Found these at the beach today

nybyrne

Member
I found about 25 of these at the beach. These are queens right? They are between 1-3 inches each. Ok for my reef? Thanks

 

scsinet

Active Member
They look like conchs to me. Whether or not they are "queen" is likely, but tought to determine from the pics.
I'll also throw in the usual caution about things from the ocean in tanks... disease, parasites, pollution, predation yada yada yada.
 

nybyrne

Member
I thought about that. Should I really be worried? You ever put something in straight from the ocean in your tank?
 

yosemite sam

Active Member
I would not put them in your tank. Lots of snails have similar shaped shells, but some are predatory and some are harmless. Until you have a firm ID, you're taking a big risk.
 

nybyrne

Member
Looked them up and they are protected. I Had no idea, going to put them back where I found them right now.
Worried me for a second. Florida wildlife Officer ID them as crown conch's. worried for a minute
 

crt81

Member
Well I'd say for the future, it's not wise to capture wild animals, keep them, and release them back into the wild. It's not a good idea, and can cause more harm!!!
 

viper_930

Active Member
Originally Posted by walkerbrody
oceanic snails have many parasites, some internal. I wouldn't put them in my tank.
Where do your snails come from?
 

jimmy 4

Member
yeah i think that you are correct. Im sure it is a myth that was started by people in the business of selling marine animals. I live in minnesota and lake superior is not saltwater even though many people think that it is. So I cant catch wild marine animals. But would if i could.
I was in florida in feb of 07' and i found a huge conch that had a orange body, and he had a little porcelin crab on him. I so wanted to take the crab home, but...yeah.
 

frankthetank

Active Member
Originally Posted by walkerbrody
oceanic snails have many parasites, some internal. I wouldn't put them in my tank.
lol.
 

mjessu

New Member
A good friend of mine pulled a bunch of Mexican turbos out of the ocean in Rocky Point Mexico....they have done tremendously well and have grown HUGE in just under a year. He has about 150 gallons (networked smaller tanks) with hundreds of pounds of live rock and they thrive.
 

renogaw

Active Member
please see your other post in the classified section.
PLEASE do not send them back to the ocean. it's too late. the responsible thing is to either keep them in your tank or dry them out and use their shells.
 

jc74

Member
I was going to say that the shell and "head" of the snail looks nothing like a queen conch to me.
Are they harmless if you did decide to keep one?
 
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tiberius

Guest
Originally Posted by nybyrne
I thought about that. Should I really be worried? You ever put something in straight from the ocean in your tank?
Some people have kept a "Bay Tank". Anything they found at the beach would go in there. But, I wouldn't even put all the amphipods I found in my display tank. They had their own tank.
 
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