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Disappeared Abalone? 11/28/11 Question about Abalone... beh., sel. 11/26/08
Hi there, <Hello Luis!> I really appreciate your site. It is a
great source of information. <Ah, good. Glad you find it useful>
I have a question about my abalone. I bought it just over two weeks ago
from my LFS. I had done some research and I was positive that it was a
tropical abalone. The LFS confirmed this, but of course, they're
trying to sell it to me so I took their confirmation with a grain of
salt. <Always a good idea... to be a bit speculative,
tentative...> After acclimating it to my tank I set it in the rock
and he attached himself nicely. The lights turned off and the next day
I noticed it was gone from the spot, which was expected. It took me
several days to find it but I was finally able to spot him on the
underside of a plate-shaped rock near the bottom of the tank. I was
happy to see that it was still attached to the rock, with it's
'eyes' and antennae fully deployed. It was also encouraging to
see it react as expected to stimulus from my flashlight by retracting
whenever I'd shine the light on him. So far so good. My question
is, he has not moved from that spot since he got there. I have checked
on my tank at several intervals over a period of several nights (when
they're supposed to be active) and he's always at the same
spot, looking very much alive (fully extended eyes/antennae) and
reacting to light stimulus each time. Is it normal for it to just sit
there for so long? a few days I would understand, but it's been
well over two weeks now and I'm beginning to worry. Any advise
would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Luis. <Mmm, well, both
tropical to cooler water species of Haliotids "don't do
much" moving about really... that yours is situated, reacting to
the light as you state, is very good news. A common misunderstanding is
that these Archeogastropods "do" cruise about, somehow
munching on a wide variety of small algae, of a wide mix of
Thallophytes, even BGA... This is not the case. Most are macrophagous
herbivores, consuming larger thalli of Red and Brown algae, a good deal
of which "happens by" that they "trap" and
"grind" to feed on, w/o moving much at all... I would look to
other species of animals for such actual "active" algal
control... and more to the point, review what can/should be done to
avoid noisome algal proliferation period. Otherwise, keep checking on
your Ab... it's likely fine as/where it is. Cheers, Bob
Fenner>
Re: Clean up crew Why an abalone? They are very expensive. I purchased one and have been reading up on them, but I was just wondering why you suggested this animal. <they are AMAZING and incomparable herbivores once established> Abalone - 01/09/2006 Hi Bob, been reading up on your Abalone articles. you know a fair bit, may I ask you a few questions. <Sure> I live in South Australia. <Brrrrr! But beautiful. Have been to Tasy> I have the opportunity to sell abs from an on land farmer. <Mmm, there is a parallel of sorts here with some fine folks that raise the Seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis... hard to make a market (currently, and into the near-seeable future) for such cool-coldwater organisms in the ornamental trade> I was thinking that the aquarium industry would be a good one to get stuck into. Live abs 10 cm up to 70cm. <Is a wonderful field, area...> It seems many have problems in keeping them alive. Water temp seems to be a problem and the worms that abs carry can be a negative apart from other things I have read <Yes... mainly the former... cool water Haliotids don't adapt well to tropical settings, and the vast majority (more than 99 percent) of systems, market are tropical... Couple this with the distance to travel to and through marine livestock wholesale markets, their present resistance to coldwater stocking...> What are your thoughts on this, is this idea worth pursuing or will it not be accepted by the retailers. Has it been tried yet. <Has been tried off and on... I would pursue other markets, or more warm-water organisms if you could... Is there a possibility of culturing tropical Haliotids perhaps? Maybe some other mollusks, groups of organisms at this facility? Bob Fenner> Kind regards Gary Scholz Large Abalone Dear Mister Fenner <Hello> My name is
Steve Zemp and I'm involved in a small company in Switzerland
(Europe), that produces Fishing Lures out of Abalone Shells, since
1945. <Neat! I have had friends, acquaintances over the years who
fashioned Haliotid shells into jewelry, hair-clips...> We are
interested to buy large, empty - uncleaned Haliotis rufescens Shells or
other Abalone Shells for our Lure production. The problem is, that we
need to get large Abalone Shells that are 5 inches or more in size. The
Shell outside should be red or orange/brown colored, like for example:
<Oh yes... I used to sell these to friends Marty Beals and Dennis
Mok at Tideline (they are still in business in Los Angeles, have you
contacted them?)> -HALIOTIS - RUFESCENS (Red abalone) -HALIOTIS -
GIGANTEA (Japanese Abalone) -HALIOTIS - KAMTSCHATKANA (Pinto abalone)
-HALIOTIS - CORRUGATA (Pink abalone) -HALIOTIS - ASSIMILIS (Threaded
abalone) -HALIOTIS - WALLALENSIS (Flat abalone) The smaller Shells are
not suitable for our Fishing Lures, because they get to thin, after
sanding and polishing them. If you could help us to buy one or more of
these large Haliotidae Shells, we would be pleased to get an offer from
you. Thank you very much for your efforts and looking forward to your
answer. Best regards from Switzerland Steve Zemp Company: Interfish -
Pfaeffikon (SZ) AG Street: Kantonsstrasse 42 Zip: CH-8807 City:
Freienbach State: Switzerland (Europe) Airport: Zurich Fax 0041 55 410
36 76 E-mail steffen.zemp@csam.com <Do contact Tideline, 640 S.
Isis, Inglewood, CA 90301, 310-641-9106, fax 310-649-1131 they carry
these shells, cleaned... and can ship them to you. Otherwise, I will
post your request on our root web:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ to help
you locate other sources. Bob Fenner> Abalone (to eat) in Singapore I saw your page about ABALONE on the internet and thought that you might be interested to visit our URL at: http://www.singnet.com.sg/~palomino/ or: http://web.singnet.com.sg/~palomino/ which is about ABALONE too. I hope you like our site. You may want to list us with a link on your links page. If so, the details are: Palomino Delectables -- GOURMET ABALONE delivered to your doorstep!! Palomino Delectables delivers worldwide by air-courier, gourmet ABALONE in consumer-friendly quantities, already cooked and hermetically packed. Gourmet abalone, abalone shells, abalone RECIPES and full-color photographs available at: http://www.singnet.com.sg/~palomino/ If you decide to link us, please let me have the URL of the exact page on which our link appears. Would appreciate your comments about our site. Best regards Palo Mino Palomino Delectables Singapore <Hmm, very nice... will add your link to the Abalone article bibliography. Bob Fenner in transit in Indonesia on the way back to Singapore for the Aquarama trade show there this weekend> |
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