now it is probably changed.

[samiam_orami]

Hello Everyone ...
sorry for the delay ....

Here is the MAAST price list for the up and coming order :

Mangrove Pods $1ea

Black Nerite Snails $0.50ea
Cucumbers $4ea
Black Brittle Stars $5ea
Small Sally Light foot crabs $5ea
Electric Orange Hermit Crabs $5ea


the following are available in limited quantity
(first come first served - I'm collecting daily, will post new qtys when available)

Pom Pom Crabs $8ea
(currently have Qty 2)

Pacific Turbo Snails $1.50ea
(currently have about 20)


The following are for items I havn't found yet
but tend to find eventually. let me know if you want on the list if they are found in time for the order :

Cowrie Snails $6ea

4" Sea Hares $14ea

small left hand hermits $1ea


Special Find :
1" black flatworm with bright orange trim
swims thru the water like a spanish dancer $14

Let me know if anyone is interested in any tangs or other fish.
I will try to accomidate ....

Aloha ....
samiam

[scuba_steveo]

Sam, unless they are both tiny, I would like the larger of the two pom pom crabs. As far as tangs go, I am in the market for several tangs. I want to add all the tangs that I plan to get at one time. I have been waiting for saltwaterfish.com to have a plani tang before I order. I guess it just depends on what you get.

[::pete::]

1" black flatworm with bright orange trim
swims thru the water like a spanish dancer $14

Is it reef safe ... can you take a picture?

[theedprado]

i'll probably get about 100 mangroves, the bigger the better.

[wkopplin]

OK,

Here is what I have so far:

theedprado - 100 mangroves
Scubasteveo - Pom Pom Crab
Me - Electric Hermits, 20 nerites, and a few others, interested in the worm if it is reef safe, a sally lightfoot

[theedprado]

i'll take 10 nerites or so, also.

[samiam_orami]

Don't know if the flatworm is reefsafe.
Havn't made a posative identification yet ....
.... all I know is as far as worms go ... she's beautiful ;-)

Have caught 3 more Pom Pom crabs....

Have a really cool looking 2 1/2 inch orange hermit (not the electric orange hermit crab) that has 2 flat small anemones on it. I'll try and take a picture. Still not online at the house. $12

Also found a 2 inch chiton. Think of a snail that grows in a straight line instead of a swirl. Great algea eater $6

Also found a small sea hare (about 3in) $12

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Still plenty of room in the box. Shipping is pretty much a constant ($60) up to 100lbs. To your and my advantage to encurage more people to order to split up your shipping cost . . .

Approx when would you like to recieve your order ? ....

I will continue collecting and posting any new and interesting finds.... as I find them ;-)

aloha ....
samiam

[Instar]

I'll take:
3 pom-pom crabs
24 nerite snails
4 sally light foot crabs
6 electric orange hermits
12 left handed hermits

[alexwolf]

Ill take 24 nerites.

[wkopplin]

I am going to put this order together tonight and get it to Sam tomorrow or Friday. I will take the sea hare. I am also going to want a pom pom or two.

[wkopplin]

One last thing, Once I send you a PM with your total, please send that amount directly to Sam with the stuff yuo want included in the paypal. If you do not have paypal, please send me a check ASAP once you receive your total. I would prefer that you pay Sam directly though.

[alexwolf]

also 10 mangroves.

[scuba_steveo]

I will also take:
20 nerites
2 electric orange hermits
10 large mangroves

[technomex]

I'll take
40 nerite snails
4 electric orange hermits
10 mangroves

thanks,
Fidel

[::pete::]

When is this order going in?

[Sherri]

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[wkopplin]

I am sending out totals tonight and re-confirming with Sam that he has all this stuff.

[wkopplin]

I sent the order to Sam for verification of stock and will send out totals as soon as I hear back.

[wkopplin]

OK, I sent out the totals, please go to www.zenreef.com to send him a paypal. He will have everything in stock by early next week. I am looking for Tuesday or Weds for the order to get sent out. I think that is when it was.

samiam_orami@yahoo.com is his paypal ID.

