Crown Conch - Info Please

[weaponsofmassdesign]

Does anybody know anything about the Crown Conch?

 

[KoleTang]

Tagging along. I've always been curious about conchs.

 

[johnstonstms3]

I have had a conch in my tank since it was a fowler three years ago. We lost him for about a month but he turned back up last Friday. The kids love to see his eyes and mouth come out and pick stuff up off the bottom of the tank. What questions do you have?

 

[Aquaph8]

They are carnivorous and known to eat clams, other snails and probably any other small invert if they can catch it.

 

[Hyprviperx]

if youre going to get a conch (i have two in my 45 now) id recommend the tiger conch as most others will eat the snails and sessile inverts.

 

[Bigdaddy]

i have 2 fighting conch and i got some moon snails from a friend when i put them in the conch went over to them and attacked so did my nasarius

 

[Hyprviperx]

i have 2 fighting conch and i got some moon snails from a friend when i put them in the conch went over to them and attacked so did my nasarius

yah my LFS recommended against fighting conchs for that exact reason

 

[weaponsofmassdesign]

They are carnivorous and known to eat clams, other snails and probably any other small invert if they can catch it.

This was exactly what I was looking for. Finally found something on melevs site so back to the store he went. I'll have to wait till they get the Tigers in.

 

[Aquaph8]

These guys are awesome

 

[weaponsofmassdesign]

Yep. That's the ones I want. What size tank and how many do you have?

 

[MattL22]

I know these guys do good job cleaning up but can they survive in a bb tank ?