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Will they be selling at RAP on Saturday? Michael certainly won't be there, and I'm not sure that he would trust anyone else to man his booth. He does have a retired NJ policeman working for him, picking up shipments, etc. Maybe he'll be manning the booth on Saturday.
This is the first time I've seen a Diadema Urchin referred to as an "orchid". But this is apparently both correct and valid, per a Google Search on "long spine sea orchid". Thanks for the enlightenment!
I have two very large Diademas, if anyone would like to rent one! ( :) ) But I can't...
I tried to rent out a Sea Hare way back here on NJRC. The first renter, managed to kill it with a rock slide. (So it goes...) If anyone who rents them out wants coverage on the return of their Hare, they should consider requiring a deposit for the rental. (I didn't, but my loss was less...
And, also for anyone looking to reverse the damage already done to our oceans...
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230517-could-restaurants-solve-the-worlds-jellyfish-problem?ocid=ww.social.link.email
If you don't like your anemones moving around, there's the "Anemone Nest".
I bought this Anemone Nest on eBay. I think I paid thirty-something dollars for it, including shipping from Hong Kong:
It is the best Anemone Nest I've ever owned ! Here's a link to some of the availability for...
They have a preference for cone shells. Size-wise conch shells are heavier.
Most of these photos show them in cone shells:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Halloween+Hermit+Crab&iax=images&ia=images
I thought I'd share with you all my efforts to get Cone Shells for my Halloween Hermit Crabs. The following was extracted from an eMail I just sent to a fellow member.
Hi,
The following is the sad story of my quest for Cone Shells for my Halloween Hermits. As follows, my quest got a little...