Fighting Conch

[bat21]

That is very helpful along with everyone else. I think I will start with nassarius snails

Try to find the larger variety. I have ones that are about an inch long, and ones that are a quarter inch. The bigger ones eat a ton. It will seem like they are buried all the time, but they somehow learn when you feed and will usually pop out then to find food. And also at night I often see them out. When they're buried they always leave their proboscis sticking out of the sand. My wife calls them elephant snails because it looks like a trunk.

 

[Marchillo]

Marchillo, I have a question about keeping more than one. Do you ever have trouble with them together?

I only have one fighting conch in my 80 and one in my 40.

 

[Orbitee]

Who says they stay on the sand bed?

 

[Orbitee]

Who says they stay on the sand bed?

 

[CStrickland]

I mean, I'm not like a conchologist or anything... but that looks a lot more like a big hermit in a conch shell to me.

 

[dweber618]

I mean, I'm not like a conchologist or anything... but that looks a lot more like a big hermit in a conch shell to me.

Conchologist...haha.

+1... That looks like a hermit.

 

[Marchillo]

I mean, I'm not like a conchologist or anything... but that looks a lot more like a big hermit in a conch shell to me.

+1. Lol. That is exactly what that is. I'm impressed. That thing has to be mighty heavy to carry around.

 

[hogfanreefer]

I have 5 conch's in my 72x24 tank. 2 are the larger variety and 3 are only about 2" long. They are out and about most of the time. They are the only thing I've had that eat diatoms.

I lost one that was DOA when I ordered him and an ambitious Haloween hermit claimed his shell (my only hermit in the DT). He's pretty comical lugging that big shell around.

 

[jzch82]

I have one conch in my 65 gallon reef tank. I love him, he is really cool. He does stay buried for long periods,but then comes out, I probably see them once or twice a week. I have had my conch for over a year now, he seems to be really hardy.

 

[Marchillo]

I have one conch in my 65 gallon reef tank. I love him, he is really cool. He does stay buried for long periods,but then comes out, I probably see them once or twice a week. I have had my conch for over a year now, he seems to be really hardy.

I used to see mine weekly. It's strange. My guy was hibernating for maybe 6-8 weeks and for the past two weeks he's been a darn workaholic! They are really fun to watch. The important thing is to scape with them in mind. When I first got one in my 40 he'd get stuck. There are clear paths around the tank for them to loop all around the perimeter of the tank.

 

[johnike]

Great additions to a sandbed.

 

[jawaiianmon]

Just got one today and he is attacking the algae on my sand bed. Very pleased.


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[ReefWhatYouSow]

In my experience you should have no problems. I've had the Florida Fighting Conch before and it did fine, but I have to tell you.... I have two tiger conchs in my 210 right now and they are awesome. I would definitely put them in the lead if You had a choice.


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[Roccus]

I mean, I'm not like a conchologist or anything... but that looks a lot more like a big hermit in a conch shell to me.

looks like that to me too...

I've had one in a 29 bio cube for two years now...the tank is set up for sea horses and pipe fish.. the only other scavengers are peppermint shrimp and turbo snails.. the fighting conch NEVER leaves the sand bed and pretty much scavenges 24/7... although primarily algae eaters.. they do a pretty good job of keeping the sand bed clean of sea horse poop...with out the murderous havoc that hermits bring......I do give it a piece of sea veggie once a week on the sand bed to round out it's diet..

a note about Conchs.. if they are trying to leave the sand bed... they are hungry... Juveniles will climb the glass looking for food .. but adults normally cant/dont climb... they just perish.

 

[A.Astore]

Yeah, the fighting conch in our tank absolutely never leaves the sand bed. He will often be hidden under the sand doing his thing then magically appear after a few weeks. They are funny to watch and do have that elephant thing going for them.

 

[Jeweliet]

Don't yell at me. I found a live conch on the beach and brought him home to my 90 gal FOWLR. I haven't seen him in a week.


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[JohnnyHildo]

Who says they stay on the sand bed?

all hermits aside my conches routinely climb my rockwork but usually use the less vertical lines. when it comes to glass the gloves come off as they outright go straight up my corner overflow and back wall at night.
3 conches in a 120 seems like just enough.

 

[jd371]

I have one in my 75 that I thought died because I didn't see it for over a week. It came out a couple of days ago. When I first got it it was out and about all the time. The Conch along with the Nassarius Snails do a good job on the SB.