Queen Conch

[reefnut]

We made a run down to a LFS today and they had some tank raised Queen Conch. The guy told me I could easily get 5-6 for the 125g and they would do nicely Anyway I know thats BS but could one queen be happy in the 125g or should I stick with 1-2 fighting conchs
Thanks

 

[michaeltx]

I think one would be fine maybe 2 but I would stay with 1 they can grow really fast.
Mike

 

[reefnut]

Do they clean the sand like the fighting conch

 

[michaeltx]

the ones I had were really small and prefered to be onthe glass rather than on the sand the fighting conchs are the better ones for the sand bed.
Mike

 

[reefnut]

Bummer Thanks of the info

 

[bang guy]

Queens will stop climbing on glass & rocks once they get some size to them. They are avid sand cleaners but mostly just eat Diatoms. The Fighting Conch will eat detritus in addition to diatoms.
I would suggest one of each for your tank.

 

[reefnut]

Thanks Guy that sounds like a plan
Is there a way to tell the difference in them other than size

 

[wrassecal]

Queens have pronounced pointed nubs across the middle of the shell. Fighting have rounded nubs.....that's the scientific way to tell I have 2 queens in my 135. No fighting to be had around here for some reason. My queens stay on the sand.

 

[reefnut]

Thanks Wrassecal thats scientific enough for me Do they do a good job at keeping the sand clean

 

[wrassecal]

Mine do a good job and they stay on the sand. Buy them small at about 1 inch. It takes a long time for them to get too big. I've had mine almost a year and one is almost 3 inches and the other is 2 inches.

 

[austinreef]

I have 2 Queens abouth 1/2 inch, and they stay on the sand.

 

[reefnut]

Thanks guys. These at the LFS were about 1-in. I'm going to take a run down there after work today and pick one up.
Thanks, again

 

[the claw]

I've got two fighters and one Queen in my 150 with tons of hermits(all sorts of varieties) and have never had a problem. They do grow really fast.

 

[reefnut]

I do have a lot of hermits. From very small to these big guys. I also have a pile of shells behind the LR in case they need new homes.

 

[reefnut]

I think so. I don't know if he evicted the original owner or not but when I originally put him in the tank he was pretty small.

 

[shrimpfishy]

my Queen sifts the sand

 

[kdog]

My queen was about an inch long when I got it and is about 2 1/2 inches now.... I've had it for about 8 months. I find it all over the place, sand, rocks, glass....

 

[wrassecal]

I do not have hermits with the exception of 1 scarlet that came on my lr, my first hitchiker from way back, couldn't part with it. I was just having trouble with hermits so got rid of them.

 

[bang guy]

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[reefnut]

How big is it?