Do you have a price or contact number for them?
R3
Norman Edelen wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I recall those Ecospheres. Actually, you can still purchase them at the
> Oregon Coast Aquarium's gift shop in Newport, Oregon. I saw some there
> about three or four weeks ago. Unlike the Betta spheres that Jay is talking
> about, these spheres contain some tiny marine shrimp (really tiny, not ghost
> shrimp), and some macro algae. They are sealed, and are supposed to last
> for a couple of years. I have never owned one, although I used to see them
> in Carolina Biological Supply's catalog.
>
> People should either own an aquarium or avoid these odd "shortcut" pets.
>
> Norm
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: R. W. Wolff <choupiqu_at_wctc.net>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 9:00 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- disgusting xmas ripoff
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> Wow, that is ridiculous.
> They used to have a grass shrimp in a bowl like that with algae, but I dont
> see them anymore. Those were sealed though.
> Ray
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