Tiger Conch also know as Strawberry Conch are a reef safe and comical addition to your tank. Conch live much of their life partially buried in the sand crusing around making little trenches in you substrate. They use their trunk like siphon to search for uneaten fish food, detritus and algae in the sand rocks and even sometimes on the glass of your tank. Only word of caution being to watch them if your like to put corals in your sand bed. Conches may inadvertently harm fleshy corals such as fungia, trachy and other meaty corals with the spike that is on their foot. Their spike can accidentally catch and rip delicate corals during the conches endless travels around the tank.
Tiger Conch
Conomurex luhuanus, commonly known as the strawberry conch or tiger conch, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1] C. luhuanus is found in sandy habitat among corals in the Indopacific region. They feed on algae or detritusThe external color of the shell can be either white with an orange, brown/tan pattern of blotches, or completely brown/white. The interior is usually colored strong orange, red or pink, and the inner lip border is black or chocolate brown