Fighting Conch

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Florida Fighting Conch

Scientific Name 'Strombus alatus'

Max. Size: 7 inches

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Aggression: none

Hardiness: fairly hardy if enough food

Reef-Safe: yes

Available as captive-bred: yes

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Physical Description

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Distribution

Florida and Caribbean

Taxonomic Stuff you know you Care About

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  • Genus: Strombus
  • Species: alatus (Florida) pugilis (West Indian)

These two species are very similar, but alatus is commercially available from ORA

Behavior

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Feeding

Algae and herbaceous detritus.

Breeding

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Additional Notes

http://www.orafarm.com/conch.html

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