How's This for a Cool TBS Hitchiker?

[HowardW]

Got a few new pieces of rock from TBS last week and I thought this guy was just a piece of one of the rocks at first until he started to move. I'm not exactly sure what he is......a conch maybe?? He's got a really cool spiked shell.

 

[HowardW]

Hey Richard,

I think it may be a Chicoreus dilectus, is he gonna be reef safe? I've read they can feed on bi-valves and some corals.

 

[Bebo77]

yeah it not reef safe.. its a nudi... take him out...

 

[liverock]

Snail eater!

Snail eater!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7833259#post7833259 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by HowardW
Hey Richard,

I think it may be a Chicoreus dilectus, is he gonna be reef safe? I've read they can feed on bi-valves and some corals.

He eats snails....other than that is Ok critter!

TBS

 

[HowardW]

<<< He eats snails....other than that is Ok critter! >>>




Thanks Richard....too bad he's not a stone crab eater :lmao:

 

[liverock]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7833720#post7833720 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by HowardW
<<< He eats snails....other than that is Ok critter! >>>




Thanks Richard....too bad he's not a stone crab eater :lmao:

 

[liverock]

conch

conch

Hmm post did not show up...anyway

he is a conch, stays small the one you have is pretty much full grown...the larger conchs here, like horse conch eat BIG stone crabs all the time, they corner them in a hole and eat them!

TBS

 

[Caryliss]

Yes Howard, it is a Chicoreus dilectus, commonly referred to as a lace murex. Beautiful critter, and worth buying a steady diet of snails to feed. Let me know if you ever want to get rid of him!

 

[flameangel88]

Re: conch

Re: conch

Looks like I've to get a Horse Conch to get the last Stone Crab out as I don't want to tear the tank down anymore. Jot 2 out and this small one is elusive and I want to get it out before I put Seahorses and Pipefish in.

But will the Horse Conch go after the Seahorses?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7834160#post7834160 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by liverock
Hmm post did not show up...anyway

he is a conch, stays small the one you have is pretty much full grown...the larger conchs here, like horse conch eat BIG stone crabs all the time, they corner them in a hole and eat them!

TBS