Fighting conch or tiger conch?

BigJohnny · Mar 21, 2018

Hey Reefers,

I am trying to decide between fighting conch or tiger conch. I have a 9 month old 90g reef with a 3" sandbed. Is there much if any difference between these two? Do you think I should get 1 or 2?

Thanks!

Kamden Uelton · Mar 21, 2018

Tiger Conch.

BigJohnny · Mar 21, 2018

Kamden Uelton said:
Tiger Conch.

Haha OK but why? Any specific reason?

Kamden Uelton · Mar 21, 2018

I have 2 of each in my 30g and the Tiger Conchs seem to do better.

Kamden Uelton · Mar 21, 2018

Fighting conch's hide under the sand waaaaay more than the tigers.

BigJohnny · Mar 21, 2018

Kamden Uelton said:
I have 2 of each in my 30g and the Tiger Conchs seem to do better.

Kamden Uelton said:
Fighting conch's hide under the sand waaaaay more than the tigers.

Wow 4 conch in a 30g? For how long? I'm guessing you feed them as well?

So 2 tigers in a 90?

Kamden Uelton · Mar 21, 2018

I do not feed them, I have an NPS tank I feed tons of food. The uneaten food becomes algae which they eat up. If you have a very clean system yes 2 tigers in a 90g if you're tank is like mine and kinda dirty I would say maybe 4 in a 90g.

BigJohnny · Mar 21, 2018

Kamden Uelton said:
I do not feed them, I have an NPS tank I feed tons of food. The uneaten food becomes algae which they eat up. If you have a very clean system yes 2 tigers in a 90g if you're tank is like mine and kinda dirty I would say maybe 4 in a 90g.

Nps tank, very cool. Do you have a build thread? Mine is probably medium on the dirt scale. I'll start with 2 and take it from there. Where did you get yours from? LA is normally my go to for inverts but they are out of stock.

FredsNJReef · Mar 21, 2018

Not sure which I have, sorry. But just keep in mind they WILL knock over everything not glued down LOL

BigJohnny · Mar 21, 2018

FredsNJReef said:
Not sure which I have, sorry. But just keep in mind they WILL knock over everything not glued down LOL

You mean on the sand bed or rocks too?

FredsNJReef · Mar 21, 2018

Sand bed 100%, and you would be surprised how they pull up onto lower rocks! I have separate little islands for GSP and Galaxea. He climbs up and messes with them too lol.

BigJohnny · Mar 21, 2018

FredsNJReef said:
Sand bed 100%, and you would be surprised how they pull up onto lower rocks! I have separate little islands for GSP and Galaxea. He climbs up and messes with them too lol.

How many do you have in what size tank and where did you get them?

FredsNJReef · Mar 21, 2018

I have one, in a Fusion Nano 20 tall. I got him and 2 other snails from my LFS. they went to town from the first day.

AKArcticWolf · Mar 22, 2018

I have two Tiger Conchs in my 36 gal and they keep pretty busy. I’ve considered getting a third to keep the bed a bit cleaner. They stay on the sand, only reaching up a bit onto the lower rocks to feed.

jd371 · Mar 22, 2018

I have two fighting in my 75g and they and my Rainford goby keep my sand spotless.

SteadyC · Mar 22, 2018

Have a tiger, 1 in a 110 gallon. It does great, maybe I should another,

bean2986 · Mar 22, 2018

The Tiger Conch are considerably smaller. A Florida Fighting Conch will be 4"ish but a Tiger will max out at 2"ish. Currently I have 3 Tigers in my 180 and they barely make a dent. Just bought a 3" Fighting Conch today hoping it makes a difference... So far its considerably more busy than the tigers.

Cary Meredith · Mar 22, 2018

Fighting conch I have one of each the tiger's shell isn't as polished as the fighting conches so the fighting looks better, might try one more in my 125 gallon but not sure yet

Saltyanimals · Mar 22, 2018

I have one of each in a 75. No issues keeping both. And no they don’t fight even when you put them right next to each other.

carbene · Mar 23, 2018

i have one of each in my 30g sump and they actually take turn grazing. fighting graze when the lights are on and tiger graze when lights are out. i got the fighting from reefcleaner and tiger from aquariumdepot