Anywhere local to get fighting conchs?

[AquAsylum]

That's really all of my question...don't want a queen conch, but need a good sand sifter. Thirty poor little nassarius just aren't getting the job done!

[myakkareef]

Ask around, I know you don't like FishBowl but Andrea ordered mine for me. got 3 only have 1 left after 6 years or so. Went from 1/2" long to about 3-1/2" long....Great animals for sand and barebottom they eat alot of different stuff...

[AquAsylum]

Hey, I don't dislike fishbowl, I just think they've gotten a bit full of themselves. I will check that out. Thanks!

[AquAsylum]

No, they can't order them.

[reefraver]

hey we can get them for you


patrick

[wahwoo]

Would you be interested in a free Crown Conch? Its about 4" so its too big for my 40 gal tank. Should do well in your 90 gal.

Otherwise its destined to be returned to the Intracoastal from wence it came. Ive had it for about 3 weeks.

Dave

[wahwoo]

I forgot to mention. This huge snail plows the sand bed, but has not disturbed any corals. Once in a while it climbs the glass.

[sandman12]

laura-i pmed u.

[Bugs825]

Laura,

My son and I saw tons at stump passas well as little nassarius snails. We go out there in the boat but my trailer needs a new axle before I can go out again. I am hoping to get a new one next week.


Nathan

[AquAsylum]

Thanks everyone...

I am not familiar with a crown conch; does crown = queen? Would make sense if it did. We could handle a 4" specimen, I'm just worried about when it got too big for our tank. Can they be released into the bay?

[RicksReefs]

crown conchs are carnivores, don't put one in a reeftank.

http://www.sms.si.edu/IRLFieldGuide/Melong_corona.htm

[AquAsylum]

Thanks for the heads up Rick

[wahwoo]

I did some research and it seems they live on clams and other bivalves. So its back to the bay for this conch.

http://nighthawk.tricity.wsu.edu/museum/ArcherdShellCollection/Gastropoda/Melongenidae.html