Astraea Turbo Snail should be added to well established aquariums with plenty of rockwork for grazing. If insufficient algae be sure to provide dried algae or vegetable based pellets. Invertebrates do not tolerate copper medications. Astraea Turbo Snails are great for beginner hobbyists as they are easy to care for, peaceful and reef safe.
The Astraea Turbo Snail is also known as the American Star Shell Snail or West Indian Star Snail. Astraea Turbo Snail are very valuable additions to and aquarium as they are very good scavengers of nuisance algae. Commonly seen in the aquarium trade. Astraea Turbo Snails have a cone shaped shell that is a beautiful olive green color. Astraea Turbo Snails can grow to 2".
Water conditions: Salinity 1.023 - 1.025 Temp (F) 72 - 78, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Hardness 8 - 12 dKH
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Care:
Easy
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Behavior:
Social
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Diet:
Herbivore
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Habitat:
Reef
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Light:
Medium
Easy
Social
Herbivore
Reef
Medium