Fighting conch info?

[CastAway]

I have one in a 150g. Big eaters. Have to be careful they don't starve. On occasion I rubber band a small piece of raw shrimp to a rock, to make sure mine is fed. Mine is an acrobat - flips itself around with its large foot. Name is derived from the shape of the shell, not their behavior. I wonder what those little eyes see......

 

[MrDJeep123]

I have one in a 150g. Big eaters. Have to be careful they don't starve. On occasion I rubber band a small piece of raw shrimp to a rock, to make sure mine is fed. Mine is an acrobat - flips itself around with its large foot. Name is derived from the shape of the shell, not their behavior. I wonder what those little eyes see......

That would be a whelk. Conchs do not have the ability to eat meat, the are obligate vegans. Whelks, however, are carnivorous. They like the reef steak. So if your "conch" is eating shrimp, it is not a conch at all.

 

[blkflm6888]

He is a climber

 

[CastAway]

That would be a whelk. Conchs do not have the ability to eat meat, the are obligate vegans. Whelks, however, are carnivorous. They like the reef steak. So if your "conch" is eating shrimp, it is not a conch at all.

You know, I've never actually witnessed the conch eating the shrimp. The shrimp just disappears. Maybe the rest of my CUC takes care of the shrimp. And, maybe I should thrown in a few more algae wafers. Thanks MrDJeep!

 

[MrDJeep123]

You know, I've never actually witnessed the conch eating the shrimp. The shrimp just disappears. Maybe the rest of my CUC takes care of the shrimp. And, maybe I should thrown in a few more algae wafers. Thanks MrDJeep!

Not a problem. I thought it odd that you would feed your conch shrimp...I've seen crazier, I guess. :tongue:

 

[Triggreef]

These guys do get very big in time. When they do, they can topple any coral you have in the sand & it gets annoying. But best way to keep your sand bed clean for sure. I have probably 8 to 10 in my 200g. Couple in the sump too.

 

[abinder]

I'm tempted to get rid of my $1 hermit crabs. They don't seem to do much of anything compared to my fighting conch. Is there anything beneficial that a hermit crab does that a fighting conch doesn't?

 

[Triggreef]

I don't think so. Hermits pretty much just go around killing snails to take their shells.

 

[MrDJeep123]

I'm tempted to get rid of my $1 hermit crabs. They don't seem to do much of anything compared to my fighting conch. Is there anything beneficial that a hermit crab does that a fighting conch doesn't?

The clean up dead things before they have a chance to decay. I'd say that's pretty beneficial. They aren't friends of ceriths and nassariushttps://www.google.com/search?clien...&sa=X&ei=olgkVJTMAsuQgwSaloDoCw&ved=0CBwQBSgA.

 

[jerseypete]

I have one in my tank. Put him in 2 months ago. I seen him yesterday . The first time sunce i put him in. I was cleaning the tank and vac the sand when i finally saw him.

 

[NanaReefer]

They are sneaky lil buggers-lol. At least mine is. The minute the Lunars come on-taaaa daaa there he is! No where near the last place I saw him

 

[KorD]

mine stays out night and day roaming the tank. I am getting ready to move it to a larger tank tonight... Soon it will be in the DT for all visitors to see instead of only in my sons room..
He decided he wanted all his little critters in the DT, and did not want a tank anymore
Now I have to tear down one of the 5 tanks we have up and going...

 

[abinder]

I vac the sand/gravel usually during my weekly water changes. Will the usually vac of sand/gravel not be a good idea since the fighting conch is suppose to get much of it's food source from the sand/gravel?


Allen

 

[KorD]

today my turbo was hitching a ride on the conch again.

 

[KorD]

I vac the sand/gravel usually during my weekly water changes. Will the usually vac of sand/gravel not be a good idea since the fighting conch is suppose to get much of it's food source from the sand/gravel?


Allen

I never vac the substrate in my tank.. the snails and other critter turn it for me throughout the week.. I just get the water out and put new in from the top of my tank.. I never bother the floor of my system.

 

[Reef Junky150]

I have had two in my 150dt for 8 months. They clean top of sand and burry themselves every day to come out at night. Don't climb, have never seen them interact. Just bump into each other and move on.

 

[abinder]

Really lovin' all of the info from everyone!

Thanks again!!!!


Allen