Where to get a Queen Conch?

[Reef Mongoose]

Does anyone know a store in the tri-state area that sells Queen Conchs? I need a cheap sand stirer and I always liked conchs. They are cheap online, like 6-8 bucks but I don't wanna pay $30 to ship a $6 conch. Anyone know who might carry them? Any MR vendors?

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I think NY Aquatic might have those.

 

[masterswimmer]

House of Fish will have them in on Friday

 

[tunicata]

I was about to say, that at the swap HOF had some.
I still have my giant turbo. He's been named Gary.
He's neato.

 

[jejton]

Aren't queen conches those really large ones whose shells are sold as tourist souvenirs? Wouldnt that be too big for the average home reef, at least because of knocking over rock work?

 

[Killerdrgn]

they start out really small

 

[Sean]

they start out really small

tisk tisk

look into fighting conchs they don't get large.

 

[jejton]

they start out small but end up big, no?

 

[al0ha]

arent most conch endangered in the caribbeans?

 

[jejton]

I thought Queen Conch is used to make conch salad...at least it was when I was in the Bahamas about 20 years ago.

 

[yiliyang]

I had one, not much of a sand stirrer if you ask me. Get yourself a diamond or bullet goby.

If you come to Hackettstown, NJ (07840) you can buy one at the local pet store for about $7.

 

[fritz]

Key West

 

[Reef Mongoose]

I have a bullet goby, on likes to do the left side of my tank, I always liked conchs, I had to fighting conchs but my hermits at them, so I want to get the queens so they don't get eaten. They will be going into a 90 now and then into a 210 in like 4 months so they will have plenty of room to grow