guys i waited weeks for this fighting conch to get in stock at liveaquaria. And now that i have it, the thing just sits there. Its been two days and it hasnt moved other than to expose its eyes and look around and take its mouth parts and do a "clean sweep" of small half-dollar sized area that it's sitting at. It hasnt cleaned any of the brown diatoms off of the sand and im started to wonder why. Its not dead....just not moving. Whats this thing's problem?
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a little over an hour. He, some hermits and a feather duster worm i got were all drip acclimated together.
all of the other inhabitants that were acclimated with him are doing fine.
__________________ Some people believe that their works are nothing more than a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would have been less without that drop.
possibly but doubtful considering that he hasnt cleaned aqay any of the diatoms in the area that hes sitting.
__________________ Some people believe that their works are nothing more than a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would have been less without that drop.
the tank has been setup since sept '06 and i keep a chiller on this tank because it holds my H. erectus pair at 73 degrees but it varies between 73-75 degrees.
__________________ Some people believe that their works are nothing more than a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would have been less without that drop.
this would be day 3. But it should at least be moving around shouldnt it? I mean it's just sitting there moving it's mouth and eyes around not cleaning anything.
__________________ Some people believe that their works are nothing more than a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would have been less without that drop.
Hmm, your sure it's not dead??? Cause 3 days is a little long, for it not to have moved. I once had a large algae grazing snail, that was used to cooler temperatures and once the temp. reached over 78*F it stopped moving, but looked very much alive. I picked it up just above the surface of the water and it smelled of death... poor poor peatree, i mean poor lil guy
nope, hes very much alive. I picked him up today and poked at his little spur and it retracted back into the shell quick as a whistle. Hes not dead. Now, what do i do?
__________________ Some people believe that their works are nothing more than a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would have been less without that drop.
I have three in my tank and they just sit there also, but I caught them all in a single file line moving through the tank at night. but come morning time, they are all back over in the same corner they came from. Maybe he is doing the same thing.
In the wild, fighting conchs tend to stay hidden during the day, feeding once in a while by extending its snout, and only move around a lot at night. I've had a single one in my tank for a little over a year and the first 6 months I barely saw him/her. It is now moving around more that it seems to be more used to the tank.
Fighting conchs also tend to be found in warmer water than your seahorse tank so it might be feeling a bit "sluggish".
The conchs in my tank are relentless movers. They have grown from small little 1" conchs to a destructive 5 inches. I think they are in there scheming now as to what coral to knock over next.
The conchs in my tank are relentless movers. They have grown from small little 1" conchs to a destructive 5 inches. I think they are in there scheming now as to what coral to knock over next.
From that size I would guess queen conchs? They are know for their wily scheming, plotting and general destructive mayhem
I am not sure what species mine is, but it was under my sand for at least 2 weeks before he made his way out to explore. Now he is out more han in and has become one of my favorite inhabitents. Here is a photo or two from March.
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poor poor peatree, i mean poor lil guy
