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Turbo Snail
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Turbo Snail

Astraea tectum
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Turbo Snail serves a greater function of cleaning algae-covered live rock. They are very adept at keeping your aquarium clean. In fact, this small herbivore prefers to feed on nuisance hair algae, as well as cyanobacteria and diatoms.

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The Turbo Snail has an attractive shell and a ravenous appetite for algae. Unlike many bottom dwellers that are dressed in drab colors to better camouflage themselves against the sand bottoms, The Turbo Snail boasts a pyramid-shape shell with beautiful, olive green coloration. Though interesting to observe in your home aquarium, the Turbo Snail serves a greater function of cleaning algae-covered live rock. It is very adept at keeping your aquarium clean. In fact, this small herbivore prefers to feed on nuisance hair algae, as well as cyanobacteria and diatoms. Some aquarists also report that the Turbo Snail actually consumes the entire hair algae structure, which helps prevent immediate further algae growth.

The Turbo Snail prefers well-established aquariums with ample hiding places and sufficient room to roam. In addition to eating algae off of your live rock, this member of the Astraeinae family will also clean your aquarium glass. However, the Turbo Snail is not known to be climbers like other smaller-shelled snail species. Care needs to be taken to observe the daily activities of this hungry snail since it has difficulty righting itself if it falls or is knocked upside down.

Like other invertebrates, the Turbo Snail is sensitive to high nitrate levels and will not tolerate copper-based medications. The Turbo Snail requires gradual acclimation preferably utilizing the drip acclimation method over the course of several hours, since it cannot tolerate even minute changes in water parameters.

If sufficient food levels are not present, supplement the diet with blanched spinach or lettuce and vegetable-based pellet foods.

Minimum Aquarium Size

50 L

Max Size

2.5 cm

Reef Safe

Yes

Temperament

Peaceful

Diet

Herbivore

Care

Easy

Origin

Caribbean

Venomous

No

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