New Reefers 55 gallon Reef Experiment - Page 24

new reefer 03 · 03-05-2009, 08:14 PM

yea, i was talking about conchs.
i thought 2 also, but wanted to ask before i ordered them, and they starved or something.
i have 10 onyx nassarious snails coming, and ill try to give them a call and add 2 conchs tomorrow.

lcstorc · 03-05-2009, 08:18 PM

I honestly don't know though I suspect they would be. Really I was basing that on the size most of all. The first one I got was really big. I want to say over 3 inches long. I still have the shell somewhere. I have seen very small ones and I really don't know how fast they grow but that is my opinion anyway.

yungreefer2410 · 03-05-2009, 08:20 PM

opps i ment nassarius snails mine are about 1.5-2in. think they are nassarius

new reefer 03 · 03-05-2009, 08:23 PM

so probably one, or two..? i dont want to underpopulate on them, but i want enough to keep the algae under control.

lcstorc · 03-05-2009, 08:25 PM

That is awfully big for nassarius. Unless there is a different kind. All of my nassarius are quite small. I have a couple of queen conchs that are more or less the size of a small turbo but the one king I had was way bigger than that.

yungreefer2410 · 03-05-2009, 08:25 PM

i would say ine since you have a hsc

yungreefer2410 · 03-05-2009, 08:26 PM

i think they are small conchs then because i googled images and they look just like that.

new reefer 03 · 03-05-2009, 08:30 PM

hsc..?

lcstorc · 03-05-2009, 08:31 PM

Nassarius snail

Fighting conch

Queen conch

new reefer 03 · 03-05-2009, 08:35 PM

Tonga Fighting Conch - Strombus gibberulus

thats what im looking at.

lcstorc · 03-05-2009, 08:44 PM

Looks like a queen conch to me but either one is good. It says max size 4 inches so what I said applies anyway. I wouldn't put more that 2 in my 125. There just is not enough room around the rocks and corals. My actual open sandbed is relatively small. At least not big enough to support those.

new reefer 03 · 03-05-2009, 08:48 PM

true, i dont haev much room either. should i even add one to my tank, or count on the onyx nassarious?

lcstorc · 03-05-2009, 08:51 PM

I like them but I have never seen or had Onyx Nassarius.

new reefer 03 · 03-05-2009, 09:00 PM

im loking forward to them. they appear to be more efficient than regular nassarious.

we also recieved our RODI unit today

yungreefer2410 · 03-05-2009, 09:01 PM

yep mine is a narrasius but big i guess. hsc = horse shoe crab. unless you took him out?

03-05-2009, 08:18 PM	#347 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Reefers 55 gallon Reef Experiment I honestly don't know though I suspect they would be. Really I was basing that on the size most of all. The first one I got was really big. I want to say over 3 inches long. I still have the shell somewhere. I have seen very small ones and I really don't know how fast they grow but that is my opinion anyway. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

03-05-2009, 08:25 PM	#350 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Reefers 55 gallon Reef Experiment That is awfully big for nassarius. Unless there is a different kind. All of my nassarius are quite small. I have a couple of queen conchs that are more or less the size of a small turbo but the one king I had was way bigger than that. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

03-05-2009, 08:31 PM	#354 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Reefers 55 gallon Reef Experiment Nassarius snail Fighting conch Queen conch __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

03-05-2009, 08:44 PM	#356 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Reefers 55 gallon Reef Experiment Looks like a queen conch to me but either one is good. It says max size 4 inches so what I said applies anyway. I wouldn't put more that 2 in my 125. There just is not enough room around the rocks and corals. My actual open sandbed is relatively small. At least not big enough to support those. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

03-05-2009, 08:51 PM	#358 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Reefers 55 gallon Reef Experiment I like them but I have never seen or had Onyx Nassarius. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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