"Cool" clean up crew

[frankyrivera]

Where can I get one never seen one before

 

[SushiGirl]

We got our tiger tail fighting conchs at a local LFS.



Not sure what was going on here LOL.

 

[BlueChip]

Group buy on conch!?

 

[BlueChip]

Maybe a group buy through my lfs.. I can ask if there is Interest

 

[frankyrivera]

Yes that sounds good how much are they and how many do you need also how big are they

 

[johnike]

I have a queen and three fighting conchs in the 240, keeps the deep sand bed nice and clean.

 

[frankyrivera]

What's the diference between the queen and the fighting conch is it the size

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

I'm not sure if there is a difference in sizes between the different conchs but I will say that the shell is the obvious difference and unlike other snails they can't climb the glass or rocks at all they just hop around on the sand bed. Spider conchs have a really nice shaped shell, I had one in my 220 before the monster hermits decided they didn't like it. As far as I know conchs get huge (queen conchs I know get massive and are the shells that people listen to the sound of the ocean in) but grow very slowly. Most of the conchs I have seen at my lfs are between 1"-3"

 

[Collinrb]

My queen conch has only grown maybe an inch in length in a year, but they get wide quickly. Not including the spikes. So as saltychick said, she's prone to getting stuck from time to time. The fighting conchs have a smoother shell if I remember correctly.

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

I thought it was the opposite? I was under the impression that the queen conchs were the smooth shell ones and the fighting and spider conchs had spikes?

 

[saltychick]

Nope. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+526+2174&pcatid=2174
That one has asmooth shell ours is a queen and has spikes

 

[firstlight10]

I had a serpant star and emerald crab for a while. They were both exciting to watch and productive. Unfortunately I lost both during a power outage.