[MattieFingaz]

Hello all,
Just got done watching the weirdest thing I've seen in my short time frame with a reef tank.
I've had a Conch Snail for a while, along with about 10-12 various smaller sand sifting snails. A few days ago I bought 5 medium sized turbo snails..
All was going well until about half an hour ago...I saw the Conch and one of the new Turbo's hooked in some sort of "love embrace"...then I got back up and walked by the tank and there was an empty turbo shell and Mr. Conch strolling away like nothing happened.
Did I just witness "snail-a-cide" Did my Conch snatch that turbo out of it's shell and eat it....leave it to die...I'm so confused. A bit excited at the microcasm of marine life and how it works.
I KNOW it wasn't another predator. It was half an hour for the love of god. The barren shell is just laying there.

Any ideas? I could use anything you've got.

Thanks for anything you've got for me.


Mattie

[rlcline76]

What kind of conch?

[e_baer]

my conch does the same thing.

I will see it near an empty snail shell.

It only gets the snails that flip over and cant get back up though.

[ncdiablo]

You should name your conch Hannible Lechter.

Silence of the Snails!!!!

[MattieFingaz]

I'm not sure what kind of snail it is...I'll look around for pictures online that look like it. Worst case scenario I'll take a picture myself and post it. The shell is the size of a golf ball if that helps. Which I'm pretty darn sure it doesn't.

Thanks everyone!!


Mattie