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i think this is it https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4

lol that's funny

i agree w/ deja. looks like some type of nassarius. great sand sifters!!!

to get a reef going costs some $$$ but once you get it going it's not much.

one word - CYCLE

as always very nice pics nm reef truly MAGICAL [sorry had to throw a corny pun in there]

yes i have the kodak a very good camera. i still need a tripod!

will they go on a seio? if you're wondering it looks much like a tunze.

kinda sucks that the animals died but that's not your fault. atleast you will be reimbursed. AW2- i can't believe they reimbursed you twice. that's cool.

Originally Posted by CELACANTHr Also, considering that queen conchs live a pretty long time, and grow fairly slowly, so it may just seem that they are smaller, but maybe they just haven't gotten to there full size. yes conchs live a pretty good while, of coarse not as long in captivity as in...

caly - that's not cramped i thought you meant they were in a reef tank. that sounds pretty cool. hurt - i'm not disagreeing with you. wild conchs only get to about 4 inches but they can possibly get up to 5". an aquacultured conch would probably only get to about 2 1/2-3 inches. i'm not...

Originally Posted by CELACANTHr They do not need a 100 gallon tnak, in fact I know of several peope with fighting conchs at 4" in tanks as small as 25 gallons. Also, where did you hear that queen conchs that are aquacultured are smaller? and by the way that's just wrong. not only are they...

a wild conch has been taken out of the ocean, he was born there. an aquacultured or captive conch was born in an aquarium. get what i'm saying now?

listen i'm just putting my advise up you can either take it or leave it. i'm just trying to help you. if you don't want to listen. i don't know if you know this but most aquacultured animals of any type will typically stay somewhat small that something that was brought from the wild. ever...

Originally Posted by http://www.wetwebmedia.com/gastropo.htm Strombus alatus, the Florida Fighting Conch. Here fighting after death so it seems with a Queen Conch. most 2 1/3 to 3 1/2 inches. To five inches maximum. Shells with large knobs as last whorl of spires. Opening reddish orange in life...

Originally Posted by Lubeck Could my corals be sucking up that much calcium??? calcium is heavily consumed in the reef aquarium. not just by corals but also by coraline algae, inverts, hitchikers, and many other things.

i bought a glass mercury thermometer at Petsmart for $1.50.

are they onyx?

because the ones(FIGHTING CONCHS) on this website are WILD. therefore they get very BIG.

one more thing...do not take advise from the local fish shop or pet shop. find out for yourself before purchasing something. i've learned this from experience.