Where to buy snails near Deer Park or beyond

humphreydog · 10/29/2006, 01:01 PM

Hello,

Thanks for the wonderful forum. If my schedule permits I will try to visit a meeting. My reef is a few years old and my snail population is dwindling.

What is the best local place (cheap and/or good) to purchase snails and other livestock?

Thanks in advance...JOHN

romain · 10/29/2006, 02:01 PM

Welcome!

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onegreenray · 10/29/2006, 04:52 PM

good place is any marsh area at low tide for the black narrius snails and check the docks you may still find grass or feeder shrimp along the edge of the dock. it may have gotten to cold already for the shrimp.

ralphie · 10/29/2006, 05:51 PM

How about Bills Reef , he is a local online seller. You can place an order and then pick it up at a reef meeting.

kevin21 · 10/29/2006, 06:49 PM

pets warehouse normally has them for 50-75 cents

humphreydog · 10/30/2006, 10:55 AM

Thanks for all the input.

Megapets in plainview had a small selection (although the had a nice reef set up where everything was probably for sale).

Petco...walk in...walk out (I purchased my yellow tang there last year for $20).

Very impressed with pet warehouse (copaigue) selection and I'll return next week to spend more money (snails were $.75. Gave me all the ones near the top. Said they were turbos, I really don't know the difference).

The only problem is that I saw a small patch of cyano (brown with bubbles growing on one of the outer tanks)

If there are any larger stores with more selection please let me know.

portjeffski · 10/30/2006, 11:06 AM

Try Aqua Hut in Coram, located on Route 25 in the Home Depot shopping center just east of Route 112 and Route 25(Middle country road).
He is doing a renovation of the store which is almost complete, but he usually has good selection of snails.

Iammatt219 · 10/30/2006, 01:05 PM

You can also try pet stop in huntington

they are once again redesigning the reef system as new owners have purchased the store

10/29/2006, 01:01 PM	#1
humphreydog Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	Where to buy snails near Deer Park or beyond Hello, Thanks for the wonderful forum. If my schedule permits I will try to visit a meeting. My reef is a few years old and my snail population is dwindling. What is the best local place (cheap and/or good) to purchase snails and other livestock? Thanks in advance...JOHN

10/29/2006, 02:01 PM	#2
romain Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Long Island Posts: 488	Welcome! Long Island LFS information http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=925471 __________________ romain Current Tank Info: 50g Acrylic Reef since August 2004, 20g DIY sump, AquaMedic 2x150w 10K DE + 2x39w T5

10/29/2006, 06:49 PM	#5
kevin21 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 2,208	pets warehouse normally has them for 50-75 cents __________________ Kevin Current Tank Info: Waterbox 50g, Tunze 9004 dc skimmer, Vortech mp10, Kessil ap700

10/29/2006, 04:52 PM	#3
onegreenray Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Carlisle, Pa Posts: 4,016	good place is any marsh area at low tide for the black narrius snails and check the docks you may still find grass or feeder shrimp along the edge of the dock. it may have gotten to cold already for the shrimp.

10/29/2006, 05:51 PM	#4
ralphie Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Ronkonkoma, NY Posts: 1,493	How about Bills Reef , he is a local online seller. You can place an order and then pick it up at a reef meeting.

10/30/2006, 10:55 AM	#6
humphreydog Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	Thanks for all the input. Megapets in plainview had a small selection (although the had a nice reef set up where everything was probably for sale). Petco...walk in...walk out (I purchased my yellow tang there last year for $20). Very impressed with pet warehouse (copaigue) selection and I'll return next week to spend more money (snails were $.75. Gave me all the ones near the top. Said they were turbos, I really don't know the difference). The only problem is that I saw a small patch of cyano (brown with bubbles growing on one of the outer tanks) If there are any larger stores with more selection please let me know.

10/30/2006, 11:06 AM	#7
portjeffski Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Salisbury,MD Posts: 197	Try Aqua Hut in Coram, located on Route 25 in the Home Depot shopping center just east of Route 112 and Route 25(Middle country road). He is doing a renovation of the store which is almost complete, but he usually has good selection of snails.

10/30/2006, 01:05 PM	#8
Iammatt219 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: South Huntington NY Posts: 743	You can also try pet stop in huntington they are once again redesigning the reef system as new owners have purchased the store