Missing Conch

[KJones90s]

Have a fighting conch that has been in my 125 for almost 8 months now...haven’t seen it in the last month. Is this normal? Should I be worried? I look when the lights are out and everything but haven’t seen a thing, no eyes poking out or anything.
I can’t think of anything in my tank that would prey on the conch as it was rather large.
The tank is about 8-9 months old, there are only 5 fish. YWG, six line, Foxface, and 2 clownfish.

 

[sp1187]

unusual. mine will burrow into the sand bed but not completely under. and that's only for a day or two.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

a couple of times, my conch has climbed the rocks and fallen to the back side of the tank, wedging his shell inbetween the rocks and the back glass and unable to move and it needed to be saved. Hope this is not the fate of your conch, but maybe have a look

 

[KJones90s]

a couple of times, my conch has climbed the rocks and fallen to the back side of the tank, wedging his shell inbetween the rocks and the back glass and unable to move and it needed to be saved. Hope this is not the fate of your conch, but maybe have a look

Will do for sure.

 

[KJones90s]

I haven’t noticed any elevated nitrate or phos in my tank so I’m hoping it’s still alive in there somewhere.
my rockwork is pretty minimalistic so I feel like I’d be able to see him had it gotten itself stuck somewhere.

 

[KJones90s]

Went digging today and found the conch alive and well. As soon as I pulled him out of the sand he dove right back in, must be plenty of food in my sand bed

 

[Kapachuka3]

Went digging today and found the conch alive and well. As soon as I pulled him out of the sand he dove right back in, must be plenty of food in my sand bed

I might do this with my conch, did t hurt yours when you pulled him out?

 

[KJones90s]

I might do this with my conch, did t hurt yours when you pulled him out?

Nah, he was fine. Been out and active ever since.

 

[aquivers]

I feel like my conch may be hiding as well. Haven’t seen him in about 3 days. Hope he’s ok

 

[zafink]

I've seen mine disappear for months, then reappear for months, then disappear again. sometimes if he's disappeared for several days I'll pull him out so he does his job. He doesn't seem to mind and gets to work stirring

 

[ColoredRock]

we call ours Gronk....itis the only thing that has a name... It will hide beind the rocks for weeks..plenty to eat im sure. It will also scale the side of the tank on occasion and fall down laying shell side down and will need to be flipped.. then it goes on its merry way.

 

[Southswell]

Mine also completely buries himself for several days at a time. I went digging for him the first time but now I just leave him be because because it's just his normal routine