Mexican Turbo Grazer Snail
Mexican Turbo Grazer Snails, Turbo sp., are collected from the Pacific waters along the coast of Mexico near the Sea of Cortez. These snails are referred to as grazers because of their voracious appetites for several types of micro algae found in the home aquarium. The radula, or tongue, of the snail has a rasp like texture. When pulled across a surface, this rasp pulls the algae loose for a quick snack. This can be easily seen while the snail is working on cleaning the glass. Turbo snails are perhaps one of the most popular mini-reef aquarium additions.
Notes: The shell of this animal is constantly growing. The fleshy mantle deposits the calcium based construction material on a continual basis. Maintaining proper calcium levels of 350 to 450 ppm will assist the growth of this animal. If algae becomes unavailable in the aquarium, supplement this animals diet with dried seaweed.
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