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01-27-2003, 01:17 AM
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Tenant
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Fargo
Posts: 72
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Horse Conch?
Has anyone ever kept a horse conch? I got one from my lfs, assumed I was getting a fighting or queen, as part of a clean up crew and in three days it's already killed 2 of my astrea snails. Is it worth keeping or will it basically kill all my snails?
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01-27-2003, 01:16 PM
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Council
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Utica Mi.
Posts: 270
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Take it back to the LFS. Tell them to get you the right type.
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01-27-2003, 04:16 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 20,691
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Wow! I just looked that thing -- Horse Conch (Pleuroploca gigantea) -- up and found out that it's maximum size is 24".
I would agree with Chris that you should take it back to the LFS. I would recommend that you get a Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus) since your 55-gal tank is not large enough for a Queen Conch (S. gigas).
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01-27-2003, 04:55 PM
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Tenant
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Fargo
Posts: 72
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Thanks guys, I just talked to my LFS to make sure they got a fighting conch on there next shipment. They had no idea what kind of a conch they sold me or that it was a carnivore, sneaky devils pawning it off on a newbie!
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01-27-2003, 07:51 PM
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Governor
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 1,514
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I was just curious as to what a Horse Conch was, so I looked it up and maybe this is a good site to bookmark. The horse conch is the third photo from the left on the top row.
Snails - Horse Conch Notice that it says , "eats other small snails"  - Elmo  |
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