Lovely shells. Awesome jevels from Hawaii. But - I am affraid - to much in one box. C.tesselata need protection today as almost all snails from cypraeidae. I think it's not good to fish many specimens in such short time. This is my opinion. But of coures firm is very interesting. Thank you for that. Michael from Poland.
Those are the indigenous Hawaiian checkered cowrie right? I'm guessing you found them on Maui? I heard you can find them there mostly. Man I collect shells too and those are beautiful. I wish i could find them. Please reply.
Right, these are Hawaiian cowries, but they came from the North Shore and the northwest coast of O'ahu. The date is on the video; it was a period in time and ocean cycles when the species 'bloomed.' I could find as many as two dozen on one night dive! At the time, I told NOBODY what was happening, otherwise the "Reef Rapers" would have totally trashed the area to gobble up the 'goodies.' :-/
Beautiful specimens. I collect Seashells. The Zoila family are fantastic. As well as new Species of cowries discovered off the coast of the island of palawan here in my country.
No vivieron por mucho tiempo. Lo que comen existe solamente en el mar.
Cowries feed on sponges and plant matter. They lay eggs, sometimes, in aquaria but the free-swimming veligers (if the eggs hatch) are part of the web of planktonic life in the ocean. Nobody knows, for sure, what they eat as they pass through this first phase of development.
Ignorance is a sin in my church. If you had read on at the site linked to on the video page, you'd have eventually found that all surviving juveniles were returned to the ocean to grow more. Most were never found again, a few were.
It is noble of you to think I was being 'noble.' I wanted data on how fast they grew; I had a "farm" where they could feed, grow AND be recovered later. Most were probably eaten by fish, octopi, crabs or cone shells. I caught two 'tessies' trying to "escape" to the main segment of reef ! I also raised several Cyp. gaskoini there, from bare dorsum to full pattern. As mentioned above, few were found again and NONE found a third time. (Yes, I let them go even when they were mature.)
Lovely shells. Awesome jevels from Hawaii. But - I am affraid - to much in one box. C.tesselata need protection today as almost all snails from cypraeidae. I think it's not good to fish many specimens in such short time. This is my opinion. But of coures firm is very interesting. Thank you for that. Michael from Poland.
ZOILAELUDENS 7 months ago
great cowries !
hfbusiness 1 year ago
You are right Bob, ignorance is a sin.
aspirinbox 1 year ago
I can see live hawaian rare cowries!
astonished
beautiful
thank you
nikinikinikita 2 years ago
Those are the indigenous Hawaiian checkered cowrie right? I'm guessing you found them on Maui? I heard you can find them there mostly. Man I collect shells too and those are beautiful. I wish i could find them. Please reply.
alawaiman 3 years ago
Right, these are Hawaiian cowries, but they came from the North Shore and the northwest coast of O'ahu. The date is on the video; it was a period in time and ocean cycles when the species 'bloomed.' I could find as many as two dozen on one night dive! At the time, I told NOBODY what was happening, otherwise the "Reef Rapers" would have totally trashed the area to gobble up the 'goodies.' :-/
makuabob 3 years ago
twat dont take juvenuiles
adam3zzz 2 years ago
Beautiful specimens. I collect Seashells. The Zoila family are fantastic. As well as new Species of cowries discovered off the coast of the island of palawan here in my country.
MANILABOY6631 3 years ago
Did you kept it as a pet.
AuronWarrior 3 years ago
como haces para alimentarlos, hace cuanto los tienes?
guis1966 3 years ago
No vivieron por mucho tiempo. Lo que comen existe solamente en el mar.
Cowries feed on sponges and plant matter. They lay eggs, sometimes, in aquaria but the free-swimming veligers (if the eggs hatch) are part of the web of planktonic life in the ocean. Nobody knows, for sure, what they eat as they pass through this first phase of development.
makuabob 3 years ago
Juveniles too?
Beware: God is the silent witness.
XES119 3 years ago
Ignorance is a sin in my church. If you had read on at the site linked to on the video page, you'd have eventually found that all surviving juveniles were returned to the ocean to grow more. Most were never found again, a few were.
makuabob 3 years ago
That is noble.
Thank you.
XES119 3 years ago
It is noble of you to think I was being 'noble.' I wanted data on how fast they grew; I had a "farm" where they could feed, grow AND be recovered later. Most were probably eaten by fish, octopi, crabs or cone shells. I caught two 'tessies' trying to "escape" to the main segment of reef ! I also raised several Cyp. gaskoini there, from bare dorsum to full pattern. As mentioned above, few were found again and NONE found a third time. (Yes, I let them go even when they were mature.)
makuabob 3 years ago
goomba?
wankomap 4 years ago