Thanks for the info, Bob. That may be why there are populations of conus marmoreus in some places, while they are inexplicably absent in other similar places. I wonder if a textile knows the difference in a bandanus and a marmoreus....they come a lot nearer sharing habitat with bandanus than with marmoreus, but marmoreus territory may be very near textile territory. (Only quoting my Tonga and Samoa experience.) Cheers, Don IOTA OC-045 ---------- > From: makuabob <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Conus information > Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 2:33 AM > > Hey, Don. > > Don't put Conus textile and marmoreus in the same tank! They have > a blood feud that must go back a million years. All other shells > are ignored and the textile will go for the marmoreus... and vice > versa. In cases of equal size, the textile usually wins. But the > victor doesn't always eat the vanquished! > > Both of these criters show a fondness for cowries but also for certain > other cones, with Conus flavidus high on their list of tasty treats. > > These were some of my Conus observations from when I kept a couple > of aquariums of cones for cleaning shells. > > > Aloha, > > makuabob (a.k.a. Bob Dayle)