Fighting Conch- Herbivore or Omnivore?

wii64brawl · 02/18/2014, 05:23 PM

So I was always under the impression that these guys are herbivores. Yet yesterday, my newly acquired specimen got quite excited when I fed squid to the tank. I put a piece by him and he seemed interested but I think it may have been to big, if he wanted it at all. Thoughts?

parrotchute · 02/18/2014, 06:05 PM

Omnivore. He may need extra feeding if your sand bed is new/bare.

wii64brawl · 02/18/2014, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by parrotchute

Omnivore. He may need extra feeding if your sand bed is new/bare.

Well established but very clean.

parrotchute · 02/18/2014, 08:23 PM

Yeah, I'd recommend supplementing. They're great characters, keep him alive!

wii64brawl · 02/18/2014, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by parrotchute

Yeah, I'd recommend supplementing. They're great characters, keep him alive!

I know, so nifty. I love their "snouts." Would nori or meat be better? Or does it really matter?

parrotchute · 02/19/2014, 03:30 AM

meat

snorvich · 02/19/2014, 05:36 AM

Great clean up crew member. I have them in both tanks.

phillrodrigo · 02/19/2014, 06:49 PM

I seen them on a natgeo show. When they get big they swallow whole fish alive. They kinda come out.of there shell and swallow the things whole its crazy.

wii64brawl · 02/19/2014, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by phillrodrigo

I seen them on a natgeo show. When they get big they swallow whole fish alive. They kinda come out.of there shell and swallow the things whole its crazy.

Those are cone snails.

02/18/2014, 05:23 PM	#1
wii64brawl Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 364	Fighting Conch- Herbivore or Omnivore? So I was always under the impression that these guys are herbivores. Yet yesterday, my newly acquired specimen got quite excited when I fed squid to the tank. I put a piece by him and he seemed interested but I think it may have been to big, if he wanted it at all. Thoughts?

02/19/2014, 05:36 AM	#7
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Great clean up crew member. I have them in both tanks. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

02/18/2014, 06:05 PM	#2
parrotchute Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 163	Omnivore. He may need extra feeding if your sand bed is new/bare.

02/18/2014, 08:23 PM	#4
parrotchute Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 163	Yeah, I'd recommend supplementing. They're great characters, keep him alive!

02/19/2014, 03:30 AM	#6
parrotchute Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 163	meat

02/19/2014, 06:49 PM	#8
phillrodrigo Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: quaker hill ct Posts: 2,433	I seen them on a natgeo show. When they get big they swallow whole fish alive. They kinda come out.of there shell and swallow the things whole its crazy.