[samiam_orami]

theedprado (paid):
$100 100 mangroves
$5 10 nerites
------------
$105
$10 shipping
-----------
$115


Scuba_Steve (paid):
$8 1 Pom Pom Crab
$10 20 Nerites
$10 2 electric orange hermits
$10 10 mangroves
------------
$38
$10 shipping
-----------
$48


wkopplen (paid):
$20 4 electric orange hermists
$11 22 nerites
$10 2 sally lightfoot crabs
$16 2 pom pom crabs
$12 1 sea hare
$-10 Credit
------------
$59
$10 shipping
-----------
$69


Instar (paid):
$24 3 pom pom crabs
$12 24 nerite snails
$20 4 sally lightfoot crabs
$30 6 electric orange hermit crabs
$12 12 lefthand hermit crabs
------------
$98
$10 shipping
-----------
$108


Alexwolf (paid):
$12 24 nerites
$10 10 mangroves
------------
$22
$10 shipping
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$32


Technomax (paid):
$20 40 Nerite snails
$20 4 electric orange hermits
$10 10 mangroves
------------
$50
$10 shipping
-----------
$60

aloha ....
Thanks again ....
samiam

[wkopplin]

Techno was my fault. I was supposed to call him and I forgot.

[theedprado]

make sure this shipment doesn't get held up in transit over thanksgiving.

[alexwolf]

Paid, sorry for the delay.

[wkopplin]

We will. I do not want it to get stuck at an airport on Thursday.

[wkopplin]

All are paid, we are just waiting for a delivery date. Thanks all.

[scuba_steveo]

No, Thank you.

[samiam_orami]

Thank you all for your order ! ! !
Due to the fact that it is Thanksgiving week,
I plan on shipping out the order on Mon, to be picked up at the airport on Tues ....

I will make the arrangements and pass along the flight info as soon as I get the OK from Blake ....

Aloha ....
samiam

[theedprado]

cool, thanks guys.

[wkopplin]

There we have it! Tuesday it is. I think that actually works out a little better. I gave him the OK for that, so we should be good to go.

[wkopplin]

The order has been shipped and is on the way. The flight gets in at 12:00 noon. I will pick it up around 2:30 or 3:00. It just occurred to me that I will not be here tomorrow evening, but I will have your bags clearly marked and you can pick them up from my wife. If you can make it before 5:00, I can give you your stuff. Send me a PM and let me know what time to expect you.

Thanks!

[theedprado]

thanks guys, everything looks great.

[samiam_orami]

Hope every critter arrived safely and are in good health ! ! !

Please let me know how everything is doing...

any information regarding the condition and health of your critters will be greatly appriciated!

[Instar]

Well, Sam, by now you know that things did not go well. But, read on, there is also an upside to this.
I know you and know you care, so that ranks high with me.

You will need to get a copy of the DOT (Department of Transportation) Rules for shipping liquids and for shipping hazardous liquids and look it over. Its important to do this right to prevent unnecessary expenses to you, fines, and maybe more. If they had invoked their regs, this would have been quarenteened in Atlanta from what I understand, due to leakage.

Most of the stuff died/froze/suffocated during the long ride in the unheated belly of the aircraft. Thats right, there's no heat up there and its really cold. I've even had things arrive quite cold just going from Texas to Iowa in the middle of the summer.

Of the boxing crabs, I do have three, but, they fight during all that stress so most of the anemones are not to be found or died too? There are two tiny anemones that I can see and they have been passing them around during handling. Not sure what that was all about, but, it was cool to see. And I LOVE the size! Those are the tiniest boxing crabs I've ever seen, not that I have seen many and just exactly the size things I dream of getting. Usually get huge things, but, I love to watch these tiny creature grow up! They are perfect and even smaller would suit me fine. So, if they can somehow propagate those two tiny anemones, then that would also be cool. I can not provide replacements, thats for sure.

I also LOVE the size of the sally light foots and even though the water is really stinky after several water changes, (some of them died), but, the 3 I did get seem to be ok for the moment. Again, I like the tiny ones, so these are just great! They will be tons of fun to watch grow up providing the nasty water wasn't too much for them and I actually get them in the reef. I know these are really hard, but, I'm keeping my hopes high on these because they made it through all this so far.

