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Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)

Hi,

John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.

I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.

With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.

I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.

If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.

I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.

I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.

Thank you
Darragh Sherwin

Escargot shells

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03 May 2014 10:04 #1 by LemonJelly (Johnny Cowley)
Does anyone know anywhere that sells escargot shells? I'm setting up a shellie tank this weekend and i have about 20 shells; I'd like to have about 50 total.

I know I could just go down to Sandymount and pick up a load of whelk shells for nothing but they tend to be very large, heavy and won't give the look I'm going for.

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03 May 2014 10:08 #2 by JohnH (John)
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LJ,
Just a thought - couldn't you ask at a local restaurant (one with escargots on the menu) if they have any shells? - Like as not they'd be happy to give you them...

John

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03 May 2014 10:26 #3 by LemonJelly (Johnny Cowley)
Part of me is thinking "Great idea!"
And another part is thinking "Where the @#&% do I know that has snails on the menu!" :D

I think that rules out MacD and KFC...

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03 May 2014 10:37 #4 by JohnH (John)
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I think that rules out MacD and KFC...


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03 May 2014 11:03 #5 by gunnered72 (Eddy Gunnered)
I got some on ebay UK recently..if there isn't a post to Ireland option just email the seller and they usually arrange it..

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03 May 2014 17:44 #6 by LemonJelly (Johnny Cowley)
Ok, so I went to a local restaurant I visit from time to time and asked if they knew where to get shells. After some initial bafflement :cool: the owner suggested a supplier they know that'd either have them or know where to get them... so watch this space...

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03 May 2014 18:46 #7 by anthonyd (Anthony Debesne)
Garden snails ?
Pick them up, put them in a container with lettuce for a week.
After that, 2 days without food.
Blend olive oil and parsley with seasoning, stuff the shells and cook.
Et voilĂ . Full belly and empty shells!!!! :) or :sick: depends on nationality !

Anthony

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03 May 2014 21:20 #8 by ger310 (Ger .)
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I've about 12/15 there dude you can have for nought if your floating over the Realside anytime soon (sorry that should of said Northside....Fecking Auto correct )....... :laugh: :cool: :laugh:

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03 May 2014 23:22 #9 by LemonJelly (Johnny Cowley)

Garden snails ?
Pick them up, put them in a container with lettuce for a week.
After that, 2 days without food.
Blend olive oil and parsley with seasoning, stuff the shells and cook.
Et voilĂ . Full belly and empty shells!!!! :) or :sick: depends on nationality !

Anthony


Eh, no!

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03 May 2014 23:31 - 03 May 2014 23:31 #10 by LemonJelly (Johnny Cowley)

I've about 12/15 there dude you can have for nought if your floating over the Realside anytime soon (sorry that should of said Northside....Fecking Auto correct )....... :laugh: :cool: :laugh:

Ger


Yeah, yeah... blame autocorrect ;)

That'd be great. Thanks!

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04 May 2014 17:18 #11 by ger310 (Ger .)
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No bother,just send me a PM on here anytime if you want to pop over for them..........Santry area

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04 May 2014 21:44 #12 by Homer (Kevin)
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Pallas foods in Dublin.

Kev.

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It's NOT "Chee lick", NOT "Chee Chee Licks"!!! Cichlids is pronounced as "Sick Lids"!!!!!

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05 May 2014 10:19 #13 by CrustyCrab (Peter Biddulph)
Supervalu supermarkets have Escargo Shells,sold with a tin of Escargo. Deli Section

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05 May 2014 11:32 #14 by LemonJelly (Johnny Cowley)

Supervalu supermarkets have Escargo Shells,sold with a tin of Escargo. Deli Section


I'll pop down to mine and see if they have them. I'm sure there'll be a WTF moment when my wife finds a tin of them in the fridge ;)

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05 May 2014 12:48 #15 by ger310 (Ger .)
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Pallas foods in Dublin.

Kev.


Was this recent Kev? I got on to them about 6 months ago and they said they don't stock them anymore..........Be handy for me to get if they had them in stock again!!

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05 May 2014 16:51 #16 by LemonJelly (Johnny Cowley)

Supervalu supermarkets have Escargo Shells,sold with a tin of Escargo. Deli Section


I'll pop down to mine and see if they have them. I'm sure there'll be a WTF moment when my wife finds a tin of them in the fridge ;)


Went to two stores and neither had them. Obviously you shop at a better class of Supervalu than I do :whistle:

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06 May 2014 09:43 #17 by CrustyCrab (Peter Biddulph)
Hah The overpriced one in Clifden, That said I went to check yesterday, and they had none left.......
Italian Delis or Similar should have them too. Marks and Spencer might be worth a try
ebay and amazon have them for sale.

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30 Jul 2014 08:17 #18 by dub320d (Derek)
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Enjoy

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