Blue leg hermits and queen conchs

[miamireefr]

Well I saw that one of my bigger blue leg hermits decided to inspect the new arrival of 3 queen conchs in my tank. Needless to say he went to harass one of the conchs... Should I get the bigger hermits and pick them out of the tank? I prefer my conchs far more than a 50 cent hermit.. the small ones don't even bother.

 

[saltfan]

Ouch. never had that problem before with Conchs. They usually kick the hell out of the hermits with their foot.

 

[miamireefr]

Well if thats the case I will hold offf... I just put these conchs in today and I know they are still getting adjusted to the tank but damn they barely have moved although I have seen their mouths extend to almost twice their size...Awesome to see.

 

[moby]

I have 3 fighting and 2 queen conches. Give them some time they do a great job of cleaning the sand bed!

Also they don't put up with a lot of harassing hermits, usually mine will kick the crap out of them if they start to get pestered. Lol!
Moby

 

[sinner's girl]

also, make sure you have bigger shells for the hermits to move into, so they don't want the queens shell.

 

[miamireefr]

lol sweet!..Yeah I purchased them strictly for my sand bed... Between the 4 emeralds, 15-20 turbos, and 20+ blue leg hermits my tank is extremely clean and gorgeous. It's really worth the investment in a good cleaner crew for the end results.. I compare my tank to my brother in laws and there is no comparison. He is constantly complimenting the clarity of the tank.

 

[blue00si]

I had 2 queen conches until one of my electric blue crabs decided to get a bigger house. The counches do a great job at keeping the sand clean and I plan to get another one soon.

 

[kuniva]

how big does a tank have to be in order to have those conches?
I have a 55 gallons and my sand beds are pretty dirty, bunch of brown algea.
Whats the best amount of snails, conches and what type?
Sorry to hijack the thread

 

[aredmon]

I have a queen conch in my 25 but if it gets to big I can put him in my 75. I read you can have one for every 20gal. People say they get huge but I have had mine for about 6-7mo and i have not noticed alot of growth. i think you may have awhile before you have to worry about them getting big.