Found a conch on the beach.

[89Sem]

Found a large sea shell on the beach with the kids thought it would be a neat decor piece well hours later turns out the thing is alive, so I put it in some saltwater can I get away with putting it in my tank? It’s large! But I do have a 120g tank. Or should I take it back to the beach? Just looking for opinion?

 

[BristleWormHater]

Found a large sea shell on the beach with the kids thought it would be a neat decor piece well hours later turns out the thing is alive, so I put it in some saltwater can I get away with putting it in my tank? It’s large! But I do have a 120g tank. Or should I take it back to the beach? Just looking for opinion?

A few things here
Put it back, here's why.
That's not a conch, it's a lighting whelk, they are very predatory it will will eat all your snails.
Lighting whelks prefer colder water than what we keep our tanks at, it wouldn't last long.
Cool find though it's one of my favorites!
Hope this helps

 

[89Sem]

I love this forum haha! Thanks! Back he goes. It was indeed a neat experience!

 

[BristleWormHater]

A few things here
Put it back, here's why.
That's not a conch, it's a lighting whelk, they are very predatory it will will eat all your snails.
Lighting whelks prefer colder water than what we keep our tanks at, it wouldn't last long.
Cool find though it's one of my favorites!
Hope this helps

Oh sorry that's not a lighting whelk, it's an atlantic whelk, same applies though.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Just gonna get on my soapbox here, I love whelks I have a pretty sizeable collection; here's my favorites
Keiner's Whelks

Knobbed Whelks

Lighting whelks, also snails can have right and left handed shells. Left handed shells are really rare though I freaked out when I found this one(the brown at the top)