choc chip star and queen conchs

[Steverino]

any advice on chocolate chip starfish, and queen conchs? This is for a 90 gallon reef tank with soft corals, shrooms, zoos. Also have a coral banded shrimp and a green brittle star, plus some blue leg hermits and various snails.

 

[salty3]

I have two conchs in my 30 gal reef not sure if there queen or not but they havnt bothered anything except the bad algae. I also have a chacolate chip in my reef he also hasnt bothered anything and I keep him well fed with shrimp clams silversides and other meaty foods, however, chacolate chip stars are not recomended for reefs because most will eat corals.

 

[greenbean36191]

My advice would be don't get either one. Like salty said, CC stars are well known corallivores. Queen conchs get nearly a foot long and if fed correctly they get there quickly. If you want a conch there are many smaller species availabe in the hobby that would be a good choice. Fighting conchs and "turtle" conchs are probably the most common ones and both stay small enough for your tank.

 

[invertaman]

Try a tonga conch, mine has stayed small for 2 years now. and it ate all of the cuno on my sand!

 

[invertaman]

Try a tonga conch, mine has stayed small for 2 years now. and it ate all of the cyno on my sand!