Emergency- Florida Fighting Conch? (Strombus alatus)
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:22 pm
Ok guys, I have no idea what to do but I know some of you guys on here are also marine hobbyists. My parents just got back from Clearwater Beach, Florida and they accidentally brought home a live conch and they feel bad because they thought they checked all the shells. I currently have it in a Tupperware with Instant Ocean SW because I already had som for my HC but I don't know what to feed it or what a good temporary solution is. If anyone has any helpful tips, let me know. We are currently offering it to the local aquarium, but we don't have a definite answer. We're also going to put up an ad on Craigslist to see if there are any local marine hobbyists who are willing to take it.
That being said, if there is anyone near the Tulsa, Oklahoma area or willing to drive it's free lol, however, I'd have to check with my parents for a definite OK about that.
So yeah, that happened. It currently looks like it is thriving and is a real survivor. It survived a whole airplane trip and the whole time it had no water to breathe or anything. Like I said though I don't know what to feed it and worst case scenario I have to rear yet another critter. The problem is I know nothing about cycling tanks and all that jazz, my only experience with aquatic stuff is a couple of guppies and stuff when I was a kid and they all eventually died. :/
That being said, if there is anyone near the Tulsa, Oklahoma area or willing to drive it's free lol, however, I'd have to check with my parents for a definite OK about that.
So yeah, that happened. It currently looks like it is thriving and is a real survivor. It survived a whole airplane trip and the whole time it had no water to breathe or anything. Like I said though I don't know what to feed it and worst case scenario I have to rear yet another critter. The problem is I know nothing about cycling tanks and all that jazz, my only experience with aquatic stuff is a couple of guppies and stuff when I was a kid and they all eventually died. :/