Marbles. Where Does One Buy Them?

[doktor doris]

Hullo,

I need osme marbles to line the bottom of my Zebra danio's breeding tank.

I live in a town that has no toy shops now (it used to have 3). I looked on ebay and they seem jolly expensive.

Iam sure there must be a place that sells big bags cheaply.

Any ideas chums?

doris

 

[thefaxmachine]

Are you UK based? If so, Poundland sell them. For £1, so I'm lead to believe! D

 

[BBK1]

Petsmart sells them in the USA

 

[doktor doris]

Iam in the UK.

About poundland, I assume it is a pound shop.

Does anyone live near one and would be willing to get me some marbles if I pay for the marbles and postage and a little for inconvienience?

doris

 

[hogan53]

Iam in the UK.

About poundland, I assume it is a pound shop.

Does anyone live near one and would be willing to get me some marbles if I pay for the marbles and postage and a little for inconvienience?

doris

Hi doris
I have used old filter balls, not plastic, i think they where eheim balls that came with the filter but i suppose you could use any that don't float.
Worked as well as marbles when i bred barbs.
hoggie

 

[bagu]

how about ebay mate?

 

[lilacamy931]

I got mine from Asda! I also got them cheap as they were ripped open for about 25p per bag. Try in a big Asda in the toy section

 

[divegirl]

Morrisons do bags of glass beads....2 for £2.50 [Ithink].....My daughter has them in her Betta tank....they look lovely!!!

Lisa x

 

[matalan]

Ebay are cheap as chips to be honest.

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/25pc-LARGE-GLASS-MAR...5QQcmdZViewItem
25 Marbles for 99p + p&p

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/14mm-MARBLES---Pick-...5QQcmdZViewItem
15 Marbles you choose your colours for 99p.

Thats not expensive at all.

 

[doktor doris]

Hmmm I saw those adverts, the top is one is for large marbles.

If you consider a marble is 15mm across, that is a hundred marbles for an are 15 by 15cm.
So for a 2ft by 1ft tank we are looking at 8 of those areas, or 800 marbles.
At 15 marbles for 99p that is 53 pounds worth.

And that is if we only want the bottom to be one marble deep.

Which I dont, I would think at least 2 layers would be best.

So that is 106 pounds!

'not expensive at all?'

Oh and Ive forgotten the postage which is £1.50 a bag, more than the marbles cost plus 25p per additional item, so that is another 27 pounds.

so it comes to about 133 quid.

yikes!

I was looking to pay about a pound for 100, like cheap toy shops sell them for.

but thanks for looking on ebay for me.

doris