what is this in seashell

[Busapro2013]

my daughter bought this home from the beach today and was sitting on my table a shell all of suden a long arm come out i jumped up like what the heck..it looks to have 2 eyes and a mouth what is it??

 

[username in use]

That looks like it might be the actual snail.

You should probably throw it back in the ocean before it dies.

 

[Busapro2013]

yeah im driving 2 hour just to put it in ocean lol,has 2 long eyes mouth and long arms,been out the water for 8 hours still living put it in my tank see if he comes out of the shell

 

[Busapro2013]

http://s19.postimg.org/rg7fp332r/20160321_103950.jpg

 

[username in use]

Didn't realize you were that far away.

Careful putting it in your tank. Some species are carnivorous.

 

[Busapro2013]

Didn't realize you were that far away.

Careful putting it in your tank. Some species are carnivorous.

yeah well i dont think it will make it in there any ways my tank is at the dimotons or how ever you say it stage of cycling,i want to see if it will come out at least and see what it is

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Put it in a bucket of tank water to keep it alive.

 

[Busapro2013]

i think this is what it is,,

http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/e_alatus.php

 

[javimarino]

+1 Conch

 

[Busapro2013]

+1 Conch

if that's what it is wont hurt to keep it in tank,if he lives.

 

[BrandonFlorida]

So is this guy still alive?

 

[Busapro2013]

So is this guy still alive?

for now hes running in my tank cleaning it lol

 

[fishpureluck]

Do you have a pic of the shell? If it's a baby queen conch, it's illegal to harvest them in the US. Might want to tell your daughter not to bring these things home, fines could get expensive.

 

[javimarino]

if that's what it is wont hurt to keep it in tank,if he lives.

It is a great addition to the CUC, will keep the sand xtra clean.:thumbsup:

 

[Bent]

Two eyes=conch usually.

Score man.

 

[Busapro2013]

Do you have a pic of the shell? If it's a baby queen conch, it's illegal to harvest them in the US. Might want to tell your daughter not to bring these things home, fines could get expensive.

no its a florida fighting conch he is cleaning my sand like crazy,they dont prew on fish or snails they stir the sand bed like crazy and there all over the florida beach u can get them right on the beach accourding to my friend who is a us cost guard and was at my home this week

 

[fishpureluck]

no its a florida fighting conch he is cleaning my sand like crazy,they dont prew on fish or snails they stir the sand bed like crazy and there all over the florida beach u can get them right on the beach accourding to my friend who is a us cost guard and was at my home this week

Cool, I'm in SE Florida and we find both, Queens and Fighting conch. You just don't want to get caught with the wrong one.

 

[Busapro2013]

Cool, I'm in SE Florida and we find both, Queens and Fighting conch. You just don't want to get caught with the wrong one.

yeah just dont take the queen if it has something living in it,if it empty you can take it,the florida fighting is great for sand bed on what im hearing he is moving my sand bed like i never seen lol

 

[karimwassef]

If it hops, it's a conch +++. If it slithers, it's a whelk ---.

 

[fishpureluck]

yeah just dont take the queen if it has something living in it,if it empty you can take it,the florida fighting is great for sand bed on what im hearing he is moving my sand bed like i never seen lol

Yeah, they are both great for the sand bed. My daughter "4 years old at the time" snuck a queen into my livewell on trip to the sandbar, it's still in my tank and happy two years later. I didn't want to put it back due to all of the fresh water that they dumped from Lake Okeechobee right after. Then I forgot about it.