Only a couple hermits made it for me to even pick up. Snails, who knows, I'll count the ones that move later. Nerites should be fine cause they are pretty resilient.

There are some things you could do to minimize shipping losses and costs if you are interested. Most people aren't, so there is no use to me wasting time typing if you're not interested. Just let me know and I'd be glad to help as much as I can.

I would like to try this again, bearing changes, of course. I'm really loving those boxers and sallys!

[theedprado]

my mangroves and nerites seem to have faired very well; but, they dont need to be shipped in water. double bagging would have been the best bet for the crabs and such. maybe they picked at the bag. you could try using non-clear bags so that the critters can not see each other. Some wholesalers put heating pads or ice in their boxes to insure proper temp. i have seen entire shipments come in dead, so some death is to be expected. although, these suggestions could help a little. good luck to all and thanks.

[samiam_orami]

I have only heard from Instar and theedprado regarding the health of the critters shipped so that is all the information I have at the moment. . .

For all those who ordered, please send me a list of what did not survive and I will give you a refund...

Sorry for any inconvenience or disappointment.
Every effort will be made to guarentee the health of the critters I ship....

Please let me know what I can do to make things right.
I will not be happy until you are .....

samiam

[scuba_steveo]

I thought Blake had already responded to you and Larry said it all
the packaging was shabby at best
and it would have been nice to have the names on the bag
Blake, theedprado, and myself stood in the cool going over wet leaking bags with dead critters in them.
Not the most fun.
All that said, I am happy with my stuff (except for getting all small mangroves) because I got first pick and my stuff was alive. Altough I have not had time to check on anything since putting them in the tank. And I will buy from you again, afterall, you are our samiam!

[wkopplin]

It was colder than expected and a couple of extra heat packs would have probably done the trick as well as double bagging. I just got around to sending a PM to Sam, so sorry for him getting a little blindsided. Everything was a little chilly and that led to some losses in the order. I think with a little better packaging next time, it will come through just fine. Also not putting quite so much water in with the hermits and fewer to a bag would be good.

The quality of the stuff that made it was great and I was happy with the stuff that was alive. Thanks for the offer to re-imburse the losses, many retailers would not do that. Sam also put in some nice freebies. A couple of nice brittle stars as well as some Pacific Turbos.

Overall, a switch to American and less shipping time, a couple of extra heat packs and double bagging will fix it. The airline guy also said to use a wax -paper covered box for whatever that is worth. Keep at it, experience will work it all out.

[Instar]

Thanks Sam, sent you a detailed PM. I don't really want a refund for the crabs that didn't make it, just a credit for the next order would do. And there will be a next order I'm hoping. I am hooked on those little sallys and pom-poms. I must put some of those in my nano.

[Instar]

And on top of that, I promised to ship some to someone in Bryan after Christmas at the what they cost me cause I'm shipping some other things there anyway, so, there has to be another order at least from me. Shipping is kinda steep for one person to absorb though so a group is much better.

[wkopplin]

I will order some more stuff.

[scuba_steveo]

Me too!

[Instar]

I saw two of the pom-poms running around in my reef tonight. Tried to get some food down there just for one of them and scared the crap out of him with the tube. One was diggin a hole under a little rubble waving that little anemone all around as if he was large enough to be a threat to the copperbands. LoL. Darn cute little buggers.

[scuba_steveo]

yep, they are awesome!

[scuba_steveo]

here is one

[Instar]

Hey scuba_steveo, thats not a little aiptasia he is waving around is it? :lol: j/k

[Ram_Puppy]

lol...

Sam, I will gladly order from you in the near futrue, hopefully we can get another order going after christmas? Also, have you checked your e-mail lately? i sent you an inquiry about locating some hawaiaan strawberry crabs and pacific mithrax or red 'emeralds' (mithrax) if you can find anything like that, Put my name on the holding tank! :)

[samiam_orami]

Thanks All ! ! !

Glad to hear that you all were happy with the order ! ! !
Thank you for the oppurtunity to make up for any losses.

Each shipment gives me valuable experience, so with your help, things can only get better...

Always on the look out for new and interesting critters.
I've stumbled onto a large community of Sap sucker sea slugs...

will keep an eye out for all special ordered items ...

aloha and thank you again ....
samiam