Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (Umm_fish?)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:22:05 GMT

Originally Posted by

Thanks for hooking us up. Once everyone gets rolling this could be a helpful program for all concerned.

Sure. Let me know if I can do anything else.
Yep, that's my mandarin, back when she was skinny. Honestly. When she hydrates now she gets even bigger than that. I was watching them the other night and they spawned _twice_.

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (cmpenney)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:54:17 GMT

J I'm going to remember that...I'm pretty sure that I would like to see a golf ball sized mandarin!

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (D3monic)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:32 GMT

That is a VERY nice avatar pic Andy. Im jealous.

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (THEJRC)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:38:22 GMT

actually a funny thought

remind me when I get back from thanksgiving to post my mandarin, I own smaller golf balls... Andy, we gotta get that fish fed! it's starvin

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (cmpenney)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:45:37 GMT

LOL I thought maybe he liked beer as much as I do, But I didn't want to say anything. I heard Mandarins are very sensitive about their figures...

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (THEJRC)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:34:01 GMT

andy, I hope the mandarin in your avatar is someone elses..

it's sooo...

skinny....

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (Fishtal)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:53 GMT

Andy,

Thanks for hooking us up. Once everyone gets rolling this could be a helpful program for all concerned.

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (cmpenney)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:50:06 GMT

I've pinned this thread to the top Andy. Hopefully we start getting some people with stock they need to move soon.

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (Umm_fish?)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:21:08 GMT

So, I want to thank MASM for their support on my little classifieds site. I have gotten the go-ahead from you all to open up a section of the site for the use of MASM club members. So, it's there for you to list for sale (or want to buy) captive-bred animals. If you need new categories or any other support, please let me know.

I let the people at MASC (the Colorado club) know that your section is there, and I suggested that it might benefit everyone involved if they would list in their ads whether they are willing to ship their animals. Might I suggest the same to you? Maybe this could be a way to open up a whole new market for your animals in another state? I've also told the owners of fish stores that have told me in the past that they are on the lookout for a source of captive-bred animals about the site. Hopefully, enough ads will be posted there that fish store owners will begin to regularly browse the site, looking for stock.

And might I remind all you Michigan coral farmers that you, too, are helping to keep wild corals in the oceans. You are more than welcome to use the site for your listings, too, if you wish. There's a whole section there for you. Thanks!

Andy

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (cmpenney)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:40:17 GMT

Joe I read though all the stuff on RSF about the Nassarius and there wasn't much about system design there. Can you take a quick look at: http://www.masm.org/mforums/tm.aspx?high=&m=32484

And let me know if that system layout will work?

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (cmpenney)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:16:24 GMT

Joe, I just posted on the Co-Op Site and Posted on RSF the other day to get in on your Nassarius offer.

I think Jeremy was also interested in getting a starter as well. Was there anyone else that wanted to do this for the MBI?

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (Umm_fish?)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:27:17 GMT

Thanks for the warm welcome! It's nice to see all of the familiar names, too.

The front page of the classifieds had 562 views yesterday alone, which suggests to me that there might be a lot more people interested in finding captive-bred stock than even I thought. And that really cheers me up. Thanks!

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (THEJRC)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:23:08 GMT

cmpenney, theres a lot of info over at RSF on how to breed them (they were originally DIBS snails to begin with!).

Rook, I'll toss you down for 8 on my list here, I'd like to get at least 4 breeders out there active on the things!

Andy, I'm diggin the Co-Op site for sure! I think it's going to come in handy for a lot of people in the area!!

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (Rook)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:39:50 GMT

JRC.

I'm planning on breeding trochus and nassarius snails. I'll contact you at RSF. I'm Rook over there (and everywhere else) too.

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (cmpenney)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:50:37 GMT

Where can I find some documentation on Breeding them?

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (D3monic)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:48:24 GMT

Thats cool Andy! Ill have to stop by and check out the site.

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (THEJRC)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:37:18 GMT

I hope so really, I want to see these little guys gain popularity they're great to have and while small do just as well as the larger Nassarius species.

The biggest upside is that they're breeding mechanisms allow us to keep them breeding successfully in captivity with relative ease. This is huge in my book.

While I really want to make sure the people who receive these snails are active in the Reef Stewardship Foundation, I hope to be able to ship a lot of these guys to anyone in the future. In fact, I hope these guys go nuts everywhere and shipping isnt a problem. But I digress.... I'm a nutcase

The reality is it takes active members in an active club to protect what we all have been initially invited to this hobby for at one point or another. It's not our reefs but all our oceans that are changing and in constant danger and the only answer is that we all work together for solutions no matter how small.

I feel like I'm preaching here (those that know me know it's not my style) but by god I'm into this!!! and any group thats active in research and education rather than the typical garage sale snap up is worthy of praise in my book. And consequentially, well worth donating a whopping few dollars in shipping for the cause!

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (Fishtal)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:28:34 GMT

What a swell offer. Thanks for including us. I'm sure someone will be interested in the snails.

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (THEJRC)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:20 GMT

hmmm great to see andy here (I'll vouch, he's an awesome guy).

On the forum side of things I'll state that Andy's reason for not having one is the same as mine with the copepodgeek site. In any case, he's put an idea in my head.

I'll plop a second post on his Co-Op classifieds site just for MASM, I just shipped a bunch of Nassarius out to Brian Plankis from RSF that I had received through RSF (when it was dibs) to hopefully replenish breeders. I've got a post up for colorado breeders currently but since I want to see propagation I'll do the same for Michigan breeders.

What I'm offering is simple... ANY registered breeders at Reef Stewardship Foundation in areas where I'll be sending stock will receive a starter stock (6-8 snails) for approximately FREE.99.... in any case, I'll be delivering some stock to Denver for distribution. In any case, I'll do the same for registered (RSF registered) breeders in Michigan.

What I'll need is simple.... a single person to ship the stock to (address of course). and anybody interested should respond to my post at Andy's Co-op site with their screen name from the RSF forums www.reefstewardshipfoundation.org and thats it!!!

In any case I will supply around 6 breeders with snails, shipped and delivered free of charge I just want to make sure the receiver actually makes an effort!

Re:Classifieds for local captive-bred marine animals (Fishtal)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:46:10 GMT

Andy,

You can disregard my email. I replied to it before I got on the forum and saw this. Looks like a pretty cool idea.