Queen conch
 

Hey

I wanted to buy a queen or fighting conch for the aquarium but I don't want to MO them. I read on another board that they have these for sale at the oriental markets alive for $3 a pound (apparently they are very tasty). They are about 1 pound so that would be 3 bucks for one. Question is would they survive the transfer to the tank??

Thanks

Queen conch
 

Darn good question! Bet they would look at you funny if you brought in a thermometer, hydrometer and full test kit and proceeded to take water samples! [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] Provided you don't care what people think I say go for it!

Queen conch
 

The problem with those conches in the supermarkets is they are HUGE...You will need a pretty big tank for them...Smallest ones I've seen are about 3-4 inches long...
Also, most of the ones I have seen are dry stored..IE. they are not in water...And they are extremely dirty. If you are going to try this, definately use a quarantine tank.

Queen conch
 

Hey cvrle, I asked Lisa at J&L about Conches last week. Perhaps if enough people are interested in them they will bring in a bunch of Queen or Fighting conches for us?

I have been hearing great things about their appetite for nuisance algae!

PS.. I am looking to add more snails to my tank soon. Anyone know where to get Nassarius, Strombus and Cerith snails cheap?

Queen conch
 

Queen conch are way to big.. you would need a 90 gal or larger that is all sand bottom for it to do good.. fighting conch only need 2 square feet of sand each.. and they stay small. now if you want to raise them for eatin .. thats a different story.. just don't forget to invite me ovr for supper [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] I love conch

Steve