WTB: Florida fighting conch

[Reefbox]

Do any of the local fish stores carry the florida fighting conch?

Thanks

 

[LeviChar1]

beware, those are hermit crab food. if you have hermits, dont have conches......and def dont have crabs, lobsters and the like (unless they are herbivores only).

 

[AHDOnline]

I ended up having to order it in. I didnt have much luck local.

And so far (knock on driftwood) my conch and crabs live happy together in my 210. Its been a month or so, they just probably havnt found each other

 

[Reefbox]

I don't have any hermits or anything else that will eat it.

AHDonline, Does the conch do a good job at keeping the sand nice and turned over? That's what i want them to keep the sand nice.

 

[AHDOnline]

so far not really. He is just over an inch long, and does seem to move slow around the tank and i can see him working hard just not making much of a dent in the 210. I do not think i have seen him take break yet. So depending on your tank size it might be good. I just added a sand sifting star to help him out so we will see how they work together

 

[Reefbox]

I'm going to order several to try to get male female. I'm not sure what the perfect combination is but you may need 6 or more for a 210 to work the sand.

Where did you order from?
ORA is breeding them in captivity and say they are really great at working over the sand bed.

 

[AHDOnline]

I actually lucked out and got them free from reeftopia with one of my previous orders.

I was going to get them from Premium Aquatics.