anyone here have a LARGE , conch

marinerules · 07/19/2006, 10:16 AM

the petstoer has a conch , im wanting , but I want to check up on them irst ,

this one at the p store , has a spiral shapped shell ,kind of like a cone, and then toward the front of the snail it has a 1/2 inch diameter longer part of the shell the extendes in front o fit ,

his body is orange,

whatdo they eat,

will they attack fish ?

ve7046ev · 07/19/2006, 04:38 PM

Dpending on the type it will grow pretty big. just make sure that once it eats all of your algae and junk give him supplements just in case. like algae pellets or something nothing complicated. and also make sure that you only get one for every ten gallons. ( that is kind of small for queen conches and others that gety rather big so just to be safe just keep one for every 20 to 30 gallons. a ten gallon is fine as long as you feed him like i said) conches wont attack fish...the only thing that is a negative for thes guys is their size if you have a big tank don't worry about he'll be fine with fishes and inverts, but he might knock you rockwork down.

Gluestick · 07/19/2006, 06:56 PM

Most of the ones in pet stores are fighting conches, which will get about 4 inches. Did you ask them what kind it was?

marinerules · 07/19/2006, 08:22 PM

from tip to tip , this conch is 8-9 inches long

reefnewbie54321 · 07/19/2006, 08:34 PM

thats not good then ... a conch that size will starve unless target fed. They are grazers and eat all sorts of nuisance algae. If you are looking for clean up then buy a fighting conch becuase it wont starve. If you want a "pet" then get it but make sure to feed it algae.

Speckled Grouper · 07/19/2006, 09:16 PM

Does it look like this?
Note what he is munching on......the turbo did survive though

This conch is about 6 inches long

OrionN · 07/19/2006, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Speckled Grouper
Does it look like this?
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Speckled grouper's picture is that of a horse conch, Pleuroploca gigantea. It is a carnivore from the Atlantic coast.

xtrstangx · 07/19/2006, 10:41 PM

My LFS has one that is 16"+ tip to tip. I'm pretty sure it is dead/dying (good thing the tank isn't in the coral system)

I would stay away from conches unless they are 2" or smaller or you have a HUGE tank.

marinerules · 07/19/2006, 11:46 PM

i havea a 240 gallon tank , so do you own that speckleled gropuler

because that is EXACTLY WHAT THE conch looks like , color and everything

marinerules · 07/19/2006, 11:49 PM

i mean i can target feed, I want it , if it wont eat my fish when they are sleeping, will it ? ? ?

Gluestick · 07/20/2006, 02:40 PM

Sorry to butt in, but is a fighting conch ok for a 90 gal?

Speckled Grouper · 07/20/2006, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by marinerules
i havea a 240 gallon tank , so do you own that speckleled gropuler

because that is EXACTLY WHAT THE conch looks like , color and everything

Yes, I have it in the 55g sump of my 90g grouper tank. Like I said, the turbo snail survived the attack...and I haven't seen it attack anything else.

Waxxiemann · 07/20/2006, 05:20 PM

I have a big old spider conch in my tank. I like him although sometimes he gets bold and goes for rock climbing expidetions that make me uncomfortable. Once I add more corals, he's out.

Try and stick to the nice small Orange Lips.

Gluestick · 07/21/2006, 10:18 AM

Waxxiemann,
How big do spider conchs get? I've seen pics, they are beautiful!
What are the Orange Lips?

marinerules · 07/22/2006, 03:52 PM

hey spotted grouper, i was just wondering, what do you feed your conch , just any kind of meet, or algae, or what ? ? ?

Speckled Grouper · 07/22/2006, 08:55 PM

We tried pellets and chuncks of fishk, but haven't actually seen it eat them, it's only been in there for 8 weeks.

OrionN · 07/22/2006, 09:15 PM

Quote from The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience

"The horse conch is a voracious carnivore and feeds on other mollusks, including oysters. The thick, sculptured lip is used to chip a hole in the preyâ€™s shell and allow the proboscis to be inserted."

Your conch may require live food.

marinerules · 07/22/2006, 10:03 PM

hes eating now , he eats frozen shrimp , i give him a whole one and he will spit the shell back out

07/19/2006, 10:16 AM	#1
marinerules Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Paragould Arkansas Posts: 2,219	anyone here have a LARGE , conch the petstoer has a conch , im wanting , but I want to check up on them irst , this one at the p store , has a spiral shapped shell ,kind of like a cone, and then toward the front of the snail it has a 1/2 inch diameter longer part of the shell the extendes in front o fit , his body is orange, whatdo they eat, will they attack fish ? __________________ Looking at purchasing a good SLR camera within the next year, under $1000, any suggestions , email me Current Tank Info: 75 gallon damsels tank , 300 gallon predator fowlr tank

07/19/2006, 04:38 PM	#2
ve7046ev Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 121	Dpending on the type it will grow pretty big. just make sure that once it eats all of your algae and junk give him supplements just in case. like algae pellets or something nothing complicated. and also make sure that you only get one for every ten gallons. ( that is kind of small for queen conches and others that gety rather big so just to be safe just keep one for every 20 to 30 gallons. a ten gallon is fine as long as you feed him like i said) conches wont attack fish...the only thing that is a negative for thes guys is their size if you have a big tank don't worry about he'll be fine with fishes and inverts, but he might knock you rockwork down. __________________ I currently have a Red Sea MAX 34. Current Tank Info: 3 gallon pico, RSM 34 gallon

