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09-05-2001, 02:29 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2001
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Anyone have queen conch or fighting conch?
I am going to buy a couple of these. I have heard and seen on Premium Aquatics website that either of these will eat cyano and are good sand stirrers. Should I get one or both? Does anyone have any good info or links on both of these species? Are any of these harmful to other infauna or button polyps? Thanx! ![[help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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09-05-2001, 06:23 AM
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The Border Collie Mod
Join Date: Feb 2001
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They are both about the same. Harmless. Fighting conch are not quite as roudy as the queens and grow a little slower.
How big is your tank?
Aprox. how much open sand surface do you have?
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09-05-2001, 06:51 AM
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King Homer
Join Date: Apr 2001
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I have four queen conchs in my 90g ( about three weeks now). Each are about 1 inch long. I read somewhere that each should have 4 sq. feet of surface area to feed on. Obviously I read this after I had mine. They are fun to watch, climb on glass and lately on the rocks too. Give them lots of time to acclimate, like an hour or more, slowly adding tank water to bag.
Homer
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09-05-2001, 01:30 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2001
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I have a 20 gallon, which is 2 square feet, but there is probably 1 1/4 square feet of sand area. I was only thinking of getting one queen or one of each. I understand that queens can get big fast and I am going to setup a 55 gallon tank in the near future. ![[book]](graemlins/book.gif)
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09-05-2001, 04:46 PM
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Administrator
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Location: Medicine Lake, MN
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We have 3 queens in the 135g. They climb the glass, rocks, etc. I worry about them getting stuck in the rocks, so I try to do a "head" count everyday. They are wonderful little critters. I wouldnt want to eat one, though.
Brooke
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09-05-2001, 05:18 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Brooke, how large are your queens? Typically after they get sub-adult size, they can no longer climb glass; even rocks can be a challenge, depending.
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09-05-2001, 05:25 PM
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about an inch Chris. Everytime they were on the glass it looked like they were gonna come right out of their shells. I guess they could be fighting conchs. They had both, but I thought I knew which one I was getting. Jon said he saw a cape on one. So, maybe we have Super Conchs!
And...its not like we have a lack of diatoms on the sand...especially since turning those MH lights on!
Very intrugued to see what you think.
Brooke
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09-05-2001, 06:02 PM
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The Border Collie Mod
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I believe you got the all-terrain model.
This is Super-Conch. Her name is Betty. Fighting Conch 
I really can't take credit for the all-terrain crack, that's an original from Mike (Sculpin). And just to clear things up. Betty is Strombus pugilis - West Indies Fighting Conch. The one that's aquacultured for the pet trade.
Jerel
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09-05-2001, 06:32 PM
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Shark
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[quote]And just to clear things up. Betty is Strombus pugilis - West Indies Fighting Conch.
Yeah, ROTFL, not Queen Conch (Strombus gigas), or the only fighting conch Ron is apparently familiar with, the diminuitive Florida fighting conch: Strombus alatus.
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09-05-2001, 06:33 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Brooke, as for my thoughts, I personally don't think after the little beaut's get larger they'll be able to do that.
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09-06-2001, 12:35 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Hmm,
I have one (fighting) in my 75, and she doesn't touch the glass or rocks. Just works the elephant nose in the sand all day.
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