Was my fighting conch killed by a bristle worm?

blackstallion · Feb 12, 2021

Or did he starve. Although I've been having a lot of algae and I have been overfeeding the tank so I would be shocked if the reason he died was starvation...but I did not target feed him. He was wedged between a rock and the tank glass for a day or two and I'm wondering if it was possible for bristle worms to have attacked him? I still have a tiger conch in the tank as well.

xxkenny90xx · Feb 12, 2021

Probably starvation. Why do you think it was the bristleworm?

Pkunk35 · Feb 12, 2021

Naw the bristles eat the dead body for sure tho

blackstallion · Feb 13, 2021

xxkenny90xx said:
Probably starvation. Why do you think it was the bristleworm?

A ton of bristle worms live on the rock he was wedged on, so seems a bit coincidental that he died there.

vetteguy53081 · Feb 13, 2021

Bristles are scavengers eating uneaten food, detritus and dead matter.
Conch either starved or parameter issues such as low CA, high nitrate or ammonia
Even high temperature and Ph can have effect