batman1820
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Turbo/Astrea Snails or Nassarrius snails?
Which are better algae eaters?
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sharkboy97
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i didnt even know nassarius snails ate algae
mudplayerx
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Why do you have turbo snails and astrea snails paired? They are two completely different critters.
batman1820
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I have them paired because thats how they are sold on this website.
celacanthr
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Originally Posted by mudplayerx
Why do you have turbo snails and astrea snails paired? They are two completely different critters.
Although they may be different critters, people use them interchangeably. What is the latin name for turbo snails? I have always wanted to know.
Why do you have turbo snails and astrea snails paired? They are two completely different critters.
Although they may be different critters, people use them interchangeably. What is the latin name for turbo snails? I have always wanted to know.
wax32
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There are Turbo snails and there are Astraea snails. The genus Turbo is represented by the HUGE mexican turbos and the genus Astraea is represented by the little cone shaped snails that people commonly call turbos.
http://www.zooxanthellae.com
"turbo" snail, Astraea sp.
Mexican turbo, Turbo sp.
Sorry I don't have a better picture of my Mexican Turbo snail.
At any rate... the best algae eatting snail is Trochus as far as I am concerned.
(Bottom Snail), Trochus sp. / (Top Snail), Nassarius sp.
Nassarius snails don't eat algae at all, the eat detritus and other dead meat.
Hope that helps.
http://www.zooxanthellae.com
"turbo" snail, Astraea sp.
Mexican turbo, Turbo sp.
Sorry I don't have a better picture of my Mexican Turbo snail.
At any rate... the best algae eatting snail is Trochus as far as I am concerned.
(Bottom Snail), Trochus sp. / (Top Snail), Nassarius sp.
Nassarius snails don't eat algae at all, the eat detritus and other dead meat.
Hope that helps.
batman1820
Member
Hmm... How can i identify a trochus snail? It looks the same to me...
celacanthr
Active Member
Originally Posted by wax32
There are Turbo snails and there are Astraea snails. The genus Turbo is represented by the HUGE mexican turbos and the genus Astraea is represented by the little cone shaped snails that people commonly call turbos.
http://www.zooxanthellae.com
"turbo" snail, Astraea sp.
Mexican turbo, Turbo sp.
Sorry I don't have a better picture of my Mexican Turbo snail.
At any rate... the best algae eatting snail is Trochus as far as I am concerned.
(Bottom Snail), Trochus sp. / (Top Snail), Nassarius sp.
Nassarius snails don't eat algae at all, the eat detritus and other dead meat.
Hope that helps.
Oh, Dang, that's right! LOL, I am so tired, and I was so tired...well, all week. I am making crazy mistakes all week! I can't believe I messed that up! LOL
What beautiful pics wax!
There are Turbo snails and there are Astraea snails. The genus Turbo is represented by the HUGE mexican turbos and the genus Astraea is represented by the little cone shaped snails that people commonly call turbos.
http://www.zooxanthellae.com
"turbo" snail, Astraea sp.
Mexican turbo, Turbo sp.
Sorry I don't have a better picture of my Mexican Turbo snail.
At any rate... the best algae eatting snail is Trochus as far as I am concerned.
(Bottom Snail), Trochus sp. / (Top Snail), Nassarius sp.
Nassarius snails don't eat algae at all, the eat detritus and other dead meat.
Hope that helps.
Oh, Dang, that's right! LOL, I am so tired, and I was so tired...well, all week. I am making crazy mistakes all week! I can't believe I messed that up! LOL
What beautiful pics wax!
celacanthr
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Ok, I realized why I got confused.
Instead of turbo, I read turban, that Is why I said they are used interchangeably! Sorry bout that.
Instead of turbo, I read turban, that Is why I said they are used interchangeably! Sorry bout that.
mr_bill
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I think I might have a Trochus snail I got as a hitchhiker. At first I thought it might be a sundial snail but since I had no polyps for it to eat figured the hermits would make quick work of it after it expired. Well the thing bigger than my largest mexican turbo snail now and seems to be an angae grazer. It's white and black instead of the white and brown shown in that picture though. Any ideas?? I'll get a picture when I get home if I can find him in the rockwork.
mudplayerx
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I think mexican turbos are the best algae eaters btw.
wax32
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There are lots of different species of Trochus snails, most have bands like the one in my picture, but some don't. You can usually tell them apart from Astraea snails by looking at their foot... most Astraea snails are cream to greyish and Trochus are more black. Trochus also move WAY faster and are usually, but not always, nocturnal. Trochus shells are usually pointier looking, almost like a perfect pyramid or turban shape, Astraea are more like a longish cone.
mr_bill
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Originally Posted by wax32
There are lots of different species of Trochus snails, most have bands like the one in my picture, but some don't. You can usually tell them apart from Astraea snails by looking at their foot... most Astraea snails are cream to greyish and Trochus are more black. Trochus also move WAY faster and are usually, but not always, nocturnal. Trochus shells are usually pointier looking, almost like a perfect pyramid or turban shape, Astraea are more like a longish cone.
Well that almost fits my mystery snail perfect then. He is nocturnal and has blackish skin. , How big to they get? I'll run a few searchs now.
There are lots of different species of Trochus snails, most have bands like the one in my picture, but some don't. You can usually tell them apart from Astraea snails by looking at their foot... most Astraea snails are cream to greyish and Trochus are more black. Trochus also move WAY faster and are usually, but not always, nocturnal. Trochus shells are usually pointier looking, almost like a perfect pyramid or turban shape, Astraea are more like a longish cone.
Well that almost fits my mystery snail perfect then. He is nocturnal and has blackish skin. , How big to they get? I'll run a few searchs now.
wax32
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Here are a couple more pictures I just took today:
http://www.zooxanthellae.com
Mexican Turbo, Turbo sp.
http://www.zooxanthellae.com
Star Shell Snail, Astraea sp.
In the second picture you can really see why the genus name is Astraea (star).
Common turbo, Astraea sp.
Personally, I wish people would only use latin names... less confusion, especially with the whole turbo snail thing!
http://www.zooxanthellae.com
Mexican Turbo, Turbo sp.
http://www.zooxanthellae.com
Star Shell Snail, Astraea sp.
In the second picture you can really see why the genus name is Astraea (star).
Common turbo, Astraea sp.
Personally, I wish people would only use latin names... less confusion, especially with the whole turbo snail thing!
wax32
Active Member
Some might, I dunno. Mine are all like big Astraea.
BTW, thanks for the picture compliment CELACANTHr.
Here is another picture of one of my Trochus, you can really see the bands:
Trochus sp.
Remember that most snail genera have lots of species, so what is true of one of the species in the genus might not be true for all of the species.
BTW, thanks for the picture compliment CELACANTHr.
Here is another picture of one of my Trochus, you can really see the bands:
Trochus sp.
Remember that most snail genera have lots of species, so what is true of one of the species in the genus might not be true for all of the species.
cartman101
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all my turbos get eaten by my CCS.
Survival of the fitess i guess
