Description
HUSBANDRY
These snails are relatively easy to care for because they eat algae of tanks. They survive well in waters with a pH of 8.1-8.4 and a salinity of sg 1.023- 1.025.
M-912 TURBO CASTANEA OR TOP SNAIL, Astria sp.
$16.00
A small, rounded herbivorous snail (Archaeogastropoda), with a beautifully pearly operculum. Found sporadically in turtle grass beds. Often seen scouring the shells of larger whelks and horseshoe crabs. Turbo crawls up the walls of the aquarium, consuming algae like a vacuum cleaner, making pronounced tank clear and visible in a few days. Sporadic. Size: 1-3 cm.
