Fighting Conch

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J-Money

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I'm going to be ordering some more cleaning crew soon (Damn Niger :sly: lol) and I was looking on reeftopia and their weekly special right now is if you order a wednesday or thursday delivery you can either get 2 fighting conchs or 12 nassa snails (Ilyanassa obsoleta) for free. Aren't conch shells the ones they blow through in hawaii (other places too i'm sure)? Those shells are pretty big, is it a different type of conch or should this species be left alone?
 
I think you're thinking of Queen Conch, which get huge (I have a 12" long queen conch shell here I brought back from the bahamas). Fighting conch are much smaller (only a few inches) and safe to put in a tank as far as I'm aware.
 
Sounds dubious, why call them "fighting" conches, then put 2 together? doesnt sound right, however i may be completly wrong as I have never heard of this species before.

Can't go wrong with snails!

(Damn Niger :sly: lol)

err??...
 
fighting conchs don't fight, they just have an apendage off there foot that looks like a roosters spur
 
Just for those of you who don't know,the derogatory word has two G's in it, rahter than one, wich is the name of a country in africa.
 
besides its only derogatory if the reader chooses to take it that way, words only have the power that you give them. Besides...Niger triggers are sooooo cute...who would think they could be bad :p

BTW - back on subject. If your trigger ate your clean up crew, arent you a little nervous to buy a new one for him to snack on?
 
yeah i'm a little nervous, but i had to expect him to eat most of them, i mean he is a trigger after all :S . there is still a few snails, turbo, nassarius, maybe a cerith or 2, from the last time, but not enough for my tank. i just know i need to replenish them from time to time.

on a side note, i usually get the scarlett reef hermits but am thinking about getting blue legs this time. do they really eat snails? or should i just stick with the scarlett reef hermits?
 
they really do eat snails...steels post has picks. Mine did the same thing except he killed two. Guess he couldnt decide which he liked better. LOL
 
finally just placed my order. scheduled to arrive on thursday (2 days). hopefully my niger lets them live for a while as i am seeing some parts on my LR that look to be in need of some grazing. not a bad price from what i've been looking at. Anyone know where for only $126 you can get:
24 scarlett reef hermits
24 Cerith Snails
50 Nassarius Snails

+ my 2 free fighting conchs?
 
J-Money said:
finally just placed my order. scheduled to arrive on thursday (2 days). hopefully my niger lets them live for a while as i am seeing some parts on my LR that look to be in need of some grazing. not a bad price from what i've been looking at. Anyone know where for only $126 you can get:
24 scarlett reef hermits
24 Cerith Snails
50 Nassarius Snails

+ my 2 free fighting conchs?
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My LFS ? :p
 

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