aggressive snail, help!

[jtutton]

Bought a snail from LFS, was told it was a conch. I don't think it is. It has a red foot, but the shell looks more like a tulip snail. It is eating all my turbos! Is this something that tulip snails do? Should I return it to LFS?
Thanks!

 

[flatzboy]

It sounds to me like you mean hermits not snails. The blue leg hermits will eat your snails, the red leg hermits won't.

 

[jtutton]

no, the hermits are eating some snails, but this is a snail eating snails. Trust me, I can tell the difference.

 

[bang guy]

Sounds like a Horse Conch. They are predators. They'll basically eat anything they can catch. Be sure to keep your car in the garage and don't fall asleep next to your aquarium.
Very pretty animals though. They would make an excellent species tank.
oh... another warning, they get up to 2 feet long and about 30 pounds. You need a big tank.

 

[jtutton]

Bang Guy,
Thanks for that info. It is a veryyyyyy predatory conch. It will stay attached to the LR for a few days and then take off after something. I guess the crabs are still too quick to get it.
Sounds like I'm going to take it back to LFS along with a damsel if I can catch it.
I looked at a lot of info and didn't see that queen conchs should be that aggressive. The shell also didn't look right.
How about cowries?

 

[bang guy]

Originally posted by jtutton
I looked at a lot of info and didn't see that queen conchs should be that aggressive.
Queen Conch are not agressive at all. They can only eat algae. They do get too large for a 29 gallon tank though.

 

[cartman101]

Originally posted by Bang Guy
Sounds like a Horse Conch. They are predators. They'll basically eat anything they can catch. Be sure to keep your car in the garage and don't fall asleep next to your aquarium.
Very pretty animals though. They would make an excellent species tank.
oh... another warning, they get up to 2 feet long and about 30 pounds. You need a big tank.

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