Hi - I recently returned from the Carribean where I found 2 nice conch shells. I have soaked them both in bleach which removed a lot stuff and made them much more colorful - shades of pink. One of them has a lot of porus white material around the top (spine?) and elsewhere, more than the other and is not as colorful. Is this just the difference in the shell itself or can I remove this white stuff? if so how? or, is this related to the age of the conch? or, did I bleach it too long? (both were bleached the same) Many! thanks! Pat ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------