Conch 'standing' upright - is it normal?
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WWIII
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He's probably just trying to find food. It's pretty normal, especially if there's not a lot of detritus or leftovers in the tank. They can actually climb a little bit and I've never had them get stuck or anything.
icejam
Active Member
Thanks. I've been watching him all morning and he's just standing there not doing much.
I should probably start feeding him dried seaweed.
Anybody knows if it's OK to give them freshwater pleco pellets?
I should probably start feeding him dried seaweed.
Anybody knows if it's OK to give them freshwater pleco pellets?
WWIII
2500 Club Member
It probably won't hurt anything to tey and feed those, but I wouldn't put a lot in there. Mine seem to eat mostly detritus around the tank. I feed LRS reef frenzy and I'm sure they get some of that that sinks to the bottom. If you have fish, I would try a high quality frozen food. You could also throw some seaweed in there, they may eat that as well.
I've never target fed mine. I have 4 in my 200 gallon display. But I feed pretty heavy for the fish.
SashimiTurtle
Turtle
I've never seen mine get "stuck"... it may get "temporarily caught between a rock and a hard place" (literally) but it always frees itself. They are incredibly strong, and I'm more worried about it knocking a rock over than getting stuck and not being able to move.
icejam
Active Member
Thanks guys. I had to move some LR to give my conch more room to roam. No fish yet, (tank only a month old) just a bunch of snalis and no QT so I have to wait a while before adding fish. I have some fish food left from my freshwater aquarium so might need to experiment 
Is 'human' seaweed from grocery store suitable for aquariums?
Is 'human' seaweed from grocery store suitable for aquariums?
SashimiTurtle
Turtle
As long as the ingredients list says it is pure seaweed, then yes.
