Cat's Eye Turbo Snail
(Turbo sp.)
Turbo Snail should be added to well established aquariums with plenty of rockwork for grazing as they will ravenously consume algae. If insufficient algae be sure to provide dried algae or vegetable based pellets. Invertebrates do not tolerate copper medications. Turbo Snails are great for beginner hobbyists as they are easy to care for, peaceful and reef safe.
The Cat's Eye Turbo Snail is also known as the Zebra Striped Turbo Snail. Cat's Eye Turbo Snail are very valuable additions to and aquarium as they are very good scavengers of nuisance algae. Commonly seen in the aquarium trade. Cat's Eye Turbo Snails are generally brown, green and white and they have a more round shaped shell than other Turbo Snails. Cat's Eye 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
- Care: Easy
- Behavior: Social
- Diet: Herbivore
- Habitat: Reef
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