07/19/2006, 06:56 PM	#3
Gluestick Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Joliet, IL Posts: 1,710	Most of the ones in pet stores are fighting conches, which will get about 4 inches. Did you ask them what kind it was? __________________ Valerie R. Burns Founder/Vice President Joliet Area Reef Club Current Tank Info: 90 gal SPS dominated, ASM-G2 skimmer, 2x250w 20k SE Radium bulbs under Lumenarc Mini Reflectors

07/19/2006, 08:22 PM	#4
marinerules Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Paragould Arkansas Posts: 2,219	from tip to tip , this conch is 8-9 inches long __________________ Looking at purchasing a good SLR camera within the next year, under $1000, any suggestions , email me Current Tank Info: 75 gallon damsels tank , 300 gallon predator fowlr tank

07/19/2006, 11:46 PM	#9
marinerules Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Paragould Arkansas Posts: 2,219	i havea a 240 gallon tank , so do you own that speckleled gropuler because that is EXACTLY WHAT THE conch looks like , color and everything __________________ Looking at purchasing a good SLR camera within the next year, under $1000, any suggestions , email me Current Tank Info: 75 gallon damsels tank , 300 gallon predator fowlr tank

07/19/2006, 08:34 PM	#5
reefnewbie54321 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 1,263	thats not good then ... a conch that size will starve unless target fed. They are grazers and eat all sorts of nuisance algae. If you are looking for clean up then buy a fighting conch becuase it wont starve. If you want a "pet" then get it but make sure to feed it algae.

07/19/2006, 09:16 PM	#6
Speckled Grouper Sticks Suck! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Davie & Big Pine Key, FL Posts: 2,655	Does it look like this? Note what he is munching on......the turbo did survive though This conch is about 6 inches long

07/19/2006, 10:41 PM	#8
xtrstangx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shawnee, Kansas Posts: 4,568	My LFS has one that is 16"+ tip to tip. I'm pretty sure it is dead/dying (good thing the tank isn't in the coral system) I would stay away from conches unless they are 2" or smaller or you have a HUGE tank.

07/19/2006, 11:49 PM	#10
marinerules Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Paragould Arkansas Posts: 2,219	i mean i can target feed, I want it , if it wont eat my fish when they are sleeping, will it ? ? ? __________________ Looking at purchasing a good SLR camera within the next year, under $1000, any suggestions , email me Current Tank Info: 75 gallon damsels tank , 300 gallon predator fowlr tank

07/20/2006, 02:40 PM	#11
Gluestick Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Joliet, IL Posts: 1,710	Sorry to butt in, but is a fighting conch ok for a 90 gal? __________________ Valerie R. Burns Founder/Vice President Joliet Area Reef Club Current Tank Info: 90 gal SPS dominated, ASM-G2 skimmer, 2x250w 20k SE Radium bulbs under Lumenarc Mini Reflectors

07/20/2006, 05:20 PM	#13
Waxxiemann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,364	I have a big old spider conch in my tank. I like him although sometimes he gets bold and goes for rock climbing expidetions that make me uncomfortable. Once I add more corals, he's out. Try and stick to the nice small Orange Lips. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein

07/21/2006, 10:18 AM	#14
Gluestick Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Joliet, IL Posts: 1,710	Waxxiemann, How big do spider conchs get? I've seen pics, they are beautiful! What are the Orange Lips? __________________ Valerie R. Burns Founder/Vice President Joliet Area Reef Club Current Tank Info: 90 gal SPS dominated, ASM-G2 skimmer, 2x250w 20k SE Radium bulbs under Lumenarc Mini Reflectors

07/22/2006, 03:52 PM	#15
marinerules Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Paragould Arkansas Posts: 2,219	hey spotted grouper, i was just wondering, what do you feed your conch , just any kind of meet, or algae, or what ? ? ? __________________ Looking at purchasing a good SLR camera within the next year, under $1000, any suggestions , email me Current Tank Info: 75 gallon damsels tank , 300 gallon predator fowlr tank

07/22/2006, 08:55 PM	#16
Speckled Grouper Sticks Suck! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Davie & Big Pine Key, FL Posts: 2,655	We tried pellets and chuncks of fishk, but haven't actually seen it eat them, it's only been in there for 8 weeks. __________________ The cure for anything is salt water.....sweat, tears, or the sea. Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 265g

07/22/2006, 09:15 PM	#17
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Quote from The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience "The horse conch is a voracious carnivore and feeds on other mollusks, including oysters. The thick, sculptured lip is used to chip a hole in the preyâ€™s shell and allow the proboscis to be inserted." Your conch may require live food.

07/22/2006, 10:03 PM	#18
marinerules Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Paragould Arkansas Posts: 2,219	hes eating now , he eats frozen shrimp , i give him a whole one and he will spit the shell back out __________________ Looking at purchasing a good SLR camera within the next year, under $1000, any suggestions , email me Current Tank Info: 75 gallon damsels tank , 300 gallon predator fowlr tank