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Unread 04/06/2020, 11:26 PM   #1
docdubz
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No longer available?

Been out of the hobby for a while... I'm putting together my plan for a new tank and was just looking at cleanup crew candidates and noticed that I don't see any queen conches or abalones for sale anywhere. Are those completely unavailable now?


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Unread 04/08/2020, 01:07 PM   #2
Michael Hoaster
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Welcome back!

I think you can still find them, but not easily. I don't think a Queen Conch would be appropriate for any but the very largest tanks. Otherwise they starve. Fighting Conches are around two inches long, and make for great sand bed cleaners. I've had one for years in a 180 gallon tank. They are easy to find. Even these can starve in smaller tanks.

My favorite snails are reproducing Strombus and Cerith snails. Strombus are hard to find but Indo-Pacific Sea Farms sells them, along with a lot of other great clean up crew critters. ipsf.com


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Unread 04/23/2020, 09:23 PM   #3
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Check out reef cleaners I think I saw th em on there


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